52 Weeks of Parenting Wisdom: Effective Strategies for Raising Happy, Responsible Kids

How we parent matters, and we can all be better parents by working at it step by step. Meg Akabas builds on this philosophy, providing easy-to-implement strategies in once-a-week chapters that you can read in just a few minutes. Each chapter provides a salient piece of advice on one specific topic such as: respect, self-control, cooperation, sibling relations, or sleep habits. Rather than overwhelm with psychological studies and theories, this book helps busy parents make attainable and effective changes in their parenting. For any parent overwhelmed by parenting advice overload, 52 Weeks of Parenting Wisdom offers real guidance you can use with your children today.

Meg Akabas is the founder of New York City-based Parenting Solutions(TM), a consultancy designed to help parents discover the joy in parenting. She provides one-on-one consultations and leads workshops for parents and teachers on infancy through pre-adolescence. Meg has served as president of the board of two Manhattan schools and has more than 18 years of leadership experience in nursery and elementary schools. She has been awarded the "Parenting Educator Credential" from the New York State Parenting Education Partnership and serves on the NYSPEP steering committee. Meg lives with her husband in Manhattan, where they have raised four children. For more, visit www.parenting-solutions.com.