The Best Advice I Ever Got - Softcover

Parents' Magazine

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9781579546649: The Best Advice I Ever Got

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1579546641 ISBN 13: 9781579546649

Publisher: Rodale Press, 2002

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Sometimes parents find themselves at wit's end about the oddest things. They think they've tried everything and nothing seems to work. Well, what better train trust for new ideas and sure-fire solutions than the millions of parents who read Parents Magazine each month? Best Advice is chock-full of hints and strategies from the front lines - even celebrity parents like Marie Osmond, David Duchovny, Jodie Foster, Madonna and Cindy Crawford join in with their own parenting suggestions. Organised alphabetically by topic for easy reference, you'll find ingenious tips on baby care basics, food and nutrition, health and safety, child behaviour, development and learning. Help in speciality areas comes from the experts; a paediatrician shares her secret for treating a boo-boo, a costume designer offers advice on creating the ultimate dress-up box and a youth sports psychologist tells how to foster sportsmanship among kids.

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Parents Magazine's
The Best Advice I Ever Got

Parenting "experts" have a lot to say about the do's and don'ts of child rearing, but often, their "knowledge" is untested-- just theories. That's the last thing you need when you're having problems with your young one.

What's the alternative? Turn to the real-life parenting experts in this book. Within these pages, you'll find an expansive collection of know-how from the real experts: hands-on, everyday parents who give baths, change diapers, cook meals, and check homework. Brought to you by the world's largest and most respected parenting magazine, this book offers precious nuggets of wisdom from real parents for real parents on every major child-related topic, from sleep and safety to discipline and creativity.

Parents Magazine's The Best Advice I Ever Got is packed with proven, simple solutions and fresh, clever ideas for ...

* Raising a healthy eater (page 50)
* Treating minor aches and pains (page 81)
* Getting the most from visits to the pediatrician (page 141)
* Enhancing sibling relationships (page 203)
* Raising kids who care (page 225)
* Traveling with kids (page 381)

... and much, much more!

You'll also discover dozens of "It's My Job" tips from school bus drivers, pediatricians, and day care workers. Overflowing with brilliant kid-tested, parent-approved hints, this one-of-a-kind volume is a keepsake to treasure for a lifetime.

About the Author:

Sally Lee is editor-in-chief of Parents magazine and the former editor-in-chief of both Fitness and YM magazines. She has made frequent guest appearances on television, including CBS This Morning, Entertainment Tonight, Oprah, Nightline, and Good Morning America.

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