Parenting is as Parenting Does: Getting Off the Merry-Go-Round

It's a tough job being a parent but one every parent will love — eventually. Bearing a child is just the beginning. Parenting, if done well, is a 24/7 proposition. This comprehensive textbook provides information for parents that will help them get off the merry-go-round of parenting, seemingly going in circles and up and down without getting anywhere.

This book addresses issues of teaching in the home, choosing songs and games and other interesting activities for family members, providing an atmosphere in the home to appreciate the arts, have fun and laughter, and develop effective family relationships in a home where individuals are celebrated, not clones of one another.

It provides ways parents can help their children become self-reliant individuals through focus on the development of friendship, intimacy, loving relationships, rituals and traditions, and the ability to cope with stress and crises. It also provides helpful counsel for single parents and stepparents.