Motherdom: Breaking Free from Bad Science and Good Mother Myths

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ISBN10: 1804297542
ISBN13: 9781804297544
Publisher: Verso
Published: Feb 24 2026
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.78 Width: 5.27 Depth: 7.80
Language: English

Blaming, shaming and flimsy evidence: the ugly world of Good Mother myths

Good Mother myths find mothers at fault whatever they do. Alex Bollen proposes 'motherdom', a new way to live. Motherdom values and respects the different ways people raise their children, shifting our focus from mother blame to the relationships and resources children need to flourish

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