-- A clinical psychologist shows new parents how to develop the ten most important skills they will need to deal with most parenting issues
-- Presented in an engaging and supportive format designed to appeal to younger parents and first-time parents of any age
For the many men and women who are becoming parents for the first time, and especially for teenage parents who need to deal with the sudden responsibilities of parenting, author Kim Paleg offers support and practical counsel in this easy-to-use guide. In ten warm, straightforward chapters, Paleg describes in detail the skills parents most need to learn, including advice on how to nurture a child emotionally as well as physically how to listen to a child and foster self-esteem, how to solve problems, handle discipline issues, cope with anger, and take care of themselves as well as the child.
Stimulating exercises accompany each chapter, encouraging new parents to recall their own experiences -- those that promoted self-confidence, taught respect, made them feel loved -- as a means of recognizing the best ways of interacting with their own child.
Perfect as a gift for any mother- or father-to-be, and useful for those in health or mental health fields, social workers, teachers, and other counseling professionals, this parenting primer is full of good, solid advice for dealing with the often overwhelming issues and situations that having a child creates.
