Overview

Functioning as a kind of quick-reference guide to parenting, this concise book discusses child development, describes basic temperament traits, and offers many practical child-guidance tools as it introduces a problem-solving process known as STAR Parenting. Parents will be able to use the information to more effectively deal with children’s feelings and reduce power struggles.Actuando como un tipo de guía rápida de referencia para la crianza de hijos, este corto libro discute el desarrollo infantil, describe rasgos básicos de temperamento y ofrece muchas herramientas prácticas para guiar a los niños mientras presenta un proceso para resolver problemas llamado STAR Parenting. Los padres podrán usar esta información para lidiar más efectivamente con los sentimientos de los niños y reducir luchas por el poder.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Crary is the award-winning author of more than 40 children’s and child-guidance publications. She has taught parenting education, with an emphasis on problem-solving and skill-building methods, and established Parenting Press in 1979. She lives in Seattle. Marina Patino de McVittie has more than 20 years of teaching experience, including as an extension lecturer at the University of Washington, translator at Seattle Language Academy, and visiting assistant professor at Reed College. She is on the faculty at the Northwest School in the modern languages department.