Home › Best of 2026 › How to Deal with Your ____ So Your Kids Don't Have to: An Encyclopedia for Ditching Your Emotional Baggage
  • How to Deal with Your ____ So Your Kids Don't Have to: An Encyclopedia for Ditching Your Emotional Baggage by Eli, M. a. Lpc Harwood book cover
  • How to Deal with Your ____ So Your Kids Don't Have to: An Encyclopedia for Ditching Your Emotional Baggage by Eli, M. a. Lpc Harwood book cover
  • How to Deal with Your ____ So Your Kids Don't Have to: An Encyclopedia for Ditching Your Emotional Baggage by Eli, M. a. Lpc Harwood book cover
1 3

How to Deal with Your ____ So Your Kids Don't Have to: An Encyclopedia for Ditching Your Emotional Baggage

by Eli, M. a. Lpc Harwood

Be the first to review this book

A reference guide to parental emotional baggage

$22.65 USD
$37.75 USD $22.65 USD
Save 40%

Hardcover New English

Delivery to your door
In stock·Dispatches in 1–2 business days
Standard shipping* from $4.35
Standard shipping transit* 5–8 business days after dispatch

Faster options are available.

Rates and delivery estimates depend on your destination and item quantity. Estimates are informational only; the final shipping method and rate are selected at checkout.
Secure checkout
American Express Apple Pay DiscoverGoogle Pay Mastercard PayPalVisa
30-day eligible returns Returns & refunds policy

AlbakiReads Editorial

A reference guide to parental emotional baggage

Organized alphabetically for targeted consultation, this guide addresses emotional patterns parents may want to examine as they raise children. Its topics include anger, anxiety, body-image struggles, jealousy, people-pleasing, comparison, blame, and denial, alongside the lingering effects of childhood insecurity or trauma. The book presents these subjects in the context of breaking inherited patterns and building a close, emotionally secure parent-child relationship. Its reference format makes the subject matter easy to approach by topic, whether a parent is considering past experiences or looking for guidance around a particular emotional challenge.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Parents and parents-to-be interested in reflecting on how their upbringing shapes their parenting
  • Readers seeking a topic-organized guide to emotional patterns such as anxiety, anger, or people-pleasing
  • Adults interested in building a more emotionally secure relationship with their children

Themes

Emotional maturity in parentingChildhood experiences and inherited patternsEmotional security in parent-child relationshipsSelf-reflection and healing

Based on publisher information and book metadata.

Book overview

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.
Shipping & returnsShipping options, delivery timing, and our return policy.

In-stock items normally dispatch within 1–2 business days. The ZIP-code estimator on this page is informational only; the final shipping method, price, and availability are confirmed at checkout for your full order.

For the initial delivery estimate we use these transit windows after dispatch: Standard 5–8 business days, Expedited 2–4 business days, and Priority 1–2 business days. Holiday delays are not included.

Eligible items can be returned within 30 days in accordance with our return policy.

Customer reviews

You may also like

View all