Thu 5 Nov · 6pm
Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre · Bankstown
a century of terrible parenting advice, told very funnily
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Think you’re doing parenting wrong? Don’t worry – generations of Australian parents have been told exactly the same thing!
Join bestselling author and broadcaster Richard Glover for a hilarious and even alarming account of more than a century of Australian parenting advice in his title, How to Ruin a Child.
With plenty of nostalgia, research and his trademark humour, he explores the changes to parenting advice over the generations, while reassuring us that there’s never been one ‘right’ way to raise a child
Parenting has always been tough, and somehow, most of us turned out alright!
When: Thursday 5 November
Where: Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre, 80 Rickard Rd, Bankstown
Time: 6 -7.30pm
Cost: $5.00
Light refreshments served from 5:30pm
A bookseller will be on site with copies of the book for purchase and signing,
Venue is accessible, including accessible bathrooms and parking.
Accessibility Information:
Canterbury-Bankstown Library is committed to providing inclusive library services and programs. Please email [email protected].
Our venue is accessible with ramp, accessible bathrooms, and parking available.
About the book:
A journey into the alarming, hilarious and ever-changing advice given to Australian parents.
Behind every generation of Australian mothers and fathers has stood an army of advisors - magazine columnists, expert authors, nurses, priests and government agencies. Most of those experts were very certain about their own rules. Any deviation would…
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When is Author Talk: An evening with Richard Glover?
Thu 5 Nov 2026, 6pm.
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Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre, Bankstown, NSW.
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