For
many years, audiences of NBC's Today show soaked up Dr. Sylvia
Rimm's advice on child rearing. Now parents can consult an
actual blueprint for bringing up their children in this book.
In her compassionate yet no-nonsense style, she presents parents
with basic strategies for guiding their children from birth
to young adulthood. She explains how to give children a sense
of confidence without "over-empowering" them, set
positive expectations by example as well as through direct
praise, and teach habits that encourage learning.
A
few of the many topics: Toys that teach, selection of child
care, guiding TV use, dealing with attention deficit disorders,
coping with test anxiety, encouraging children to do chores,
single parenting, school communication, grandparenting, and
setting expectations.
"A
useful guide for parents by a wise and sensitive observer
of children."
--Jerome Kagan, Ph.D., Dept. of Psychology, Harvard University
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