Raising a Happy, Unspoiled Child

REQUIRED READING FOR PARENTS WHO WANT TO GIVE THEIR CHILD THE BEST START IN LIFEMust your charming five-month-old turn into a tiny terror? Are the 'terrible twos' and public tantrums inevitable? Burton White, author of the classic The First Three Years of Life, doesn't think so. Basing his recommendations on thirty-seven years of research and observation, White shows how to bring up an independent, socially secure, and delightful child.In his groundbreaking and easy-to-follow book, White takes parents through the normal development stages of their child's first thirty-six months, recommending the best ways to:React to a child's intentional cryCope with stranger anxiety, separation anxiety, and sibling rivalryManage unacceptable behavior without causing emotional harm to a child or damaging the parent/child relationshipHandle challenging sleep situations, calm a cranky newborn, and deal with the toddler's fine art of the whineAll parents who want a peaceful, loving relationship with their child instead of a constant emotional tug-of-war will find that Raising a Happy, Unspoiled Child is the one book that must have a place on their shelf.