In the modern world, people who are preparing to become parents approach the birth of the future offspring very responsibly. Moms do yoga and swimming, and dads buy all sorts of lotions for children's education at home.
But it is equally important to understand how to raise a child, and what life attitudes to instill in him. In this case, the best solution is to read the appropriate literature.
Below is a list of the most sensible and useful books.
10. "Waiting for the baby" - William and Martha Sears
Many mothers, being in a state of pregnancy, treat her as a protracted disease. They do not prepare for the upcoming birth, do not think about how to equip a home for a new family member and do not update their knowledge about children and infancy.
Fortunately, William and Martha Sears made sure to provide expectant mothers with information that would help them change their attitude towards pregnancy and motherhood. The authors of the book share the knowledge that they have gained and implemented on their own experience.
9. “How to love a child” - Janusz Korczak
Janusz Korczak, a well-known Polish writer, teacher and doctor, has advocated all his life that everyone should be treated with the utmost care and understanding. And especially for children.
In the book “How to Love a Child”, Korczak raises such an important topic as “freedom of action of the child”. The mentality of the inhabitants of Europe has long been rooted in the idea that a child has rights and freedoms from birth. Therefore, neither the parent nor anyone else has the right to deprive the child of them.
The author of this book teaches parents to talk with children of different ages, learn to understand them and find a common language with them.
8. “The health of the child and the common sense of his relatives” - Evgeny Komarovsky
It’s good when there is a manual at hand in which you can easily find the answer to any question regarding problems or difficulties with raising children. Fortunately, such a book exists. It was written in 2015 by the famous and respected doctor E. Komarovsky.
In his useful and certainly compulsory reading book, answers will be found to important questions for both future parents and those whose children are already in high school.
For ease of reading, Komarovsky’s manual is divided into chapters, each of which is devoted to a separate stage of growing up and raising a child.
You can start reading this work before the birth of the child, as future mothers and fathers will finally be able to understand those nuances that seem obvious, although they are not much talked about, for example, bathing and swaddling babies.
7. "How to raise a child happy, or the principle of continuity" - Jean Ledloff
To write her book and make it as useful as possible, Jean Ledloff lived in one of the tribes of South America for about two years and personally witnessed how the locals bring up the younger generation. All the best and applicable to use was incorporated in her book "How to Raise a Child Happy ...".
Each parent seeks such answers, regardless of whether his child was born recently, or he is already 30 years old. Jean Ledloff is firmly convinced that happiness lies not only in satiety and a roof over your head.
There are higher matters that must be paid attention to all loving and caring parents.
6. "Communicate with the child. How?" - Yu.B. Hippenreiter
Every child, especially during the period of growing up and communicating with the world, experiences certain difficulties. They can be associated with interaction with peers, problems with the study of reality or acceptance of oneself. And it is often very difficult for an adult to understand what is bothering his child and how to help him.
A good decision will be to read this book, which will tell you how to listen to the child correctly and how an adult can learn to perceive correctly what his child tells.
5. "Children from Heaven" - John Gray
John Gray, being the author of a well-known to many handbook on building harmonious relationships in pairs, gave the world another book. Its purpose is to help new parents to build a tender and affectionate relationship with their children.
Thanks to the knowledge that John Gray put into his brainchild, each parent will be able to raise a successful and confident person. The child will not give in to any obstacles in his life's journey.
You should not pass by this book, as it is able to help everyone and everyone to establish harmonious relationships with their own children.
4. “After three it’s too late” - Masaru Ibuka
The author of this book adheres to a strong belief, which reads as follows. Those skills that are easily given to children at the age of two, three or four years are already much more difficult to acquire at an older age.
For example, it’s not a secret for anyone that many adults can hardly learn foreign languages, while it is not difficult for a small child to learn a dozen new words or a whole song in English, effortlessly.
With kindness and care, Masaru Ibuka tells parents what to teach their children at an early age and what points of upbringing should be emphasized.
3. "An independent child, or How to become a" lazy mother "" - Anna Bykova
Unfortunately, the modern world is full of infantile adults. Where do they come from? The answer lies on the surface.
The whole cause is hyperactive perfectional parents. They are so worried about their child that they make every effort to do or decide everything for their child. And then they are surprised at whom he grew up like that.
In order not to complicate the life of either yourself or the child, it is better to pick up a book about “lazy parents” and understand once and for all in what situations in life it is worth helping a child, and in which it is better to give him complete freedom of action.
2. “The Secret World of Children” - M.V. Osorina
For parents who can’t understand the “secret world” of their children in any way, this book is without fail read! She will tell in detail and clearly what is happening in the heads of children, how they come up with their amazing ventures, why they present a carpet in a room and much, much more.
Adults do not attach importance to many children's ideas, but in vain. It is possible that the child, on the contrary, is waiting for understanding and care from the parent. And, possibly, participation in his games.
The book "The Secret World of Children" will open the veil of secrecy of important children's affairs and deeds that parents so often perceive as utter nonsense.
1. “Secret support. Attachment in the life of a child ”- Lyudmila Petranovskaya
The famous and professional psychologist Lyudmila Petranovskaya wrote a book in which she shares her knowledge and practical advice on raising children.
She knows like no one else how many questions arise with future parents and not only when it comes to motherhood or the upbringing of the younger generation.
This topic is vast and wide, and also requires the constant accumulation of new knowledge and skills. The book of Mrs. Petranovskaya allows you to understand how to cope with crises of childhood, what to allow children and what not; In addition, he tells how the child perceives a kindergarten, his peers and educators.
The book of L. Petranovskaya is a storehouse of knowledge for parents, as well as for those who are just planning to create their own family.