Parenting For Dummies

Parenting For Dummies

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We humans are pretty clever. We€ve mastered fire, invented the wheel, calculated the age of the Universe, sent people to the Moon, built machines that think, and cracked the genome. So you€d think that with all our smarts, somebody would€ve come up with a surefire formula for raising kids. Maybe that€s because every child, like every parent, is an individual, and no two parent-child relationships are ever the same. So, you can give up any notions of being a perfect parent. But, you can learn to keep the big mistakes to a minimum and make the parenting enterprise easier and more rewarding for your children and you. Which is where this book comes in. <p>Whether you€re child is a newborn, a teen, or somewhere in-between, <i>Parenting For Dummies</i> gives you the scoop on parenting basics. From dealing with a crying baby and potty training, to building self-esteem and talking with them about sex, it offers a gold mine of up-to-date advice and guidance on how to:</p> <ul> <li>Learn to communicate with your kids</li> <li>Develop a good relationship with your kids</li> <li>Keep your kids safe and healthy</li> <li>Help your kids grow up to be good people</li> <li>Keep your cool and control their behavior</li> <li>Discipline constructively and with a minimum of stress</li> <li>Build self-esteem in your children</li> <li>Avoid committing the parenting sins your parents taught you</li> </ul> <p>Experts Sandy and Dan Gookin€"she€s the parenting expert for <i>Parents Magazine</i> and <i>Working Mother Magazine</i> and he€s a father of four€"avoid the psychological hype and medical terminology and give you the straight poop on all aspects of child-rearing, including:</p> <ul> <li>Speaking and listening to kids</li> <li>The importance of being consistent</li> <li>Keeping a sense of humor</li> <li>Dealing with babies</li> <li>Childhood growth and development</li> <li>Health and nutrition</li> <li>Kids€ changing physical needs</li> <li>Developing a good person</li> </ul> <p>Written by parents for parents, <i>Parenting For Dummies</i> gives you the know-how and skills you need to be the parent of healthy, happy kids.</p>