Summary
Essential parenting advice from one of today’s leading psychologists, at your fingertipsWhat is the most treasured resource for families with young children? Time. Between keeping house, shopping, doing chores, and getting everyone to work and school,let alone fitting in family meals, fun activities, and much-needed downtime,being a parent can require major feats of scheduling. While parents don’t always have hours to pore over parenting books, they could use short, to-the-point advice on t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780738217505 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0738217506 |
| Author: | David Elkind |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books |
| Imprint: | Da Capo Lifelong |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 8 July 2014 |
| Weight: | 299g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm |
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Publishers Weekly, 7/7/14 “An astute and easy-to-read abecedary of tips for parenting tots…Elkind is especially attuned to questions about the challenges of parenting that were unheard of a century, or even a generation, ago…This breezy but substantive guide will make a terrific baby shower present and will find a welcome place on many a bedside table.” Philadelphia Tribune, 7/31/14 “[A] quick, easy guide to kids.” Bookviews, August 2014 “Covers a wide range of subjects and offers solutions to run-of-the-mill concerns as well as the more multifaceted issues…Dr. Elkind gives 500-word answers to more than a hundred of the most common questions parents ask.” Hudson Valley News, August 2014 “Big issues here, such as the right amount of computer time, (the biggie) ‘bad language,’ sibling rivalry, homework issues, manners, you name it.” Midwest Book Review, September 2014 “This book packs in plenty of facts to over a hundred of the most common questions parents have.” San Francisco Book Review, 9/5/14 “This is not your average parenting guide…There is plenty of fantastic information to be found here…Elkind’s liberal and open approach to many a topic considered taboo is commendable.”
About The Author
David Elkind
David Elkind, Ph.D., is a professor emeritus of the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University and the author of more than a dozen books, including The Hurried Child and The Power of Play. Through his writings, media appearances, and lectures in the United States and abroad, he is recognized as one of the leading advocates for the preservation of childhood. He lives on Cape Cod.
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