Proactive Parenting: Guiding your Child from Two to Six

by Faculty of the Dept Child Dev., Tuft's University Department of Child De

An expert guide to the joys and challenges of parenting young children-from the renowned Eliot-Pearson Department that has helped children grow and learn for seventy-five years.

The Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University has always applied its resources to helping parents bring up happy, healthy children. Now the faculty offers a wealth of information and advice. It addresses questions such as:

€ Why is my three-year-old suddenly bossing her playmates around?
€ Should I worry when my son seems almost hypnotized by the TV?
€ How do I avoid unintentionally "labeling" my kids?
€ Will moving to a new house be too much for my child to handle right now?

Eliot-Pearson proposes that both child and parent are learners as they grow together. With this comprehensive book, you can look forward to more growth-and fewer growing pains.

Genres: Parenting

384 pages, Paperback

First published February 4, 2003

Reviews

[Jun Yan]

Couldn’t finish the second half of book. The writing is not fun and the list of suggestions are difficult to remember.

[Virginia]

I thought this one was better than most parenting books. It gives examples and then discusses them (a common style for parenting books). What I liked was the section on your child's temperament and how this affects their interaction with their parents and others. I also liked the chapter on friendship at different ages and I especially liked the chapter about supporting play. The rest of the book is ok- a lot of it doesn't apply to our family (ie. single parents, divorce, death, etc.). It was worth the read for me.

[Amanda]

After the first chapter I wanted to die of boredom. It was too clinical for me without enough real-life elements...sorry but a few case studies in 'out of home environments' does not give people with PhD's the right to judge what "type of child" you have (in my opinion) nor do I think that child-typing is effective for parenting. Never made it past the first chapter though, so this is more of an impression than a review.

[Laura]

Very practical advice, lots of examples/case studies. Not the most riveting as a straight read through, but I liked the tone.

[Valerie]

Found it very helpful. Learned a lot about toddlers social development and how to help them through difficult situations.

[Simone Isabella]

Enjoyed reading this book. Has plenty of examples. I really recommand this book.