Please Yell at My Kids

What Cultures Around the World Can Teach You About Parenting in Community, Raising Independent Kids, and Not Losing Your Mind

De: Marina Lopes

Narrado por: Donna Jay Fulks, Marina Lopes

From an acclaimed journalist, this "eye opening and insightful" book shows how global cultures parent in community, sharing practical guidance for American parents on how to reimagine the way they raise their children (Iben Dissing Sandahl, author The Danish Way Of Parenting).

Raising kids in America is difficult—no federally supported parental leave, a lack of mental health support, a crushing combination of workplace pressure and aspirational parental perfection, and the fresh hell that is the playgroup Facebook page. But what if there was another way? Parenting—and specifically motherhood—looks wildly different across nations. Please Yell at My Kids is an around the world journey and a practical guide to rethinking parenting. What can we learn from Brazilian birth parties, Singaporean grandparents, and Danish babies sleeping soundly outside of coffee shops? And how can that be integrated into the lives of Americans? Journalist Marina Lopes travels around the globe, interviewing parents and caregivers to provide practical, actionable ways to change the way we view parenting in the United States.

At the heart of many global approaches to parenting lies one simple, and not so simple thing: community. In America, parenting is, at best, a dual mission. But globally, parenthood is more often a team sport. From guiding caregivers through how to define their own non-negotiable values, to navigating tricky conversations with their in-laws, Please Yell at My Kids provides readers with the tools to build a community of care in their own lives and find a newfound joy in parenting.

©2025 Marina Lopes (P)2025 Hachette Go

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"The eye-opening examination of foreign child-rearing practices demonstrates how policy failings and damaging cultural expectations have made raising a kid in the U.S. unnecessarily difficult. This sharp study makes a persuasive case against American-style parenting while charting a better path forward." —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

“What a pleasure to read someone smart and funny who is fed up with a culture of parenting (spoiler alert: ours) that's leaving parents with no great ways to make the whole process more fun, social and successful. When Marina tells you about what other cultures are doing, some of the ideas are going to make you go, "OMG!" but others, "OMG—let's start doing that TODAY!" Mix and match these time-tested norms and you may just have a much easier, happier time raising your kids.”—Lenore Skenazy, President, Let Grow, and author of Free-Range Kids

“We no longer have to parent alone—Please Yell at My Kids showcases how parenting can be done together to make our children happier and parenting more enjoyable.”—Leah Ruppanner, sociologist, podcaster, author of the forthcoming Drained