'This brilliant and essential parenting compendium is laugh-out-loud AND educational. We are grabbing for it, from the toilet to the dinner table, when cornered without an answer.' Laura and Russell Brand

Relatable and reassuring... a wonderfully comprehensive guidebook written with humour and sensitivity.' The School of Life

Imagine the scene: you're trying to put the kids to bed, your brain has checked out for the day and suddenly, from nowhere, all manner of unrelated, but potentially important, questions are flung into the night-time routine as you're trying to get them to brush their teeth properly:
* But why are humans ruining the planet?
* But why don't boys wear dresses?
* But why do people get married?
* But why do we have feelings?

But Why? aims to help you tackle those awkward questions that can floor the best of us. With a foreword by leading psychotherapist Anna Mathur, (author of Mind Over Mother) this book is informed by a huge, varied body of research. Including conversations with experts, via Clemmie's popular 'Honestly' podcast, plus the insight of 300-plus contributors to Clemmie's blog 'Mother of All Lists', and, of course, her own experience as a mother of three.

It can't promise definitive answers, but it will give you a wealth of ideas to draw upon, along with tips on how to explore the topics mindfully, pointers on where to seek more information and, perhaps most importantly, a reminder of what you absolutely should avoid saying to your kids even if you're knackered or have been caught off-guard.