What is the best book for raising kids? (from 1 upwards)?
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Here are several great books:
The Discipline Book by Dr. Sears
The Successful Child by Dr. Sears
Adventures in Gentle Discipline by Hilary Flower
Kids, Parents & Power Struggles by Kurcinka
Kid Cooperation by Elizabeth Pantley
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Faber & Mazlish
Siblings Without Rivalry by Faber & Mazlish
Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline by Becky Bailey
i'd say the bible. those with huge pictures and simple words. that way they learn good things. and you know for sure. and not things like stealing or killing :D
I have never read books about raising kids. I did what felt right and checked with the doctor regarding any developmental concerns I had. Honestly this may not be the answer you were looking for but I think that using books can do more harm. They make you doubt your own feelings and thoughts. These are YOUR children, why trust advice from a book. No matter who wrote it. (The author does not know your children, your family, beliefs or the situation-- even if he/she has been in a similar situation it will not be the same.0
Have some faith in yourself and your decisions. I have seen more than a few new parents stick rigidly to a book's guidelines and though the kids weren't harmed, the parents were constantly on edge. (and questioning their actions)
I do like the answer about the bible though.
If you had to pick only one - How to Talk so Kids will Llisten and Listen so Kids will Talk.
Awesome, practical, easy to understand, encouraging, non-judgemental, and with a fool proof plan for grownups to maintain authority in their homes while raising kids who know how to regulate their own behavior in socially acceptable and goal achieving ways.
I don't think there is any one, single book that is the best. The best thing to do is order a periodical like Parents magazine. There's tips for all ages, so it will give you a heads up for later. Books like "What do expect when your expecting" type series, are good in the sense that they give you starting points, but by no means makes you an expert. Parenting is more of a practice than a study.
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