Geek parenting : what Joffrey, Jor-El, Maleficent, and the McFlys teach us about raising a family

Geek parenting What Joffrey, Jor-El, Maleficent, and the McFlys teach us about raising a family

Stephen H. Segal

Book - 2016

"It takes a starship to raise a child. Or a time machine. Or a tribe of elves. Fortunately, Geek Parenting offers all that and more, with thoughtful mini-essays that reveal profound child-rearing advice (and mistakes) from the most beloved tales of geek culture. Nerds and norms alike can take counsel from some of the most iconic parentchild pairings found in pop culture: Aunt May and Peter Parker, Benjamin and Jake Sisko, Elrond and Arwen, even Cersei and Joffrey. Whether youre raising an Amazon princess, a Jedi Padawan, a brooding vampire, or a standard-issue human child, Geek Parenting helps you navigate the ion storms, alternate realities, and endless fetch quests that come with being a parent"--front dust jacket.

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Subjects
Parenting.
Child rearing.
Parent and child.
Families in motion pictures.
Families in mass media.
Published
Philadelphia : Quirk Books [2016]
Language
English
Main Author
Stephen H. Segal (author)
Other Authors
Valya Dudycz Lupescu (author)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
208 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
ISBN
9781594748707
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  • A world of tigers and dragons : training and equipping them for a life of adventure
  • You know I don't like it when you do that : keeping communication channels open and sending the right signals
  • Expecto patronium! : keeping them safe
  • Change is the essential process of all existence : helping them grow and evolve into advanced beings.
Review by Booklist Review

These days, science fiction, fantasy, and superheroes are pop-culture juggernauts, featured in blockbuster movies, buzzworthy TV shows, and best-selling books. Segal and Lupescu take their interest in geek culture and combine it with parenting advice in this collection of short essays on the do's and don'ts of raising children, as demonstrated in popular movies, TV shows, books, and comics. The authors pay plenty of attention to the classic sf/fantasy canon (Star Wars; Star Trek, in all its iterations; Harry Potter; the works of Neil Gaiman and Octavia Butler) while including plenty of newer works (Game of Thrones, Orphan Black, The Walking Dead). There's also a nice smattering of kitschy pop culture, including essays about Clash of the Titans, The Addams Family, and Bewitched, as well as excellent coverage of recent graphic novels. As far as parenting advice goes, it's nothing groundbreaking, and sometimes the takeaways are a bit obvious, but Segal and Lupescu do draw some fascinating conclusions from unlikely sources. This is an enjoyable light read for parents with an interest in popular culture.--Donohue, Nanette Copyright 2016 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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