{"product_id":"the-good-mother-myth-unlearning-our-bad-ideas-about-how-to-be-a-good-mom-9781250336644","title":"The Good Mother Myth: Unlearning Our Bad Ideas about How to Be a Good Mom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimely and thought-provoking, Nancy Reddy unpacks and debunks the bad ideas that have for too long defined what it means to be a \"good\" mom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Nancy Reddy had her first child, she found herself suddenly confronted with the ideal of a perfect mother--a woman who was constantly available, endlessly patient, and immediately invested in her child to the exclusion of all else. Reddy had been raised by a single working mother, considered herself a feminist, and was well on her way to a PhD. Why did doing motherhood \"right\" feel so wrong? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor answers, Reddy turned to the mid-20th century social scientists and psychologists whose work still forms the basis of so much of what we believe about parenting. It seems ludicrous to imagine modern moms taking advice from midcentury researchers. Yet, their bad ideas about so-called \"good\" motherhood have seeped so pervasively into our cultural norms. In \u003ci\u003eThe Good Mother Myth\u003c\/i\u003e, Reddy debunks the flawed lab studies, sloppy research, and straightforward misogyny of researchers from Harry Harlow, who claimed to have discovered love by observing monkeys in his lab, to the famous Dr. Spock, whose bestselling parenting guide included just one (1!) illustration of a father interacting with his child. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis timely and thought-provoking book will make you laugh, cry, and want to scream (sometimes all at once). Blending history of science, cultural criticism, and memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Mother Myth\u003c\/i\u003e pulls back the curtain on the flawed social science behind our contemporary understanding of what makes a good mom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Reddy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250336644","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44151157981229,"sku":"9781250336644","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_ec8cec71-be32-400a-8087-987c08c7caa7.jpg?v=1757343667","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/the-good-mother-myth-unlearning-our-bad-ideas-about-how-to-be-a-good-mom-9781250336644","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}