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  • Published: 19 May 2026
  • ISBN: 9781632175960
  • Imprint: Blue Star Press
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $60.00

How to Deal with Your ____ So Your Kids Don't Have to

An Encyclopedia for Ditching Your Emotional Baggage




A practical roadmap for anyone determined to parent differently than they were raised.

Because our kids can feel what we don't heal.

An Indispensable Tool for Becoming the Emotionally Mature Parent You Aspire to Be

Are you determined to parent differently than you were raised? Ready to break cycles, heal old wounds, and give your children the emotionally close relationship you always wanted? This is your roadmap.

Why This Book?

  • Written by USA Today bestselling author & family therapist Eli Harwood
  • Practical, no-nonsense guidance for parents and parents-to-be
  • Alphabetically organized for quick, targeted help—flip to the growth area you need, when you need it

Inside, You’ll Discover How to Heal From:

  • Complicated emotional states like anger, anxiety, body image struggles, and jealousy
  • Insecure habits such as people-pleasing, toxic comparison, blaming, and denial
  • The lingering effects of insecurity or trauma from your own childhood

What You’ll Gain:

  • Tools to heal yourself—so your children don’t have to carry your pain
  • Strategies to build a secure, emotionally close bond with your kids
  • Confidence to become the emotionally mature and reliable parent you wish you’d had

This compassionate reference guide will help you navigate the messy emotional moments of parenthood so that you can give your kids the invaluable gift of an emotionally secure parent. Start your healing journey today—for them, and for you.

  • Published: 19 May 2026
  • ISBN: 9781632175960
  • Imprint: Blue Star Press
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $60.00

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Praise for How to Deal with Your ____ So Your Kids Don't Have to

Praise for Raising Securely Attached Kids:
 “Eli Harwood brings infectious-fun energy, vulnerability, and fresh perspectives without shaming or blaming . . . grounded in science and entertaining to read.” 
—Hilary Swank, actress, storyteller, twin mom