Childhood Unbound: Saving Our Kids' Best Selves--Confident Parenting in a World of Change - Hardcover

As a careful observer, counselor, and social watchdog, Taffel gives hope and solid advice to the millions of post baby boomer parents who feel helpless.
--Library Journal"

No one has thought more deeply about the dilemmas of the modern parent and child than Ron Taffel. In this frank, funny, and comforting book, he tackles the most troubling problems we face as modern parents. He writes beautifully, and his parenting advice is wise and, best of all, practical.
-- Michael Thompson, Ph.D., co-author of Raising Cain"

Taffel is one of the rare experts in the country who is really listening to children, teens, and parents, and from truly listening, he is able to give unique insight and direct feedback to all of us.
Rosalind Wiseman, author of Queen Bees and Wannabees"

I applaud Dr. Taffel for writing a book that addresses the major differences between our current generations. Our children have grown up in a much different environment than we did and it s great that he has taken all of those factors into consideration and applied them in this book.
First Lady Maria Shriver"

Ron Taffel has written an important book that offers a fresh and wise perspective on the challenges of raising children today, as well as excellent advice about how we can best guide them through the treacherous terrain of their ever-more demanding lives. I highly recommend Childhood Unbound.
Michael Gurian, author of The Wonder of Boys and The Wonder of Girls"

An engaging read on how society and parents working together can raise healthy children during challenging times.
Alvin F. Poussaint, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Judge Baker Children s Center"

In his remarkable new book, renowned psychologist Ron Taffel has skillfully and perceptively captures the struggles and challenges faced by parents as they interact with kids who are much different from youngsters a generation ago. This book will serve as a major resource not only for parents but for professionals as well who interact with today's children and adolescents.
Robert Brooks, Ph.D., Faculty at Harvard Medical School, co-author of Raising Resilient Children and Raising a Self-Disciplined Child "

"As a careful observer, counselor, and social watchdog, Taffel gives hope and solid advice to the millions of post-baby boomer parents who feel helpless."
--Library Journal

"No one has thought more deeply about the dilemmas of the modern parent and child than Ron Taffel. In this frank, funny, and comforting book, he tackles the most troubling problems we face as modern parents. He writes beautifully, and his parenting advice is wise and, best of all, practical.
-- Michael Thompson, Ph.D., co-author of Raising Cain

"Taffel is one of the rare experts in the country who is really listening to children, teens, and parents, and from truly listening, he is able to give unique insight and direct feedback to all of us."
-- Rosalind Wiseman, author of Queen Bees and Wannabees

Dr. Ron Taffel is one of the most esteemed and in-demand specialists on child rearing in the country, with a strong promotional platform. His workshops have been featured on 20/20 and Dateline; he has appeared on The Today Show, GMA, Primtime Live, Larry King and many other shows. He has acted as a consultant to and held workshops for many major media sources, including The Today Show, The Early Morning Today Show, The Weekend Today Show, Good Morning America, The CBS Morning Show, Dateline, 20/20, The Larry King Show, NPR, Parents Magazine, Working Mother, Child Magazine, Family Circle and Cosmopolitan.He has been called "a Spock for our time" (New Woman) and "a genius addressing all the issues of family life" (Child). He founded the Family Therapy Division at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy in New York City and he now serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institute as a whole. The agency provides family counciling to over 500 clients a week with a faculty and staff of over three hundred professionals. He also continues to run a thriving practice as a family therapist.