The Art and Science of Parenting and Grandparenting

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.

Kenneth Barish, Ph.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychology at Weill Cornell Medicine and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.

Introduction. How to Be a Positive Influence in Your Grandchild's Life 1. How to Support Our Children's Emotional Health 2. How to Strengthen Our Children's Interest in Learning 3. How to Help Children Learn to Regulate Their Emotions 4. How to Foster Children's Social Development 5. How to Nurture a Spirit of Kindness and Caring in Children 6. How to Have Better Conversations with Your Children and Grandchildren 7. How to Solve Family Problems: A 5 - Step Plan 8. Foundations of Good Behavior: Basic Principles and Common Misconceptions 9. 21 Rules to Foster Cooperative Behavior in Children 10. Solving Daily Problems: Mornings, Homework, Sleep, Rudeness, and Screens 11. Summary and Key Take Aways