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I Fed My Kid to a Bird of Prey
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Parenting books telling you to try harder? This one tells you to laugh harder, lean in closer, and find your people. Because raising tiny humans is wild enough without doing it alone.
Parents are busy and often sleep deprived, constantly juggling the demands of multiple situations & yearning for a break, some encouragement, reassurance that ‘this too, will pass’, while secretly wondering how everyone else seems to be holding their shizzle together…
The reality of life in the parenting trenches calls out for a book that’s accessible in short, digestible chunks. Something parents can dip in and out of when they need to, something that will make you feel less alone on this journey, something that will make you laugh and feel understood.
In her illustrated debut, I Fed My Kid to a Bird of Prey: Poems for overwhelmed parents, developmental psychologist Mel Schmitz offers both solidarity, support and humour to fellow parents. Drawing from her own experiences of intermittently failing, flailing, & flourishing in the parenting trenches, she's created a collection that feels like a warm, wise and lyrical conversation with a friend who truly understands. And yes, the title comes from an actual incident involving her child and a bird of prey!
Praise for I Fed My Kid to a Bird of Prey:
“This is THE book to help parents stop parenting on autopilot. There are no shortcuts to the realisations needed for a better relationship with oneself and one’s kids. It's an inside job.” Antonio Neves, bestselling author of Stop Living on Autopilot
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
As a mother of two and educational psychologist with over two decades in the field, Mel Schmitz has earned her stripes navigating the precarious tightrope of parenting – from accidental bird-of-prey encounters (with the best of intentions, naturally) to discovering parenting’s uncanny ‘soul mirror’ qualities: reflecting back parts of ourselves we hadn’t bargained for.
Her other qualifications include surviving chronic sleep deprivation, mediating daily negotiations with tiny dictator-fashionistas and tech junkies, and maintaining some semblance of sanity while juggling career ambitions, partnership and parenthood.
In her professional life, Mel’s had the privilege of supporting countless parents through their own journeys of triumph and terror. While neuroscience and child development theory have deeply informed her approach, becoming a mother herself revealed a profound truth: the journey of parenting is as much about our own growth and self-reflection as it is about raising our children.
These poems, born from equal parts love, exhaustion, and enlightening moments of self-discovery, are her parenting solidarity manifesto to every parent who’s ever wondered if they’re doing it right (spoiler alert: you probably are).
Softcover
127 x 203.2mm
108pp
B&W throughout
ISBN 9786299812272
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Parenting books telling you to try harder? This one tells you to laugh harder, lean in closer, and find your people. Because raising tiny humans is wild enough without doing it alone.
Parents are busy and often sleep deprived, constantly juggling the demands of multiple situations & yearning for a break, some encouragement, reassurance that ‘this too, will pass’, while secretly wondering how everyone else seems to be holding their shizzle together…
The reality of life in the parenting trenches calls out for a book that’s accessible in short, digestible chunks. Something parents can dip in and out of when they need to, something that will make you feel less alone on this journey, something that will make you laugh and feel understood.
In her illustrated debut, I Fed My Kid to a Bird of Prey: Poems for overwhelmed parents, developmental psychologist Mel Schmitz offers both solidarity, support and humour to fellow parents. Drawing from her own experiences of intermittently failing, flailing, & flourishing in the parenting trenches, she's created a collection that feels like a warm, wise and lyrical conversation with a friend who truly understands. And yes, the title comes from an actual incident involving her child and a bird of prey!
Praise for I Fed My Kid to a Bird of Prey:
“This is THE book to help parents stop parenting on autopilot. There are no shortcuts to the realisations needed for a better relationship with oneself and one’s kids. It's an inside job.” Antonio Neves, bestselling author of Stop Living on Autopilot