Purchase
RED FLAGS OR RED HERRINGS?
By: Susan Engel
Predicting Who Your Child Will Become
Atria
February 2011
On Sale: February 8, 2011
288 pages
ISBN: 1439150117
EAN: 9781439150115
Hardcover
Add to Wish List
Non-Fiction | Self-Help
Take the worry out of parentingΓ’β¬Β¦ These days, parenthood and anxiety seem to go hand in hand, especially given that itΓ’β¬β’s harder than ever to raise happy, well-adjusted kids in our complicated world. And all parents long to figure out just who their child will become when he or she grows up. But with websites, media, and other parents providing an endless stream of advice about how to raise a perfect and perfectly happy child, how can you really know whom to trust? Susan Engel draws on her years of experience as a developmental psychologist, educator, and mother to help parents stop worrying about their young childrenΓ’β¬β’s future and stop trying to control their formative years. Offering an intriguing new way of thinking about child development, she uses both personal and professional research to identify problematic behaviors that require intervention and gives reassurance about those that donΓ’β¬β’t. Unlike many parenting experts, Engel encourages perspective and acceptance: rambunctious children will calm down as they find activities to absorb their intellectual energy; similarly, as shy kids grow, they will learn how to reach out to others on a one-to-one level. Engel provides straightforward guidance about issues of major concern for parentsΓ’β¬βhappiness, intelligence, love, and moralityΓ’β¬βwhile blending stories about real children with relevant and up-to-the-minute social and clinical research. This absorbing narrative is an indispensable tool that will restore your sanity, help you sleep better, and put the joy back in child-raising.
 Media BuzzGood Morning America - February 11, 2011
| 
© 2003-2026