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All Joy and No Fun

by Esther Wojcicki
🎧 10 min listen Family

A realistic look at how modern parenting shifts from idealized fantasies to complex, often exhausting, daily realities.

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Chapter 1 You can never be fully prepared for parenting

Parenting in the modern era is characterized by a "paradox of happiness" where the profound joy of child-rearing often clashes with a measurable dip i…

Chapter 2 Understanding how kids think makes tantrums easier to handle 🔒

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Chapter 3 Sharing responsibilities makes parenting lighter 🔒

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Chapter 4 Children’s rhythms often clash with adult routines 🔒

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Chapter 5 Balancing work and family is crucial 🔒

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Chapter 6 Adolescence demands a new kind of parenting 🔒

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Chapter 7 Conclusion 🔒

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