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Vermillion snaps up Dr Svanberg's 'antidote' to parenting manuals
Vermilion has snapped up Parenting for Humans: How to Parent the Child You Have as the Parent You Are from clinical psychologist Dr Emma Svanberg.
Samantha Jackson, editorial director, acquired world rights from Julia Silk at Greyhound Literary. The book will be published in March 2023.
Parenting for Humans is "first and foremost for parents", helping readers gain confidence as parents and in themselves. Svanberg acknowledges the difficulties of parenting and how, once this is accepted, "we can forgive ourselves for finding it a struggle, and start to look for the things that make parenting a joy".
Svanberg said: “Having the support of Samantha Jackson in developing my writing for some years, I am thrilled that Vermilion will be publishing Parenting For Humans. My hope is that this book can be an antidote to the parenting manuals and recipe-book advice which I see add so much pressure to the parents I work with. And instead, support parents to see themselves and their children as the interesting and unique humans they are – building relationships based on curiosity and mutual respect."
Jackson added: "I’m absolutely delighted to publish Emma’s first mainstream parenting book. Her warm and nurturing guidance will be a game-changer for so many parents who are struggling with believing they are getting parenting ‘wrong’."
