Keeping Your Child in Mind

Beingunderstoodbysomeoneyouloveisoneofthemostpowerfulfeelings,atallages.Forayoungchild,itisthemostimportantofallexperiencesbecauseitallowsthechild'smindandsenseofselftogrow.InthemidstoftheperennialconcernsparentsbringtoDr.ClaudiaGold,sheshowsthemagicaleffectofseeingaproblemfromtheirchild'spointofview.Mostparentingbooksteachparentswhattodotosolvebehaviorproblems,butDr.Goldshowsparents"howtobe"withachild.Crisesaredefusedwhenchildrenfeeltrulyheardandvalidated;thisishowtheylearntounderstand,and,eventually,controlthemselves.Dr.Gold'sinsightfulguideusesnewresearchindevelopmentalpsychologyandvividstoriesfromherpracticetoshowparentshowtokeepachildinmindanddeepenthiscentralrelationshipintheirlives.