Self-care for Mums

Daniela Gaigg / Linda Syllaba

Self-care for Mums

A happy mum means a happy child

2nd ed. published 2022. 251 pages Rights sold: Czech Republic, Russia

Self-care for Mums

A happy mum means a happy child

Empowerment for mothers
‘There's nothing wrong with looking after yourself, even if you are a parent. Quite the contrary! It ensures you are giving healthy signals to your children and helps all the members of the family to become strong individuals.’ Jesper Juul
Self-care for the mother is the basis for any strong family. It is only when the mother’s basic needs, such as self-determination, respect at work and in the family, peace and relaxation, are met that she can develop the calm and serenity that gives children the chance to grow up in a good way.
Whereas these days it is the needs of the children which almost always take centre stage, the authors encourage mothers to turn the order of caring on its head: first the mother, then the partnership, then the children. They provide lots of examples, reminders and exercises to help mothers be open to themselves and their children at the same time. Along with this, they also have to deal with a persistent guilty conscience, crippling feelings of guilt and the enormous fear many mothers have that they will make mistakes bringing up their children.

• Putting mothers in the spotlight
• Chance to do some self-reflection
• Jesper Juul's approach to equality aimed at mothers