The Art and Science of Parenting and Grandparenting : Raising Emotionally Healthy Children in a Challenging World

This book is an indispensable source of guidance and wisdom on the most critical challenges facing contemporary parents and grandparents. It should be read by parents and grandparents, physicians, child and family therapists, teachers, child development specialists, and anyone committed to the well-being of children and families.

The Art and Science of Parenting and Grandparenting is an indispensable source of guidance and wisdom on the most critical challenges facing contemporary parents and grandparents. Award-winning psychologist Kenneth Barish shows how we can protect our children’s emotional health, support their love of learning, have better conversations, and nurture children’s empathy and kindness toward others. Dr. Barish presents comprehensive, multi-step plans for solving many problems of daily family life. He offers insights from neuroscience, child development research, clinical and educational programs for children, and from his experience of more than 40 years as a child psychologist, father, and grandfather. This book should be read by parents and grandparents, physicians, child and family therapists, teachers, child development specialists, and anyone committed to the well-being of children and families.