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Book SynopsisScreen time. Daycare. Praise. Sleep training. Spanking and time-outs. Helicopter versus old school parenting. There are a lot of questions facing parents of young children but consistent and reliable science-based answers can be hard to find. Parenting Made Complicated, written by child psychiatrist Dr. David Rettew, tackles many of the biggest controversies facing new parents today and examines the science behind these issues with writing that is lively, personal, non-preachy, and even funny. This book doesn''t assume that the correct answer for each parenting dilemma is the same for each child. Instead it describes how different approaches may be required based on a child''s unique temperament or other important factors. Practical, informed, and entertaining, Parenting Made Complicated is a complete resource for parents and professionals alike who are looking for dependable information about today''s parenting controversies.
Trade ReviewDr. Rettew does not offer hyped shortcuts. He tells it like it is: parenting is indeed complicated business. As a parent, scientist, and gifted writer, his volume provides much needed direction to the imperfect parents trying their hardest that we all are. * Dr. Andrés Martin, former editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry *
Part scientist, part physician, part artist, and all parent — Dr. Rettew has given us a generous gift. Thoughtful, insightful, and eminently readable, Parenting Made Complicated will educate and delight moms and dads as they wade through the all too often murky waters of parenthood. * Jess Shatkin, author of Born to Be Wild *
Table of ContentsPart 1: General Principles 1. It Depends Unpacking the Most Boring Answer in Science 2. Child Temperment A Primer on Personality Differences in Children 3. Tiger/Attatchment/Helicopter Parenting Searching for Truth Among the Books and the Blogs Part 2: Infancy 4. Pick Them Up or Let Them Cry (For a While)? The Passionate Debate over Sleep Training 5. Working Making Peace with the Childcare Wars 6. Got Milk? The Case for Breastfeeding Leading to Smarter and Happier Kids 7. Blue, Pink or Yellow? How Parents Can Affect Gender Development Part 3. Toddlers and Preschoolers 8. Yucky Finding Solutions for Picky Eaters 9. For the Sake of the Kids Considerations on Separation and Divorce 10. Sparing the Rod (and the Chair?) Spanking, Time-Outs, and Other Disciplinary Techniques 11. IToddler The Effects of Early Media and Technology Use 12. Good Job! Science Examines Praising and Overpraising 13. The Next Steps Putting Knowledge Into Action 14. References
