The Mother of All Parenting Books

Parenting is the toughest job on the planet. Fortunately, Canadian parents have Ann Douglas to turn to as their guide. Using her trademark non-bossy approach to all of the perennial parenting hot topics, Douglas has pulled together the latest research on everything from teaching kids self-discipline to preventing power struggles within the family to encouraging kids to feel great about themselves. The result is an all-Canadian guide to raising healthy, happy kids a book no Canadian parent should be without.THE MOTHER OF ALL PARENTING BOOKS DELIVERS:the facts on discipline-what works, what doesn't, and how your discipline methods need to evolve as your child grows olderpractical tips on teaching kids morals and values strategies for promoting healthy child-parent communicationadvice on avoiding parent burnoutthe lowdown on what it takes to keep kids safe today without smothering themthe facts on fitness, nutrition, and body image and the important role that parents have to play in modeling healthy living for their kidsresearch updates on bullying, eating disorders, childhood depression, and other important health and safety issuestips for riding out the sometimes rocky preteen yearsand a listing of Canadian resources.