The Bear Essentials: Everything Today's Hard-Pressed Parent Needs to Know About Bringing Up Happy, Healthy Kids

by Jan Berenstain

From the creators of the original, bestselling children's "issue" series, First Time Books®, comes a practical, down-to-earth guide to handling the very toughest parenting challenges.

Combining humor with the trademark homespun common sensibility that parents have come to depend upon from Stan and Jan Berenstain, each chapter of The Bear Essentials covers a specific tricky or worrisome passage of child-rearing.

For example, "No Two Alike" is about promoting individuality and self-esteem. "Weighing in on Obesity" deals with one of the most serious and rapidly emerging problems among the under 12 set. "Expletives Deleted—Please!" helps parents cope with foul language.

144 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Stan and Jan Berenstain (often called The Berenstains) were American writers and illustrators best known for creating the children's book series the Berenstain Bears. Their son Mike Berenstain joined them as a creative team in the late 1980s.

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 1/2 stars. Neat little parenting book by the authors who brought us the beloved bears. Enjoyed how they did tie ins back to their books, good for reference.