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"An unexpected parenting guide that encourages parents to let go of their notions of what it means to be a good parent and instead lean into adventure and uncertainty"--
About the author
Ben Blair holds a PhD in Philosophy and Education from Columbia University. He is a Cofounder and President of Newlane University. Started in 2017, Newlane is an online university with a mission to make quality liberal arts higher education accessible to anyone on earth by breaking down barriers of cost, schedule, and geography. Newlane students and professors are based in 40+ different countries. Newlane offers affordable, accredited Bachelor's degrees.
Gabrielle Blair is the founder of DesignMom.com. Started in 2006, it has been named a Parenting Website of the Year by
Time magazine, and praised as a top parenting blog by
The Wall Street Journal,
Parents, and
Better Homes and Gardens. Gabrielle is also a founder of Alt Summit, the blockbuster annual conference for creatives and creative entrepreneurs who work online, currently in its sixteenth year. As a thought leader for more than eighteen years, Gabrielle’s writing is quoted and shared across the globe daily.
Gabrielle’s most recent book,
Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion, an instant
New York Times bestseller, was published in 2022 by Workman, and is available in twelve international editions.
Ben and Gabrielle have six children: Ralph, Maude, Olive, Oscar, Betty, and Flora June. After six years in Oakland, California, they now live in Normandy, France, where they are renovating a home built in the 1400s. You can follow along at @DesignMom on Instagram.
Summary
Part memoir, part polemic, Design Mom blogger Gabrielle Blair and her husband, educator Ben Blair-parents to six kids ages 12-25-offer up an unexpected parenting guide that encourages overwhelmed parents to let go of tired expectations of what it means to be a "good parent," and instead lean into adventure and embrace uncertainty.
Foreword
Part memoir, part polemic, Design Mom blogger Gabrielle Blair and her husband, educator Ben Blair-parents to six kids ages 12-25-offer up an unexpected parenting guide that encourages overwhelmed parents to let go of tired expectations of what it means to be a "good parent," and instead lean into adventure and embrace uncertainty.
