Safe and Sound: Protecting Your Child in an Unpredictable World

Authors: Ochs, Vanessa L.
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
BISAC/Subject: PSY004000, FAM034000, SOC026010
ISBN: 9781101500248, Related ISBNs: 0140178805, 1101500247, 9780140178807, 9781101500248
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 256,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: Drawing on research in child development and extensive interviews with families, journalist Vanessa Ochs helps parents make sensible, age-appropriate decisions about when to protect and when to let go and provides strategies for taming their irrational fears and transforming them into manageable ones. Here's sound guidance for parents who want to keep their kids safe and sound, while still nurturing their self-reliance and sense of security.
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