Book Review - The Secret of Happy Children by Steve Biddulph

Some thoughts on parenting first.... Don't wait to make your son a great man - make him a great boy. The ability to say "No" is perhaps the greatest gift a parent has. Parents wonder why the streams are bitter when they themselves have poisoned the fountain. Children who avoid the mistakes their parents made often make the mistakes their parents avoided. Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. - Chinese Proverb Parents spend the first part of a child's life getting him to walk and talk, and the rest of his childhood getting him to sit down and shut up. "You can't read a book and cook a dish" is a saying. You can't also learn swimming by reading a book. But if you have children, you would agree, parenting is a job that needs a manual. Though parents somehow manage to bring up children, making happy children is going one step further. Here is a book that reveals "The Secret of Happy Children" by Steve Biddulph, full of humour, warmth and practical help. Read on.

This book helps you with parent-child communication from babyhood to teens. It has received widespread praise as a book which gives you heart to be more yourself as a parent – stronger, more loving, more definite, more relaxed. Reading this book, you’ll find yourself letting go of old, negative approaches, and freeing up more energy to enjoy your kids and take back your life. 

Steve Biddulph answers all of the following questions:

·         Stopping tantrums before they start.

·         Curing shyness in your children.

·         The skills of fathering.

·         How to cure whingeing kids.

·         Being a single parent – how to make it easier.

·         Kids and TV.

·         Food and behaviour – it makes a huge difference.

·         The ten minutes that can save your marriage.

...AND MUCH MORE IN THE BOOK...