Society keeps on telling us that being a parent is the best thing that could ever happen to you. However, we know that this role brings along a lot of complications, fears, worries, and inner conflicts.
It’s okay to be unable to understand your child from time to time. It’s okay to feel irritated, confused, angry, or lost. It’s okay to feel tired of being a parent.
Nobody is born a parent.
We found a few books that will help you figure out some complicated matters.
Julia Gippenreiter, “Communicate with the child. How?”
This book is a great instruction on how to communicate with your child. The author explains what unconditional acceptance is, how to talk to a child openly and without manipulations, which types of punishment are acceptable, and the reasons for misbehavior. Most importantly, the writer describes the miracles of maintaining an emotional and close communication with the child.
At the end of the book, you will find a story of a troubled teenager and an example of how his grandmother managed to establish a warm contact with him based on the recommendations to the book which helped the child to overcome a difficult crisis.
Lyudmila Petranovskaya, “Secret support: attachment in a child’s life”
This is a must-read for those who are concerned with their child’s future and wish to provide a healthy and sturdy foundation for it.
The book describes in detail how a child’s attachment to their parents is formed during every stage of their childhood, which actions encourage or destroy this relationship, and how to become supportive of your child. Reliable attachment is necessary for having stable and harmonious relationships in an adult life. This is why it’s so important to pay attention to the way it’s shaped.
Françoise Dolto, “The Cause of Children”
This book will help to expand your understanding of your child and their inner world. The author dwells on such topics as the rights of children, their sexuality, the influence of television, child’s insecurities, and early development. This is basically a manual for everyone who wishes to create a favorable atmosphere for their child.
David Cohen, “Great Psychologists as Parents: Does Knowing the Theory Make You an Expert?”
This book is a cure for your anxiety as a parent. It’s vivid, sometimes funny, sometimes tragic. The author talked to the children of renowned psychologists. Yes, the children of those people who founded modern psychology and whose works we use to bring up our children. Turns out, even the wisest of us can make a mistake. However, we don’t want to say too much: just read the book yourself.
