The Big Book of Parenting Solutions: 101 Answers to Your Everyday Challenges and Wildest WorriesISBN: 978-0-7879-8831-9
Paperback
736 pages
September 2009, Jossey-Bass
|
Borba, author and Today Show regular, employs a cookbooklike
approach in her latest volume: rather than read through the entire
tome, parents can flip to topics pertinent to their family. Borba
opens with a friendly overview, noting that contemporary parents
feel more stressed and find their roles increasingly difficult
(June Cleaver, she points out, didn't have to deal with
cyberbullying or Facebook). With characteristic wit, Borba
identifies the ?seven deadly parenting styles,? including
helicopter, buddy, incubator, bandage, paranoid, accessory
parenting (judging themselves by their kids' accolades) and
secondary parenting (relinquishing power to such outsiders as
marketers or the media). In nine sections on family, behavior,
character, emotions, social scene, school, special needs,
day-to-day and electronics, the author urges readers to roll up
their sleeves and get back to basic, instinctual parenting. As she
tackles 101 issues ranging from sibling rivalry, lying and peer
pressure to cell-phone use and TV addiction, Borba helps readers
identify the reason underlying the behavior or problem, and work
with 10 essential principles of change. With her no-nonsense yet
compassionate voice, Borba once again delivers an indispensable
resource for parents of toddlers to 13-year-olds. (Sept.)
(Publishers Weekly, July 20, 2009)
A Recommended Read for Moms by Working Mother magazine: "Educational psychologist and Today show parenting expert Dr. Michele Borba has compiled 101 answers to your most perplexing kid conundrums, from early childhood challenges like thumbsucking and tantrums to later behaviors like bullying and drug use to universals like adoption and divorce. The easy-to-use problem/solution format will have you battling your biggest parenting crises with confidence." (October 2009)