Oliver James trained and practised as a child clinical psychologist and, since 1988, has worked as a writer, journalist and television documentary producer and presenter. His books include Juvenile Violence in a Winner-Loser Culture, the bestselling They F*** You Up, Affluenza and Contented Dementia. He is a trustee of two children's charities: the National Family and Parenting Institute and Homestart.

"Easily readable, liberating ... a book you can trust." The Independent "In a perfect world every parent would have a parenting masterclass before the baby arrives. This is the next best thing!" Arabella Weir "At last, something for the modern mother! A sane voice amid the shrill cacophony of childcare books" Imogen Edwards-Jones "I agree with Oliver James. Caring for a baby or toddler is personal, because you have to tune in to the child's changing needs." -- Sue Palmer The Times "Unlike other books of this sort, How Not to F*** Them Up focuses on the wellbeing of the parent as a starting point for meeting the needs of the child... This is a man who wears his heart on his sleeve, and is not afraid to admit his own frailties. As a result his theories come across not as condescension, but as advice from one fucked-up-person to another." -- Jake Wallis Simons The Independent on Sunday

Oliver James trained and practised as a child clinical psychologist and, since 1988, has worked as a writer, journalist and television documentary producer and presenter. His books include Juvenile Violence in a Winner-Loser Culture, the bestselling They F*** You Up, Affluenza and Contented Dementia. He is a trustee of two children's charities: the National Family and Parenting Institute and Homestart.

"Easily readable, liberating ... a book you can trust." The Independent "In a perfect world every parent would have a parenting masterclass before the baby arrives. This is the next best thing!" Arabella Weir "At last, something for the modern mother! A sane voice amid the shrill cacophony of childcare books" Imogen Edwards-Jones "I agree with Oliver James. Caring for a baby or toddler is personal, because you have to tune in to the child's changing needs." -- Sue Palmer The Times "Unlike other books of this sort, How Not to F*** Them Up focuses on the wellbeing of the parent as a starting point for meeting the needs of the child... This is a man who wears his heart on his sleeve, and is not afraid to admit his own frailties. As a result his theories come across not as condescension, but as advice from one fucked-up-person to another." -- Jake Wallis Simons The Independent on Sunday

Oliver James trained and practised as a child clinical psychologist and, since 1988, has worked as a writer, journalist and television documentary producer and presenter. His books include Juvenile Violence in a Winner-Loser Culture, the bestselling They F*** You Up, Affluenza and Contented Dementia. He is a trustee of two children's charities: the National Family and Parenting Institute and Homestart.

"Easily readable, liberating ... a book you can trust." The Independent "In a perfect world every parent would have a parenting masterclass before the baby arrives. This is the next best thing!" Arabella Weir "At last, something for the modern mother! A sane voice amid the shrill cacophony of childcare books" Imogen Edwards-Jones "I agree with Oliver James. Caring for a baby or toddler is personal, because you have to tune in to the child's changing needs." -- Sue Palmer The Times "Unlike other books of this sort, How Not to F*** Them Up focuses on the wellbeing of the parent as a starting point for meeting the needs of the child... This is a man who wears his heart on his sleeve, and is not afraid to admit his own frailties. As a result his theories come across not as condescension, but as advice from one fucked-up-person to another." -- Jake Wallis Simons The Independent on Sunday