Richard Glover: How to Ruin a Child

Richard Glover: How to Ruin a Child In conversation with Christine Jackman 09 Oct BOOK ABOUT THE SHOW Years before mummy bloggers and influencers made anyone raising a kid feel overjudged and underqualified, legions of advisors – from magazine columnists to government agencies – were telling Aussie parents what to do. If you didn’t follow the ever-changing rules, the result was catastrophically simple: you’d ruin your child. But would you? Legendary journalist and rapier wit Richard Glover chronicles these decades of divergent guidance in his side-splittingly funny and deeply reassuring new book, a must-read for old and new parents alike. PART OF BRISBANE WRITERS FESTIVAL ABOUT THE AUTHOR Richard Glover is the author of the bestsellers The Land Before Avocado and Flesh Wounds . His new book is How to Ruin a Child , a journey into the hilarious and sometimes disturbing history of parenting advice in Australia. Christine Jackman is an author, strategic communications adviser and former j