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Take Back the House

Raising Happy Parents

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Take Back the House

By: Karen Latimer M.D.
Narrated by: Karen Latimer
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About this listen

Parents everywhere, hear this: You can calm down, take a breath, stop worrying, and do more for your kids by doing less. They will survive, thrive, and later thank you for giving them freedom. And you’ll enjoy raising them in a happier, more peaceful home.

In Take Back the House, Dr. Karen Latimer, a family physician and mother of five, offers some down-home parenting advice for those ready to parent with more confidence and more joy. Speaking from the trenches of her own house, Dr. Latimer will help you take back yours by gently reclaiming power and perspective and practicing some simple, stress-free advice. She’ll help you focus on your own happiness to develop a thoughtful, balanced dynamic with your kids. Told with candor and humor, this Audible Original will leave you feeling recharged, renewed, and perfectly happy with imperfection. Warning: This piece involves a naked toddler in Target and other unforgettable scenes from real life.

©2021 Karen Latimer, MD (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC. Parenting & Families Relationships Witty

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great light hearted listen. for a mum on a run . boosted my confidence and gave a few easy pointers for happy parenting.

fun and practical mum

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Pragmatic, refreshing and releasing to get on with parenting without the pressure of comparison! Thank you Karen for sharing your insight.

Very helpful

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A realistic take on parenting, that made me rethink what’s important & let me my children be children. A big help with mum guilt too! Awesome read

Life changing!

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Love this book! I feel that I’ll be ready to be a good mum. Great tips and suggestions!

Thank you!

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To be honest with you I picked this title because I was hoping it would help me manage my literal house ( which causes me much more stress than parenting my single child. ) but even as I quickly picked up on the house being a metaphor for family life I decided to listen through all the way.
I'm glad I did.
Still need to find an actual house management book now, but I very much enjoyed listening to Karen's reassuring voice and I am grateful for the advice she's given.

Great insights and reminders

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