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It's time to re-write the rule book on raising a child. Based on over 700 scientific studies into children's development, BMA award-winning author and child psychotherapist Dr. Margot Sunderland explains how to develop your child's potential to the full. Find out the truth about popular childcare tactics, how touch, laughter and play build emotional wellbeing for life, and the strategies for effectively dealing with temper tantrums and tears. This is the first practical parenting book to give you the facts, not the fiction on the best way to bring up your child, essential for any parent.
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First prize winner in the Popular Medicine Category of the 2007 BMA Medical Book Awards
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good parenting book, but with one significant weakness.,
This review is from: What Every Parent Needs to Know: The incredible effects of love, nurture and play on your child's development (Paperback)
Most of this book is excellent and I would recommend it very highly but for one very important chapter: All about discipline.
The author simply has no idea of the difference between punishments and consequences - and it is a crucial difference that parents must understand if they are to discipline with love and kindness. A consequence is something that repairs damage or makes restitution in some way. A punishment, on the other hand, extracts retribution. Assume that your child writes on the wall. A consequence of this would be that she has to clean it up. An alternative consequence may be that she has to sit in a chair in silence while watching an obviously irritated Dad clean it up. A punishment would be something like not allowing her to watch a TV program or something else completely unrelated to the "crime." The crucial difference is that children will accept and learn from consequences but will inevitably resent punishments. (And it should be noted that "Time Out" is a punishment. You are thinking that your child in "Time Out" is considering the error of her ways. She is, in fact, seething inside at the injustice you have heaped upon her. She may come out of "Time Out" a bit calmer, but I promise you that she is no wiser.) Apart from this, the book is very good and makes clear explanations of the neuroscience behind children's development and how best to help your children grow up into happy and healthy individuals.
31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great way to eliminate doubt and become an empowered parent,
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This review is from: The Science of Parenting (Paperback)
What's the difference between a distressed fit of crying and a controlling 'little Nero' tantrum? How does letting a very young baby cry itself to sleep release harmful body chemicals and discourage trust? How do loving, nurturing behaviours coupled with firm boundaries make for a harmonious relationship with your child?
These and many other questions answered. There are so many old wives' tales around when it comes to raising your baby and child that this book, by a responsible and caring child psychologist, helps you work out sensible solutions. Are doctors and health visitors always right when giving advice on the emotional health of your baby or does an expert in attachment perhaps have better answers? This book helps you decide and become an empowered parent. It puts the child centre stage because the early experiences of a baby set patterns for life. At the same time, it honours the needs of mothers, who need love, support and community. I hope this is the way parenting will progress in future years. Please read this book if you are pregnant or a new mother... it's very helpful...
78 of 83 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
At last! A real science based parenting book!,
By Ellie (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Science of Parenting: Practical Guidance on Sleep, Crying, Play and Building Emotional Wellbeing for Life (Hardcover)
In a world where one is bombarded by conflicting advice about what is best for my child (sleep routines, behaviour, tantrums, etc.), this book is like a breath of fresh air. Unlike those thousands of opinion based parenting books, which have no scientific evidence to corroborate those opinions, The Science of Parenting is packed with useful advice, backed up with literally hundreds of scientific studies.
The author conveys what are quite complex scientific concepts in easy to understand language, diagrams and she uses examples of behaviour that I have seen in my own child. It's so refreshing to see something solid and different from the same old baby books, and it's a fascinating read!
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