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Barnaboken
Barn är inte gjorda av något annat än vi vuxna. Detta tema genomsyrar Barnaboken, som gör upp räkningen med myten om det jobbiga barnet. Barnaboken skiljer sig från alla andra böcker i genren. Här får du inte veta hur fel du gör och hur dålig du är som förälder. Här får du i stället hjälp att våga lita på ditt eget sunda förnuft. Här ges mängder av exempel och praktiska råd.
Barnaboken omfattar fem delar:
1. Havandeskap och förlossning
2. Spädbarnsvård i teori och praktik
3. Småfolk - en praktisk handledning
4. Utvecklingen - alla åldrar upp till 16 år
5. Fostran
Barnaboken är en djupt personlig bok. Anna Wahlgren är ingen avlönad skrivbordsexpert, utan tilltror varje förälder resurser som samhället ofta underkänner. "Åt föräldrarna: råg i ryggen", säger Anna, "Åt barnen: frihet från skuld."
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Svenska utgåvor på Goodreads:
• Bonniers Juniorförlag, 1983
• Bonnier Carlsen, 1994
• Bonniers Juniorförlag, 1988
• Bonnier Carlsen, 2004
• Anna Wahlgren, 2021
Barnaboken omfattar fem delar:
1. Havandeskap och förlossning
2. Spädbarnsvård i teori och praktik
3. Småfolk - en praktisk handledning
4. Utvecklingen - alla åldrar upp till 16 år
5. Fostran
Barnaboken är en djupt personlig bok. Anna Wahlgren är ingen avlönad skrivbordsexpert, utan tilltror varje förälder resurser som samhället ofta underkänner. "Åt föräldrarna: råg i ryggen", säger Anna, "Åt barnen: frihet från skuld."
***
Svenska utgåvor på Goodreads:
• Bonniers Juniorförlag, 1983
• Bonnier Carlsen, 1994
• Bonniers Juniorförlag, 1988
• Bonnier Carlsen, 2004
• Anna Wahlgren, 2021
- GenresNonfiction
762 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1983
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137 people want to read
About the author
Anna Wahlgren
42 books4 followersAnna Martha Sofia Wahlgren, née Karlsson (1942-2022) was a Swedish author and public debater.
Wahlgren is best known for her book Barnaboken, which was published in 1983. She has also written novels, short story collections, poems, a children's book and an autobiography in three parts and has been sometimes controversial participant in public debate about child rearing.
Wahlgren is best known for her book Barnaboken, which was published in 1983. She has also written novels, short story collections, poems, a children's book and an autobiography in three parts and has been sometimes controversial participant in public debate about child rearing.
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April 18, 2013
Fantastic! Has helped us a lot (especially long quiet nights with safe and happily sleeping babies-toddlers-kids !) and given us a backbone and confidence in child rearing. Flipping through this book is like having an experienced older mum around, to ask about anything regarding raising kids. Love it!
April 8, 2018
Wenn auch teilweise etwas überholte Ansichten, liefert Frau Wahlgren einige gute Tips i.S. Kinder.[return]Vor allem die Ansicht, dass Erwachsene die Kinder nicht in der Kinderwelt besuchen, sondern sie in den Alltag ums Überleben der Herde zu integrieren sollen, gefällt mir sehr gut.[return]Einige Tips kann man jedoch getrost vergessen, insbesondere die Anleitungen fürs Stillen oder das Durchschlaftraining.
November 13, 2016
Rereading (parts of) this again, my second child being almost one year old, I got completely immersed in it, the writing and the poetic, practical, heartfelt way that Wahlgren describes children of all ages. Wahlgren got me excited about getting to journey through all these wonderful ages and milestones and way of discovering and relating to the world, with and through, my kids! She gets me to rediscover the magic and wonder of it. And for that I'm very thankful.
BUT... (and there is a big 'but' here): I certainly don't agree with her on all her approaches or her rationales (sometimes I very much disagree). Many of her methods and examples seem too harsh, and rigid for my taste. I just wouldn't and couldn't.
I'm a bit more on the softer side (which also has it's downfalls) and I'm more inclined to debate with my children over issues, wanting to hear their reasons and needs. Because only by listening to those can I begin to understand what is going on for them. Wahlgren on the other hand puts forth theories and analyses of what children need and what they feel in this and that example that seem very faulty or downright wrong to me and I doubt the child in question would second it.
So sadly I'm not surprised to hear that there's a grim side to this story, that her grown daughter had to tell. That her experience of her childhood and her mothers parenting was much different. I would certainly not recommend treating this book as a driving manual/guide for parents.
Because here's the catch for all parents who are looking for someone to teach then The Right Way of parenting:
there isn't one.
There is no sure way to do parenting and everyone lives blissfully ever after and your children will never Gabor a complain or you won't suffer guilt or regret it growing pains of how you handled this or that situation. Because we are all human and we are flawed and we try and do our best even if a lot of the times it never seems good enough.
But it's all we've got.
But it's not all about children and child rearing really. It's also about people. About development. About humans. About life. About growing and changing and learning and discovering. About how we change.
And Wahlgren writes about that in such a poetic, beautiful, honest, touching way that moves me. She is a human, doing her best, living and learning, flawed and real. She has strong opinions, but she also philosophically wonders and involves the reader in all the question marks that surround us, and where we inevitably have to find our own answers. She will let us in on some of hers, but they might not be ours. I know I like her best when she remains open and wondering and least when she has all the clear-cut answers (some of which I would strongly oppose).
This is a book I can find some inspiration in. So I take from it what I find true and moving and leave the rest be.
BUT... (and there is a big 'but' here): I certainly don't agree with her on all her approaches or her rationales (sometimes I very much disagree). Many of her methods and examples seem too harsh, and rigid for my taste. I just wouldn't and couldn't.
I'm a bit more on the softer side (which also has it's downfalls) and I'm more inclined to debate with my children over issues, wanting to hear their reasons and needs. Because only by listening to those can I begin to understand what is going on for them. Wahlgren on the other hand puts forth theories and analyses of what children need and what they feel in this and that example that seem very faulty or downright wrong to me and I doubt the child in question would second it.
So sadly I'm not surprised to hear that there's a grim side to this story, that her grown daughter had to tell. That her experience of her childhood and her mothers parenting was much different. I would certainly not recommend treating this book as a driving manual/guide for parents.
Because here's the catch for all parents who are looking for someone to teach then The Right Way of parenting:
there isn't one.
There is no sure way to do parenting and everyone lives blissfully ever after and your children will never Gabor a complain or you won't suffer guilt or regret it growing pains of how you handled this or that situation. Because we are all human and we are flawed and we try and do our best even if a lot of the times it never seems good enough.
But it's all we've got.
But it's not all about children and child rearing really. It's also about people. About development. About humans. About life. About growing and changing and learning and discovering. About how we change.
And Wahlgren writes about that in such a poetic, beautiful, honest, touching way that moves me. She is a human, doing her best, living and learning, flawed and real. She has strong opinions, but she also philosophically wonders and involves the reader in all the question marks that surround us, and where we inevitably have to find our own answers. She will let us in on some of hers, but they might not be ours. I know I like her best when she remains open and wondering and least when she has all the clear-cut answers (some of which I would strongly oppose).
This is a book I can find some inspiration in. So I take from it what I find true and moving and leave the rest be.
February 28, 2013
Jag läste boken när jag var gravid efter att ha hört talas om den i åratal. Jag var skeptisk och boken bekräftade mina farhågor: författaren är total empatilös och egoistisk. Jag lider med barnen till föräldrar som läser boken och tar råden på allvar...
January 6, 2019
I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.
January 6, 2019
I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.
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