How to Have a Happy Child: Responding to Your Child's Emotional Needs from 4 - 12

by Richard C. Woolfson

Happy children learn better, look forward to new experiences, and are better equipped to navigate life's setbacks. Raising a contented, well-adjusted child in today's high-pressure world isn't easy, but it is possible with common sense...and some good advice. Through practical exercises and instruction on how children interact with their world, parents can help their kids ages 4-12 grow emotionally, intellectually, and socially. The advice helps parents as much as children, providing a deeper understanding of how to most effectively approach such things as reward and punishment, gender differences, managing the needy or detached child, and much more.

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Dr Richard Woolfson PhD PGCE MAppSCi CPsychol FBPsS is a child psychologist with expertise in childhood development, parenting problems and family issues. He has written widely on child development and family life and is the author of several books on the subject. He also contributes to websites, appears regularly on radio and television and runs training workshops for parents and early-years professionals.