Thishelpfulguideanswerssomeofthemostcommonparentalqueries.Frombottles todiaperstocarseats,answersareexplained.Dr.TinaPayneBrysonhascombed throughpilesofresearchandurbanlegendstopresentthefactsaboutbreastmilkvs. bottle-feeding,allergensandsolidfoods,pacifierusageandweaning,andhowtoput childrenonapredictablesleepschedule.Byprovidingvariousschoolsofthought,pros andcons,scientificdata,andaconclusion,shegivesthereaderthefreedomtoform theirownconclusionwithoutoffendinganyone.
HowtoRaiseSuccessfulPeople
EstherWojcickiisarenownedhighschoolteacherinSiliconValleywhoiscreditedfor inspiringtheideasofseveralwell-knownpeople.Herdaughtersareaccomplished scholars,andC.E.O.s.Esthersharesherfree-spiritedmethodofchilddevelopmentin thisbook.ThefivepillarsofWoj’seffectiveparentingaretrust,respect,independence, collaboration,andkindness.T.R.I.C.K.introducesahands-offapproachthatstill infusesfeelingsofsupportandtrust.
UnequalChildhoods
The2003non-fictionbookUnequalChildhoods:Class,RaceandFamilyLifeexplores theconceptofintersectionality.Thisstudyexploressocialidentitiesconnectedwith power,privilege,andoppression.Insteadoffocusingonindividualaspectsofgender, race,class,sexualorientation,andreligion,AmericansociologistAnnetteLareau writesaboutastudyof88AfricanAmericanandwhitehouseholds.Theexperiment wasdesignedtounderstandhowmuchsocioeconomicclassaffectsfamilylifeand, moresignificantly,thelivesofchildren.Intersectionalparentingisexploredindetail. Thesecondeditionrevisitsthefamiliestenyearslater.
TheConsciousParent
Inthisbook,clinicalpsychologistShefaliTsabary,Ph.D.,discussesandinvestigates howparentsmightunintentionallypassontheirownmentalandemotionalflawsto theirchildren.Thisbookhelpsparentsrecognizetheiremotionallimitationsto supporttheirchildren’spersonaldevelopmentbetter.Astheadagegoes,youmusttake careofyourselfbeforeyoucanserveothers.