Richard Glover presents How to Ruin a Child | Kirrawee Library+
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The lowdown
As this country's documenter of family life and the perils and triumphs of raising kids (and grandkids), who better than Richard Glover to cast a probing but humorous eye over the army of experts – magazine columnists, authors, nurses, priests and government agencies – who berated generations of Australian parents and shaped their children?
How to Ruin a Child is filled with original research, nostalgia and humour, covering decades of sometimes absurd, alarming, contradictory and often downright cruel advice.
He puts all this into perspective and offers positive tips of his own. Not only that, he shows us how the best intentions from some truly remarkable people can get derailed into rigid doctrines that really do threaten to ruin a child, if not their parent.
Author bio:
Richard Glover has written many bestselling books, including The Land Before Avocado, Best Wishes, Love Clancy, Flesh Wounds and George Clooney’s Haircut and Other Cries for Help. Just as his acclaimed The Land Before Avocado looked frankly and amusingly at the way Australia used to be – and how far we have come – How to Ruin a Child looks frankly and amusingly at how we used to parent – and wonders whether we have come very far at all. This is Richard’s first book since leaving radio broadcasting, following 26 years of presenting the Drive show on ABC Radio in Sydney. He is still writing his weekly column for the Sydney Morning Herald.
Please be aware of the following:
• Bookings are essential (each person needs a ticket)
• Books will be available for purchase at the event
Where to rock up
Kirrawee Library+, 6 Kiln Road, Kirrawee, NSW 2232, Sydney
