Sibling Rivalry: Seven Simple Solutions - Softcover

Doherty, Karen; Coleridge, Georgia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0593059166 ISBN 13: 9780593059166

Publisher: Bantam Press, 2010

Synopsis

THE breakthrough guide to solving SIBLING RIVALRY!

* Do your children ever argue, fight or wind each other up?
* Do they get competitive, jealous or vie for your attention?
* Do you feel powerless to stop their squabbling?
* Do you long for a better atmosphere at home?

In the follow-up to their bestseller, Seven Secrets of Successful Parenting, Karen Doherty and Georgia Coleridge tackle Sibling Rivalry. Now, in this ingenious guide, Karen and Georgia use their seven ground-breaking parenting styles to resolve your family's problems; from small, petty irritations to deep seated rifts and resentments that can last for years. Incorporating masses of original material, with cutting-edge advice from both professionals and parents, they'll help you to:

* Stop your children's arguments in their tracks
* Help them resolve their disagreements
* Dissipate jealousy and resentment
* Create a happier family

Practical, flexible and packed full of clear, reassuring advice, Sibling Rivalry – Seven Simple Solutions will help your children get on better now and long into the future. It's ESSENTIAL READING FOR EVERY FAMILY!

About this title

About the Author

Karen Doherty is the mother of three girls and a boy and lives with her family in London. She worked at American TV networks CNBC and NBC as a news journalist and producer and has been an Ambassador for UK Youth. She did her BSc at the University of Southern California, and an MPhil at Magdalen College, Oxford. Karen is now running a free online website for parents. Take a look at KarenDoherty.com. Georgia Coleridge is the mother of three boys and a girl. For many years she was the Children's Book Editor of the Daily Mail . She has worked at You magazine and The Spectator and contributed to Radio 4's Front Row. She lives with her family in London and works as a professional healer. GeorgiaColeridgeHealing.com Mail on Sunday, You magazine. "With eight children between them, Georgia Coleridge and Karen Doherty have experienced every family peak and pitfall possible."

Review

"Sibling Wars - How do you stop the kids fighting? Relax, listen to them and remember, it's all part of growing up." Sunday Times, Style Magazine "Full of insightful suggestions for tackling this age-old problem, Sibling Rivalry is a book that any anxious mother will gulp down for comfort-reading and inspiration." Alice Hart-Davis, Author and Journalist "Anyone who is a brother or a sister or a parent will relate to this book - if only Karen and Georgia had predated Cain and Abel, then the course of history might have run smoother." Rachel Johnson, Editor and Author "'Sibling Rivalry' is certainly compelling reading, well set out and easy to read." Angels and Urchins Magazine "Based on hundreds of interviews with parents, psychologists and teachers, the book highlights some solutions for bad sibling behaviour that will really make a difference." Right Start Magazine

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593059166
• ISBN 13: 9780593059166
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304