Parenting Books
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Yes, can share good on parenting pls?
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Chief, mebbe can alter title to : Parenting Books?
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I don't read parenting books. My main parenting tips come from oberservations of how other parents treat their kids, solve their kids problems, how teachers teach and treat the class students (from what my girl had reported to me everyday) and through kiasuparents forum. I also have a very supporting hubby, we would discuss problems, solutions, role playing and strategies to apply on our girl's issues.
Sometimes, I feel that parenting is more difficult to handle than office politics ! haha ! -
I meant to say share good books on parenting. Anyone to recommend?
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I read quite a few....doesn't make a better parent, I think :lol: because saying/writing is easier than doing ?
but I like books and I like to read them...so :oops:
these are the ones I have and recommend :
1. The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness: Five Steps to Help Kids Create and Sustain Lifelong Joy
2. Raising Boys: Why Boys Are Different - and How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men
3. How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk -
"The five love languages of your family" by Gary Chapman, is very enlightening…I learnt alot from it. It talks about knowing our children/spouse’s love language, and how we can express them…
The five love languages are:
1. Physical touch
2. Words of affirmation
3. Quality time
4. Gifts
5. Acts of service -
//Editor's note: Topic selected for http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/learning-parenting-through-books.
Here are my thoughts and tips on Parenting Literature:
1. It is good to read up before your first child arrives, and during the first few years you will find them a useful reference.
2. Read a variety of subjects. Some important ones include nutrition, growth, sleep issues and illnesses.
3. IMPORTANT: Books are no substitute for real experience.
4. IMPORTANT: Eventually you will start to realize not everything you read in books works. What this means is that you have to start applying selectively - some methods authors recommend may not work for your child. Understand that no two children are alike. Different children respond differently to different methods.
Absorb major points but be prepared to dig elsewhere for specifics.
5. Supplement what you read with what you learn in real experience, as well as other sources of information, including from relatives, friends and of course, the internet.
6. You will likely find discussion more educational than non-interactive sources of information (like books).
7. Bear in mind that a lot of parenting literature in books are written by non-Asians. You will soon realize that a lot of what they say doesn't really make sense in an Asian family.
8. Note in particular the western diet. These books will inadvertently be \"converting\" you and your child to a western diet, which in some nutritional circles, is not a good thing, because the western diet is sometimes alien to Asians. This is subjective though.
9. The same applies to what you read on the internet.
10. For first-time parents: there is this phenomenon where some things in the entire experience of parenting are only known to those who have experienced it. For some reason, there is always some parenting wisdom out there which is never captured in books. You may read a hundred books and webpages and never find the answer to your problem, but the moment you ask someone (a real person), the answer appears immediately.
Point is: if all else (ie. books) fail, ask around.
In conclusion - books are an important foundation for parents, but nothing beats talking to fellow parents.
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I believe there is a lot in books that we can learn from … like this book. There are lots of inspirations that I can draw upon, and a lot of times … not so much on the technique but just giving the tired soul the lift.
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters by Meg Meeker -
I have a 2 yrs old child very active.recently she is getting into my nerves.when i scolded her she wud smile and think it was a game.when i asked her to stop doing someting,she wud continued.if she throw things on the floor,i asked her to picked up,she wud picked up and throw on the table with a huh sound.I don't like to scold or beat her all the time.I hope it is not affecting her now.i hope parents with the same experiences pls advise me on how to discipline my child.tq.
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hi blessedone, sounds similar to the experience of a number of us. You can check out the discussion over here:
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6129
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