About the Author

Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D., is the Distinguished University Professor and Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology at Temple University. He is the author or coauthor of several books and his work has also appeared in many publications, including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Reviews

"[Steinberg] helps parents apply the science of child development to their relationships with their children. It is warm, insightful, and eminently practical."
-- Lawrence Kutner, Ph.D., Codirector, Harvard Medical School Center for Mental Health and Media

"Distills decades of research into a simple guide for moms and dads in the trenches."
-- Newsweek

"Steinberg offers sage advice as well as pragmatic steps to follow, in the hopes that you can learn to become a more 'mindful' parent."
-- The Boston Globe

With so many parenting books out there and so little time for parents to read them, the idea of boiling down child rearing to ten basic principles makes perfect sense. By "synthesizing and communicating what the experts have learned," noted adolescent psychologist Steinberg (Temple Univ.) does just that. Modeling, love, involvement, flexibility, limit setting, independence fostering, consistency, discipline, fairness, and respect are each well explained, with many concrete examples for all age groups. Though Steinberg presents his book as being "based on what scientists who study parenting have learned from decades of systematic research," he does not supply a bibliography. However, his advice still stands, coming from a professor with many years of expertise in his field. Haim Ginott's Between Parent and Child offers similar parenting principles but focuses on how to communicate positively with children. Recommended for all public libraries. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 1/04.]-Maryse Breton, Davis Branch Lib., CA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

"[Steinberg] helps parents apply the science of child development to their relationships with their children. It is warm, insightful, and eminently practical."
-- Lawrence Kutner, Ph.D., Codirector, Harvard Medical School Center for Mental Health and Media
"Distills decades of research into a simple guide for moms and dads in the trenches."
-- Newsweek
"Steinberg offers sage advice as well as pragmatic steps to follow, in the hopes that you can learn to become a more 'mindful' parent."
-- The Boston Globe