The Secret of Happy Children : A Guide for Parents - Softcover

Steve Biddulph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0722536690 ISBN 13: 9780722536698

Publisher: Thorsons, 1998

Synopsis

This book -- a classic worldwide bestseller -- aims to let parents be themselves and children grow up happy, full of self-esteem and feeling loved. Steve Biddulph lets you into the mind of your child to show how the positive ways in which you relate to a child will have a strong effect on growing self esteem, responsibility, stable emotions and present and future happiness. He shows how negative language will affect children and explains why children may rebel and how you should deal with any discipline problem that should occur. You will find out how kids experience emotions such as anger, fear, apathy. Other issues are discussed such as fathering, ages and stages, stopping tantrums before they start, and curing shyness. The book is full of scenarios, familiar dialogues and case histories with cartoons.

About this title

About the Author

Steve Biddulph has worked as a family therapist since the 1970s. He is also the author of More Secrets of Happy Children ( Thorsons pub date April 1999) and Raising Boys (Thorsons pub date Sept 98). He is an internationally respected child psychologist with an ever-increasing following.

From Library Journal

This book by an Australian psychologist with more than 20 years' experience has sold more than one million copies worldwide, and this accessible North American edition will win over many more readers. Using the premise that children's happiness depends upon parents or other adults who share in child rearing, the author explains how to interact positively with children, from infancy to adolescence. Simple language, anecdotes, line drawings, and charts describe scientific findings related to parent-child communication. For example, Biddulph highlights the benefits of an extended family and shows how to adapt one's own situation to create one; this segues beautifully into another chapter, which explains that parents should make time for themselves and not become run-down. Some Aussie lingo may confuse American readers such as "I'll bread you!" (meaning to hit). Illustrations greatly enhance the good-humored prose, and the appendix offers tips on how teachers, politicians, relatives, neighbors, and friends can help parents. A short list of references is included. Highly recommended for all libraries. Alice Hershiser, Reedville, VA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorsons
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0722536690
• ISBN 13: 9780722536698
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 160