Parenting in Progress by Melissa Wilson

A book of reassurance, advice and hilarious epic fails for parents and carers of toddlers to primary-school-aged kids, from the co-host of The Juggling Act podcast and a diverse range of not-so-perfect (celebrity) mums, dads and carers, who have all made mistakes!

Somewhere between the cosy depths of your uterus and the exit from your birth canal, your newborn baby loses their paperwork. You know, that booklet with all the instructions and safety precautions: when and how much maintenance they need, and what that all-important 3am error message means. Yup, you have just been handed a screaming, hormone-inducing baby (that looks exactly like your partner – ’cause procreation is fair that way), with no manual.

You spend the next few years working out how to keep them alive before they start school, then try to teach them the life skills required to keep themselves alive, before slowly and heartbreakingly letting them go.

Just when you think you’ve got it nailed, the game changes and no one explains the rules. It’s like your phone has released yet another update with no warning and you’re left trying to work out what changes have been made.

What could help is a book of reassurance, advice and hilarious fails – and hails, from the co-host of The Juggling Act podcast and former Kidspot editor, along with a diverse range of (celebrity) mums, dads and carers. It’s the antidote to perfect parenting and the ode to good enough!

Take a pause from parenting and enjoy shared empathy from Abby Bishop, Amanda Keller, Amber Lawrence, Cameron and Alison Daddo, Fiona Falkiner, Grant and Chezzi Denyer, Isabelle Silbery, Jess Peris, Kathy Lette, Kelly Cartwright, Manu Feildel, Merrick Watts, Michael and Jarrad Duggan-Tierney, Nazeem Hussain, Sam Bloom, Sarah Harris, Senator Larissa Waters, Sam Wood., Shelley Ware, Taryn Brumfitt, Turia Pitt, Yumi Stynes and, of course, Mel Wilson.

About the Author: Melissa Wilson has over 20 years’ experience in broadcast, print and digital journalism, covering parenting, lifestyle, entertainment and news. She is an accomplished voice artist, co-host of The Juggling Act podcast and executive producer of true crime podcast My Father The Murderer, which has been nominated for multiple awards. Melissa herself has been nominated for and won a number of career awards, including Podcast of the Year at the Ausmumpreneur Awards, Best Parenting Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards, and Journalist of the Year and Executive of the Year at the Women in Media Awards. She is mum to two children and when she’s not preparing meals they won’t eat and convincing them to sleep in their own beds, she enjoys travelling, playing netball and the challenge of trying to finish a book.

01 May 2024
 

Parenting in Progress: imperfect advice for the biggest role of your life. The funny and relatable new book from the editor of Kidspot, for fans of Maggie Dent, Jamila Rizvi and Kaz Cooke by Melissa Wilson ISBN 9781460763766