Bless This Mess

Outline

Bless This Mess (2019) is a guide for parents who want to raise kind, resilient, and grounded children in a busy and uncertain world. Molly Baskette and Ellen O’Donnell combine insights from faith and child psychology to address topics such as screen time, stress, family routines, gratitude, and forgiveness. The book reassures parents that they do not need to be perfect to create a loving home.

• Parents do not have to be perfect to build a loving home; imperfection can be part of family life.
• The book draws on both faith and child psychology to guide parents through everyday challenges.
• It aims to help children grow up kind, resilient, and grounded despite a busy and uncertain world.
• Kindness, curiosity, and acceptance are the foundation of a home where every family member can grow authentically.
• Practical topics include screen time, stress, family routines, gratitude, and forgiveness.

Molly Baskette and Ellen O’Donnell bring together experience in ministry and psychology. Baskette is an American church minister and author, and O’Donnell is a paediatric psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and an instructor at Harvard Medical School.