The first thing I noticed when I opened up the box for "The Big Book of Parenting Solutions: 101 Answers to Your Everyday Challenges and Wildest Worries" by Michele Borba was the title was not kidding, this is one big book. It's over 700 pages! Of course page count is not the measure of quality when it comes to a book, it's the information contained in those pages. With "The Big Book of Parenting," the content is just as impressive as the book's size.
The book contains answers to what the author calls the top 101 contemporary child-rearing challenges. The strategies are based on sound psychological principles and proven scientific research and can be used immediately by the reader. The strategies are designed for children three to thirteen, regardless of gender, race, religion, or culture. With that said, these are general strategies, and the reader should take the suggestions, strategies and ideas presented in this volume and modify them to fit the specific needs of the child they are working with and the family values being taught in the reader's home.
There is a good introduction that not only advises the reader on the design of the book and how to use it, but also some general parenting advice. The 101 solutions are divided into parts titled: Family, Behavior, Character, Emotions, Social Scene, School, Special Needs, Day to Day, and Electronics. Under these topics you will find the various problems and solutions.
For instance, say you want to know how to deal with tantrums. You find tantrums under the Behavior section and go to that solution. It tells you there is additional information in different parts of the text, defines the problem, the change you will want, why change, signs and symptoms that the tantrums are becoming something to worry about, and then the solution. The solution actually takes up several pages and includes early intervention, rapid response, and developing habits for change. There are also side boxes that contain helpful advice and real life examples and cases.
The book contains answers to what the author calls the top 101 contemporary child-rearing challenges. The strategies are based on sound psychological principles and proven scientific research and can be used immediately by the reader. The strategies are designed for children three to thirteen, regardless of gender, race, religion, or culture. With that said, these are general strategies, and the reader should take the suggestions, strategies and ideas presented in this volume and modify them to fit the specific needs of the child they are working with and the family values being taught in the reader's home.
There is a good introduction that not only advises the reader on the design of the book and how to use it, but also some general parenting advice. The 101 solutions are divided into parts titled: Family, Behavior, Character, Emotions, Social Scene, School, Special Needs, Day to Day, and Electronics. Under these topics you will find the various problems and solutions.
For instance, say you want to know how to deal with tantrums. You find tantrums under the Behavior section and go to that solution. It tells you there is additional information in different parts of the text, defines the problem, the change you will want, why change, signs and symptoms that the tantrums are becoming something to worry about, and then the solution. The solution actually takes up several pages and includes early intervention, rapid response, and developing habits for change. There are also side boxes that contain helpful advice and real life examples and cases.
My wife and I have struggled with many of the challenges presented in this massive tome of information. At times it has been frustrating not knowing the best way to deal with certain issues. I'm extremely happy to have this guide as a resource to help us raise our daughter. I just wish this extremely practical book would have been available a couple of years ago. If you are raising kids from three to thirteen, I recommend Michele Borba's book to assist you with being the best parent you can possibly be.