Raising a Self-Reliant Child

With this practical guide, parents can end daily power struggles with their preschoolers, toddlers, and infants and create more time for the family to spend on things that matter by encouraging early childhood independence skills.

We've all heard the news about helicopter parents and boomerang children-but how can parents safeguard against these trends when our children's lives are increasingly scheduled and competitive? Pediatrician Dr. Alanna Levine offers a commonsense parenting approach that avoids divisive strategies and helps parents find a balanced ground between overindulgence and strict control.

Raising a Self-Reliant Child focuses on teachable moments where parents can instill independence, such as sleep time, toilet training, mealtime, and playtime. With Dr. Levine's practical strategies and techniques, young children learn to take responsibility for their daily routines: babies learn to sleep through the night, toddlers learn to nap without their parents stretched out alongside, and school-age children learn to dress themselves and make breakfast with little parental intervention.

Overprotection and micromanagement keep young children from the self-development that comes naturally from learning and doing on one's own. And children who don't learn independence skills at an appropriate age grow into adults who expect others to fix challenges and conflicts for them. Dr. Levine helps you break the cycle of daily power struggles so that you and your family will have more time to focus on the things that really matter.

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DR. ALANNA LEVINE is a national spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics, the world's foremost pediatric organization. Dr. Levine has been featured on the TODAY show and Good Morning America, and lives in New York with her husband and two children.

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Acknowledgments Introduction The Self-Reliant Child: Instilling Independence from the Start Chapter 1: The Night Circus: Healthy Sleep Habits Chapter 2: The Comfort Zone: Self-Soothing Without Props Chapter 3: The Food Fight: Mealtime Chapter 4: The Potty Police: Toilet Training Chapter 5: Child's Play: The Imagination Lab Chapter 6 : The Corrections: Self-Discipline and Parental Discipline Chapter 7: The Daily Drill: Tasks and Responsibilities Chapter 8: Bones of Contention: Conflicts with Siblings and Friends Chapter 9: Give and Take: Problem Solving and Decision Making Chapter 10: The Good Word: The Power of Appropriate Praise Notes About the Author Index