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Best Things Parents Do

A best-practices guide to parenting: “Kohl’s words kiss instead of chide, support rather than divide . . . luminously reveals the wise parent in us all.” —Lisa Groen Braner, author of The Mother’s Book of Well-Being

Parents are doing a better job than they think they are. Author Susan Kohl has been a parent watcher for more than thirty years, and she knows what parents do well. Whether you’re experiencing the first steps of motherhood or fatherhood or simply looking for some compassionate support and problem-solving in your child-rearing adventures, you’ll find tips here on how to raise your child the best way possible.

Kohl uses her personal experiences as a preschool director and teacher and includes relevant statistics, psychological truths, and proven strategies to construct positive behavior and discourage negative behavior, with chapters on:The Best Attitudes Parents HoldThe Best Things Parents DoThe Best Things Parents Do for ThemselvesThe Best Things Parents Do for Each Other

Susan Isaacs Kohl, M. J. Ryan

A self-proclaimed "parentwatcher," Susan Isaacs Kohl has been teaching parents for almost forty years and currently counsels parents from a variety of cultures every week. She is a preschool director, teacher, and a director mentor for Diablo Valley College. She has consulted for Head Start, the National Association of Education for Young Children, and the Child Development Project. A frequent magazine contributor, Kohl has written for Parents, Woman's Day, Family Circle, and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Conari Press