NANCY SAMALIN

Este libro extraordinario está basado tanto en la preocupación de los padres como en el desarrollo de la autoestima en los niños para establecer unas formas de conducta claras y consistentes. Cómo evitar las peleas cotidianas. Por qué los castigos no funcionan. Cómo tratar los enfados. Aprender a ser flexibles. Resolver rivalidades entre hermanos.

Este libro, de la autora de Con el cariño no basta, es una ayuda inestimable llena de ideas, estrategias y sugerencias fáciles de aplicar para que los padres con dos o más hijos puedan afrontar las situaciones de tensión y superar los conflictos derivados de la conducta infantil.

Esta obra ayuda a los padres a enfrentarse a un sentimiento normal e inevitable, incluso en el padre o la madre más cariñosos, que hace peligrar las relaciones entre padres e hijos: la ira. La autora nos enseña cómo expresar esta ira sin herir a nuestros hijos.

La autora, con su estilo absolutamente práctico, comparte sus cien mejores consejos con los padres para educar a los hijos con un amor incondicional, pero sin convertirse en un padre débil y dominado. Entre otros muchos temas, este libro le ayudará a tratar mejor: las luchas de poder, los desfases comunicativos, la rivalidad entre hermanos y gran cantidad de problemas cotidianos.

All those baby boomers who have embarked on the journey of raising their second and third children have found themselves left in the lurch by existing child care literature. Now child care expert Nancy Samalin, who has earned a reputation for her forgiving and empowering approach to parenting, brings her inspiring outlook to this guide to the pitfalls and rewards of parenting two or more children.Parents who consider themselves pros after the first child are in for a surprise when the encounter life after the second child is born and beyond. Suddenly their world is an exhausting haze of competing demands, perpetual squabbling, sibling rivalry, complaints of unfairness and "you love him more" (and sometimes you do), unrelenting stress, and a pervasive sense of guilt and inadequacy. Culled from her years of workshops with hundreds of parents, Nancy Samalin shares the trials and joys of parenthood and provides specific advice on steering your way through the parenting rapids. This is a must-read for todays harried parents.

Winner of Child Magazines Best Parenting Boo of 1991. "An honest look at how children can drive the most loving parent to periodic madness, along with practical suggestions for how to cope."—Adele F

In this now-classic, straightforward approach to childraising, Nancy Samalin shows parents how to set clear, concise guidelines to ensure positive and constructive discipline. Based on her extensive work with parents and children, she offers the most recent and invaluable advice on: Avoiding daily battles Using alternatives to punishment Dealing with anger Learning to let go Diminishing sibling rivalries and much, much more. Filled with practical solutions to everyday problems and thoughtful, useful information on opening up communication between the generations, Loving Your Child Is Not Enough will help parents to truly enjoy their childs growing years. Nancy Samalin is a contributing editor to Parents magazine with a regular column on discipline. Available on audiocassette from Penguin HighBridge Audio