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She is the daughter of a family therapist and has a social work degree but, still, parenting in 2026 is so complex that Genevieve Muir likens it to “learning an entirely new language” to the one known to previous generations.
Thirty years on from when a Californian sociology professor coined “intensive parenting” for the engagement-heavy style that became the benchmark for western child-rearing, parent educator Muir sees people struggling – sometimes “sinking”. The mother of four is frank about her early battle not to lose it herself.
Muir…
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