Parenting

Happiness is a Superpower for My Children

4.6

92 reviews248 pages · Happiness is Free · 2026 · ISBN 978-1-0000-0003-5

Be the not perfect real parent, and let genuine connection do the work perfection never could.

Synopsis

Sonja Frey asks parents to trade performance for presence, and gives them the QUIPS method to make that practical.

Quantity over quality, uniqueness over compliance, independence, play, and balancing school life with life school.

The rare parenting book that lowers the pressure instead of raising it. Our parents thread ran for six weeks.

“Children do not need a perfect parent. They need a real one who keeps showing up.”

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