Every parent would like to have a happy, well- behaved child – but every parent also knows this is not often a reality! Raising Happy Children For Dummies helps you better understand your children – from toddler to teen, boys and girls – and is packed with practical tips from an experienced parenting coach to improve your parenting, your child’s happiness and as a result, their behaviour. The book helps you explore your own parenting skills, helps you to define what changes you may need to make and provides advice on how to implement new parenting habits to improve you and your family’s relationships. Covering both day-to-day parenting and offering extra advice on how to help your children deal with life’s tougher challenges, this is a down to earth guide from a parenting coach and mother of two, Sue Atkins.

Raising Happy Children For Dummies covers:



Becoming a Confident Parent
Knowing What Kind of Parent You Are - and Want to Become
Understanding Your Kids' Needs
Beginning with the End in Mind: Establishing Goals for Your Family
Communicating Effectively and Connecting with Your Children
Approaching Parenting With Common Sense
Maintaining Great Relationships
Getting Down to Earth and Practical: Disciplining Your Kids
Choosing Different Strategies for Different Ages
When the Going Gets Tough: Handling Conflict
Coping With School
Helping Your Child Cope with Individual Problems
Helping Your Child Cope with Bigger Issues
Raising Children with Unique and Special Needs
Raising Twins, Triplets, and Multiple-Birth Children
Ten Things to Do Every Single Day as a Parent
Ten Techniques to Build a Happy Home
Ten Things to Do When it All Goes Pear-Shaped
Ten (or so) Top Resources for Parents