Positive Parenting: Raising Children with Self-Esteem

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Based on the belief that only when a child is convinced that its parents are on its side can it develop true self-esteem and develop into a self-confident, self-reliant and happy person, this book offers parents straightforward advice. It does not explain how or when to potty-train or move a child from a cot to a bed, but uses words such as praise, play, time, touch and talk, to advise both new and experienced parents about what helps children to develop and what blocks progress. The book's two core messages are: believe in yourself; and what you do is less important than how you do it.

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Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer is the author of two parenting skills programmes and four bestselling practical books on parenting; all of which are published in the USA. She is a freelance journalist and writer in the UK, writing for leading national newspapers such as the London Times (Parents page), The Independent (education features), the Observer (comment and focus pieces on social policy) and the Daily Telegraph (education). She has also contributed seminar papers on various aspects of children's mental health and learning to London University's Institute of Education and the Institute for Public Policy Research, a leading UK think tank.