"A well-written list of solid, common-sense advice. Convenient chapter organization allows readers to pick their problem and look it up! Easy-to-understand and down-to-earth." - Thomas W. Phelan, PhD, author of the best-selling 1-2-3 The New 3-Step Discipline for Calm, Effective, and Happy Parenting What Now? 2-Minute Tips for Solving Common Parenting Challenges is an essential guide for today's parents who are desperate for practical, developmentally-sound advice. Rachel Biale's guidance builds on over thirty-five years of experience counseling parents of young children. Tips are presented in a lively Q & A format, which will resonate with all parents. You will feel like you are sitting with Rachel over a cup of coffee as she offers parenting tips that are straightforward, easy to put into action, and bring fairly quick results. Most importantly, you will feel you are already doing a good job-certainly the best you can; you just need a little help to get out of your immediate conundrum.
This book is very accessible, in short and easy to digest chapters (especially when reading after a full and exhausting day of parenting!). We originally read some of Rachel Biale's parenting advice in our local Jewish newspaper advice column. It was always a highlight of every issue, because of her style of warmth and direct recommendations that leave the reader with ideas, but not the sense of being judged. This is such a gift for us, as parents! So many books tell us what we are doing wrong or what we should do. This takes parents voices and questions and Rachel's kind and personal response. I feel like she is a coach really supporting our team. Rachel's writing includes personal stories about her own upbringing and parenting, plus wonderful examples specific to Jewish communal life. I highly recommend this book for parents, grandparents, teachers, and those who find caring and parenting infants, young children, and school aged kids a demanding...and rewarding experience.