Reading a parenting book can be helpful especially to new parents who are in the struggle of practicing good parent techniques that take into account fostering relationships, respecting, and loving your child as an individual. However, parent readers need to take note that authors themselves can have contradicting ideas when effective parenting is concerned. Moreover, when reading a parenting book, you need to understand that discussions should apply to your own dealings with your child. As such, it should discuss or counsel what applies in your situation.
It is easier to distinguish whether your baby is behind or advanced his/her developmental milestones, in the same manner that it's easier to cope with some delays. In contrast, parenting is more complex as a child grows older, in which parents have to learn to respect differences, provide unconditional love in spite of these, as well as display positive responsiveness as in the case of helping children cope with separation, divorce, etc. This is how a parenting book can help parents cope with children.
There are thousands of books that discuss effective parenting, although for credibility reasons, it's better to stick to a book authored by an expert. Critical-mindedness is key to reading a parenting book since it is possible that you may not agree with all that the author said in his/her parenting book.
Parenting books
"Discipline That Works: 5 Simple Steps" is a parenting book written by Joyce Divinyi. Discipline is a broad subject that parents need to learn themselves before applying it on their children. Parents need to put a demarcation line between discipline and control. In this book, the author teaches parents how to validate extroverted children and valuing introverted children.
"The Black Parenting Book: Caring for Our Children in the First Five Years" by Allison Abner, Anne C. Beal, and Linda Villarosa is a comprehensive resource written by three mothers of African American descent, all of whom have laid a solid ground in writing. This book provides advice on childcare, and addresses important issues like caring for black children's hair, and inculcating dignity out of black skins.
A parenting book need not have the colorful language typically found in best sellers. Instead, it should be informative to the point of touching what is occurring in real-life parenting.
