Letting Go as Children Grow: From Early Intimacy to Full Independence - A Parent's Guide

By Deborah Jackson

This groundbreaking book considers the inner world of the child and argues that children are more capable than many of us realise something that is not considered by the so-called experts. Babies make... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0747565767
• ISBN13: 9780747565765
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Bloomsbury UK
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

a book for a different approach to child rearing

I found this book extremely interesting because it presents a whole new different way to approach your relationship with your children. The basic ideas could be trust your children, let them be themselves, and be genuine. Real parents are tired at times, make plenty of mistakes, change their minds on different subjects and do not know everything. We can all learn things from our children. I believe that if you treat children like animals they will behave like animals, and if you treat them like persons they will behave accordingly. I also like the way it is written, switching from the author's experience rearing her three children and the varied input she has received from other parents, professional play therapists and other written material she has read. At the end of each chapter there is a summary, one page with the main ideas that could help you through tough moments. I also found 'Three in a bed' by the same author most inspiring.

Useful Tips

A good book full of tips and ideas, that lets you decide what kind of education you rather give your children, specially when you feel guilty about not following the most common set of rules. However, I liked "three in a bed" book from the same author much better, found it more easy-going and recommend it even more.