On parenting - Philippa Perry meets Becky Barnicoat live on stage in London

A bestselling author, artist, and the Observer’s agony aunt as well as a leading psychotherapist, Philippa Perry is a wellspring of wise and compassionate advice, helping the nation grapple with life’s big problems with her trademark warmth, wit, and emotional intelligence.

For many years Becky Barnicoat has delighted readers of The New Yorker, the Guardian and the New Statesman with her witty and heartfelt cartoon strips offering a glimpse into the transformative experience of becoming a new parent, exploring everything from the anatomy of the hospital bag to the tyranny of gentle parenting with wryness, candour and a deeply relatable honesty.

Now Philippa and Becky come together for a conversation about the highs and lows of raising small children.

We’ll hear Philippa’s best advice for raising healthy and well-adjusted kids without sacrificing the quality of your relationships with your partner, your family, and yourself. And we’ll hear Becky’s unvarnished firsthand experience of how tough it is to do just that.

They will give us permission to cry when the baby cries – and also laugh, snort, lie on the floor naked, drool and generally revel in a deeply strange new world ruled by a tyrannical tiny leader, growing bigger and more loved by the day.

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