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National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data:
King, Jo Jackson.
Raising the best possible child : how to navigate parenting myths and bring up confident, happy kids / Jo Jackson King
ISBN: 978-0-7333-1630-2 (pbk.)
ISBN: 978-0-7304-9587-1 (epub.)
Bibliography.
Parenting.
Parent and infant.
Child rearing.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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