The Mother of All Parenting Books: The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Happy, Healthy Child from Preschool through the Preteens (Paperback)

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Product Description

For parents tired of being bossed around by parenting "experts," here's a breath of fresh air. Without lecturing or insisting on a specific approach, this comprehensive, fact-filled guide empowers mothers and fathers by providing authoritative information on all health and parenting issues concerning children from preschoolers to preteens. Bursting with helpful information and vetted for accuracy by a panel of health authorities, it addresses such perennial hot topics as sibling rivalry, discipline, bullying, and spanking and lets parents choose the course of action that works best for them and their children.

Ann Douglas (Ontario, Canada) is the author of The Mother of All Pregnancy Books (0-7645-6516-8), The Mother of All Baby Books (0-7645-6616-4), and the upcoming The Mother of All Toddler Books (0-7645-4417-9). She is a regular contributor to pregnancy and parenting magazines and Web sites in both Canada and the U.S.

From the Back Cover

Your child’s growing up! From preschool to the preteens, raising your boy or girl is an exhilarating, challenging time. The Mother of All Parenting Books is a comforting instruction manual for the day-to-day adventures that await you. Packed with practical strategies, handy checklists, and parent-tested advice, this comprehensive, down-to-earth guide is a breath of fresh air for moms and dads, empowering you to choose a parenting style that works best for you and your children.

Warm and entertaining, The Mother of All Parenting Books provides an authoritative yet non-bossy approach to everything from discipline and sibling rivalry to teaching values, encouraging academic success, and promoting effective communication. Inside you’ll find the straight facts about difficult subjects, such as spanking, bullying, raising children with special needs, and parent burnout. You also get a first-aid guide, a directory of key parenting organizations, and the answers to all your medical questions, vetted by a panel of health authorities. Plus, this book features nitty-gritty, from-the-trenches wisdom from other parents--the only ones who truly understand what it’s like to be in your shoes! Concise, dependable, and wonderfully reassuring, The Mother of All Parenting Books will help you guide your child through these roller coaster years--and raise a happy, healthy family!

Advance Praise for The Mother of All Parenting Books

"This book has all the answers that are missing from other parenting books! It’s honest, complete, well-researched . . . and not preachy."
--Dr. Cathryn Tobin, author of The Parent’s Problem Solver

Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (June 4, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764556185
• ISBN-13: 978-0764556180
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #250,212 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This item is part of The Mother of All Series.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Rocks!!!, July 27, 2009

By	Solomon Brenner (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As an educator and author of Black Belt Parenting, I appreciate the effort and wisdom shared in this book. A must have for all parents!

Thank You.
Black Belt Parenting