内容简介
Acallforparentstotakeresponsibilityfortheirchildrenandgivethemwhattheytrulyneedinordertogrow,thrive,andlove.Takeagoodlookaroundyou:youcan'tgointostoresorrestaurantswithoutseeingjoylesschildrenscreamingandsulkingwhiletheirparentsignorethem.AccordingtoesteemedchildpsychiatristRobertShaw,thisepidemichasbecomesomuchthenormthatweoftendon'trecognizeitswarningsigns.Thisboldandtimelybooktellsyouhowtosaveyourchildandyourfamily—withacommonsenseapproachthatcutstothecoreoftheproblemandshowsusthecure.TheEpidemiccovers:Developingyourchild'sabilitytoloveManagingchildcareandminimizingthedamageRaisingcooperative,joyful,andcreativechildrenPromotingself-esteemandconfidenceratherthanself-centerednessAvoidingtheharmfuleffectsofelectronicmediaHealingangry,contemptuous,withdrawn,andout-of-controlchildren,
作者简介
RobertShaw,M.D.,wasaninternationallyrenownedchildandfamilypsychiatristpracticinginMillValleyandBerkeley,California,andthedirectoroftheFamilyInstituteofBerkeley.HespecializedinchildpsychiatryatMt.SinaiHospitalinNewYorkCityandtaughtattheAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicine,wherehewaschiefoftheFamilyandChildren’sMentalHealthServicesfortheentireSouthBronx.HethendirectedtheFamilyandChildren’sMentalHealthServicesforthecityofBerkeley.Dr.Shawdiedin2009andissurvivedbyhiswife,JudithBloomShaw,fourgrownchildren,andfivegrandchildren.StephanieWoodistheexecutiveeditorofParentingEarlyYearsandParentingSchoolYears,wheresheoverseesarticlesonchilddevelopment,health,andeducation.SheliveswithherhusbandandthreechildreninBlauvelt,NewYork.