THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'Funny, reflective and honest. Reading this book is like sitting down with your bestie for a proper mumlife debrief' - Giovanna Fletcher
'More demanding than 'hell', this is parenting purgatory for authentic women who've put their lives on hold to be mummy' - Katherine Ryan
'A brilliant, comforting and funny read for any default parent' - Ellie Taylor
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What nobody tells you about parenthood, from one of the 'silent partners' behind the Parenting Hell podcast.
School-run coordinator, party planner, clubs organiser, laundry sorter… and maybe even a 'real' job on top! Sound exhaustingly familiar?
From assumptions surrounding who is going to stay at home with the kids to the never-ending list of school admin, being 'the default parent' rears its head in a plethora of ways.
This book is for all the defaults out there - bored out of their eyeballs or so overwhelmed they could scream expletives into the wind for a solid hour - to know their invisible labour is seen and valued.
With heartfelt and hilarious advice, Lou Beckett provides much-needed comfort and community for the one who is depended on the most (and often feels appreciated the least), and maybe - just maybe - how we can begin to rebalance the parenting scales and muddle through a little better, together.
| ISBN: | 9780241762912 |
| Publication date: | 12th February 2026 |
| Author: | Lou Beckett |
| Publisher: | DK RED an imprint of Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Genres: |
Relationships and families: advice and issues Parenting Radio / podcasts Memoirs Family psychology Self Help and Personal Development |
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'Funny, reflective and honest. Reading this book is like sitting down with your bestie for a proper mumlife debrief' - Giovanna Fletcher
'More demanding than 'hell', this is parenting purgatory for authentic women who've put their lives on hold to be mummy' - Katherine Ryan
'A brilliant, comforting and funny read for any default parent' - Ellie Taylor
___
What nobody tells you about parenthood, from one of the 'silent partners' behind the Parenting Hell podcast.
School-run coordinator, party planner, clubs organiser, laundry sorter… and maybe even a 'real' job on top! Sound exhaustingly familiar?
From assumptions surrounding who is going to stay at home with the kids to the never-ending list of school admin, being 'the default parent' rears its head in a plethora of ways.
This book is for all the defaults out there - bored out of their eyeballs or so overwhelmed they could scream expletives into the wind for a solid hour - to know their invisible labour is seen and valued.
With heartfelt and hilarious advice, Lou Beckett provides much-needed comfort and community for the one who is depended on the most (and often feels appreciated the least), and maybe - just maybe - how we can begin to rebalance the parenting scales and muddle through a little better, together.
Lessons from a Default Parent features in the following genres: Relationships and families: advice and issues, Parenting, Radio / podcasts, Memoirs, Family psychology, Self Help and Personal Development
Lessons from a Default Parent is available in Hardback
Lessons from a Default Parent was written by Lou Beckett and published by DK RED an imprint of Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Lessons from a Default Parent has 240 pages
£17.09