{"product_id":"motherdom-breaking-free-of-bad-science-and-good-mother-myths-9781804297537","title":"Motherdom: Breaking Free of Bad Science and Good Mother Myths","description":"\u003cb\u003eBlaming, shaming and flimsy evidence: welcome to the ugly world of Good Mother myths\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Alex Bollen had her first baby, the fear of being a bad mother made her guilty and anxious. A researcher with twenty years' experience, she went looking for answers. To her surprise the studies she looked at were exaggerated and misrepresented in the media, forming the foundation for what she calls Good Mother myths. These myths are an assortment of narratives, ideologies and stereotypes, deployed to censure mothers and blame them for every societal ill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncensed by the way bad science is used to shame mothers, Alex Bollen decided to set the record straight. With meticulous research and keen insight, \u003ci\u003eMotherdom \u003c\/i\u003eexposes both the shaky science and unjustified prescriptions about how mothers should 'naturally' behave. Competing visions of birth - 'natural' versus 'medical' - mean women can be criticised whatever happens, raising the odds that birth will be a damaging, even deadly, experience. Mothers are judged and belittled whether they breast- or bottle-feed their babies. Bogus claims about brain development and dodgy attachment theories mean that whatever mothers do, it is never enough. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis has to stop. We must replace Good Mother myths with a realistic approach to parenting. Alex Bollen proposes 'motherdom', a more expansive conception of motherhood, which values and respects the different ways people raise their children. Instead of finding fault with mothers, \u003ci\u003eMotherdom \u003c\/i\u003eshifts our focus to the relationships and resources children need to flourish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Bollen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804297537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Bollen\u003c\/b\u003e is a researcher with over twenty years of experience, including as a former director of the research agency Ipsos MORI. She is a Postnatal Practitioner with the NCT, the UK's largest parenting charity, and has been running postnatal groups for new mothers in South West London for over a decade. She is the mother of two children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Alex Bollen \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47286473195677,"sku":"9781804297537","price":47.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_56bba651-4aa7-4328-ae5f-af7189439d01.jpg?v=1760023086","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/motherdom-breaking-free-of-bad-science-and-good-mother-myths-9781804297537","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}