Am I a Normal Parent? Expert Advice, Parenting

Yourguidetothestresses，fears，andanxietiesNORMALtoparenting.AmIaNormalParent?featuresapowerfulself-assessmentquizthatwillquicklyhelpyouunderstandwhatiswrong(andright)inyourparentingstyle.Justbyanswering50easy-to-complete，highlyrevealingquestions，youwillknowifwhatyouarethinking，doing，andfeelingasaparentisnormal...ornot.Andwhatcanbedoneaboutit.Children，whileoftenangelicandsweet，canbechallengingaswell.Youcanfeeloverwhelmedbyyourchildren’sbehavior，andaskyourself：■Aremyresponsesandactionscorrect?■Dootherparentsfeelunsureofhowtohandlecertainsituationswiththeirchildrenaswell?■IsitnormaltobesouncertainthatwhatIamdoingiscorrect?Thisbookaddressesyourneedsandconcernsasaparent.CreatedbyparentingexpertSaraDimerman，AmIANormalParent?revealsthebehaviors，questions，andproblemsthatyoufaceonadailybasisandaddressestheinsecuritiesandfearscommontoparentsworld-wide.Everyparentfacesquestionsanduncertaintieswhenitcomestoraisingchildren.Therearenoabsolutes，andinthefaceoftheprofoundresponsibilityofbeingaparentinthisdayandage，itcanbeverystressfultohaveself-doubt.Restassured：youarenotalone.Allparentsquestiontheiractionsandoftenfeelinsecureabouttheirchoices.Inaddition，therearenumerousquestionsthatparentsareoftenafraidtoask：■“Isitokaytogetangrywhenmytoddlerdoesn’tlisten?“■“Isitokaytogetjealouswhenmychildmonopolizesmyspouse’stime?”■“IsitnormaltowonderifIambeingjudgedbymypeers?”■“Whodefinesnormal，anyway?”AmIaNormalParent?tacklessuchquestionsheadon.Byaddressingcommonconcerns，SaraDimermanencouragesyoutorethinkinterpretationsofsocietalnormsinapositiveandconstructiveway.AmIaNormalParent?encouragesyouinawarmandfriendlymannertoworkhardertodefineyourself，andleadbyexamplesothatparenting，whilestillachallenge，isreflectiveofyourownvalues.Recommendedreadingforparentseverywhere.