Book Review- UnParenting Sharing Awkward Truths With Curious Kids Reema Ahmad
A single mother’s confusing journey, answering awkward questions about parenthood
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Parenting is one of the most responsible roles one can have, in life. When this role turned out to be of a single parent, it becomes a bit tougher. Reema Ahmad, a sexuality educator, made an effort to identify those questions in regard to abuse, sexual awareness, parental relationships, and other aspects of parenthood, which mostly get ignored.
The author herself is a single mother who experienced an awkward journey and discovered some better ways to balance the curiosity and innocence of kids.
Yes, that too without compromising on the kid’s journey to discover the truth in their own way. UnParenting Sharing Awkward Truths With Curious Kids is a book by an author which can get described as a guide for many parents in today’s world.
The Premise of The Book
The book is divided into 10 chapters, and each chapter talks about the author’s life experiences as a parent.
In one chapter author said that even after educating your child about good and bad touch and exploring posters on the topic together with the child, reality strikes the moment when the child says something actually happened. She explained how parents should handle such situations and mentally prepare the child to face such situations with confidence and protect themselves.
The author narrated the simple yet bold approaches to help a child handle bodily curiosity when they start discovering the body parts in human bodies. Reema Ahmad mentioned the way she adapted to help her child learn things in a natural way with positive acceptance.
Puberty is an important episode in human life which bring bodily changes that continues for the rest of the life. Reema Ahmad said puberty is not just a physical change but also a massive change in the emotional aspect of the growing child. Parents need to educate both boys and girls about puberty and how to respond to opposite genders in a situation of crisis. It’s common for a child to sense the existence of crushes for the first time in their life. All these are the results of hormonal changes in the body. It’s a sensitive stage and needs more parental support for the child’s healthy mental growth.
In one of the chapters, Ahmad talked about single parents and dating. She shared her own life situation when her son questioned Uncle P’s role in his mom’s life. She discussed how it affected him when things didn’t happen the way he expected his presence to be in their lives. The relationship between Uncle P and his mom ended with heartbreak, which introduced the young child to the concept of heartbreak.
Through this personal incident, the author explained how to keep children safe from hurt when dating as a single parent.
There are various other aspects like Sex & reproduction, bullying, relationship, love, separation & divorce, loss & grief, and emotions & mental health covered by the author in this book from a parenting point of view.
Who Should Read This Book?
Many will recommend it to single parents. But I will say that people from every segment of society, parent or non-parent, man or woman, married or unmarried, everyone should read this book.
You will discover so many answers you were looking for, for a long in this book. Perhaps, you will find a NEW YOU in YOU.
It will help to have a better understanding of child psychology, and the way they respond to various things in life. It will educate you on how they react to new things, odd things, or sometimes weird things in life and how they should handle it.
Writing Style Of the Author
The book has been written in simple language that is easy to understand. The conversation styles between mom and child helped me as a reader to identify the triggers that the author tried to point out through this book. I liked the way, the author made an honest confession about the happenings of her life, be it separation, dating, or mental health.
The cover page is simple, sober, and appropriate to symbolize the essence of the title.
Final Verdict
I loved the way author Reema Ahmad dealt with some of the most important aspects of parenting and child psychology, and I give it a rating of perfect 5/5.
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In general, parenting is the process of raising children and providing them with love, support, and guidance as they grow into adults. It is one of the most important jobs in the world, and it comes with many challenges. Parenting styles vary from culture to culture, but there are some common elements that are important for all parents to keep in mind. One of the most important things that parents can do is to provide their children with a stable and loving home. This includes creating a safe and nurturing environment, setting clear limits and expectations, and being consistent in your parenting. It is also important to spend time with your children, listening to them and talking with them about their day.
The book seems to handle a sensitive subject with great sensitivity. The subject is something that parents have to face and should do so boldly and openly, without the tendency of brushing it under the carpet.
It looks like a great book on child psychology and parenting. And you recommended it can be read by all so I will like to read this book sometime.
This book seems to be a must-read. Thanks for sharing this here. The book appears to be a powerful reminder of what it’s like to be lost and misunderstood as a child and how important it is for parents to question what they think they know.
I would like this book. Puberty and sex education are two of those topics which ever almost every parent finds difficult to explain to their kids. the more we talk openly about it using an age appropriate language, easy it will be for the kids to grasp the information. i really likes th posters that you have made in between the paragraphs.
This looks like a good read. It is always great to learn from other’s experiences. Her experience would definitely help many. Also, i have never read something like this before. So, this is something I would like to try.
This looks like an amazing book right from the title to graphics everything looks enticing
Your review is on point and concise
Will definitely bookmark it
Great book on child psychology and parenting. This book seems to be a must-read. Thanks for sharing this with us. Your wonderful and well written review is enough for me to convince me to read it. I Will definitely bookmark it to read it soon.
What a great book! I’ll surely try to find this in our local library. This I think is one topic that’s a bit sensitive to talk about for parents. It’s great to have this kind of reading material so we’ll have somehow a guide on how to approach the conversation.
Parenting is really tough but beautiful at the same time. This book is really interesting, I think I need to be prepared myself for these upcoming questions from my baby as he is just 20 months now. Now I’m also thinking how to react on this awkward question, very interesting topic will read it.
Last year I had read two books based on parenting and how parents should care their children and doesn’t overburden them with their thoughts and all.. and after this review I think or I felt willl be the best word that I should check this book out and read it onec
Hey!! I just chanced upon this review while googling something about my book. What a pleasant surprise! Thank you so much f or taking the time to read and write such a detailed review of my book. I hope it helps other people.
Warmly,
Reema Ahmad.