44 Things We Wish We'd Known While Raising Kids
Parents have been told what's wrong with childhood. This book shows them how to make it right.
Today's parents have never had more information—or felt less certain. They know too much screen time is hurting their kids. They worry about anxiety, social media, shrinking independence, and a world designed to keep children indoors, distracted, and afraid. Yet after every headline, podcast, and expert interview comes the same lingering question:
So what do we actually do?
In this refreshingly practical guide, fathers Drew Klonsky and Brent Hieggelke argue that raising resilient, capable kids doesn't require perfection or a degree in child psychology. It requires courage. Drawing on more than fifty years of combined parenting, they share the stories that taught them and offer an antidote to today's culture of overprotection and passive entertainment. The experts write about it. They lived it.
Each chapter tackles one of the defining challenges facing modern families—from boredom and risky play to community, creativity, self-reliance, and the hidden costs of constant convenience. Instead of simply explaining what's broken, the authors end every chapter with clear, actionable challenges families can begin this week to build confidence, competence, and real-world resilience.
Part parenting manifesto, part field guide, and part invitation to join a growing movement, Dads Who Give a Sh!t is for every parent who wants to raise children who can solve problems, embrace adventure, recover from failure, and thrive in the real world. This is the parenting book for people who don't read parenting books.