<ol><li>Insight 1: The way we react to parenting situations is tied up to our own childhood.</li><li>Insight 2: Validate your child's feelings, even the irrational ones</li><li>Insight 3: There are things we can do as parents to encourage sound mental health.</li></ol>

3 Key Insights

The way we react to parenting situations is tied up to our own childhood._________________________________Remember yourself as a child.Think about what makes you angryOr frustrated as parent. Then, try to remember if anything similar used to happen to you were young. Try to draw links between your childhood and your own child's present, and address any emotions attached.

Insight 1

Validate your child's feelings, even the irrational ones._________________________________Meet your child At their level.Instead of flying off the handle to match your child's tantrums, come down to their l level and ask them. Ask them why they are and try to meditate that emotion. Show that you understand where are coming from and try to come to a solution that they can appreciate.

Insight 2

Children won't form on their own like seedlings, Children grow through their relationships with others

There are things that we can do as parents to encourage sound mental health._________________________________Be engaged around your kidThese moments will pass you by if you are not careful, so relish every moment with your child. Put your phone away and turn your TV off. Listen to what they are saying and ask questions, Instead of replying. Encourage them to play and Join in.

Insight 3

The book will help you to step back Focus on more bigger picture of parenting to foster a strong relationship with your child so that they can grow emotionally and mentally healthy

What Is It About?

"A beautifully comprehensive look at what it might mean to be a sane and emotionally intelligent parent . . . hugely warm, wise, hopeful and encouraging."--Alain de Botton, author of How Proust Can Change Your Life Instant #1 Sunday Times Bestseller Every parent wants their child to be happy and every parent wants to avoid screwing them up (the way their parents did!). But how do you do that? In this absorbing, clever, and warm book, renowned psychotherapist Philippa Perry tells us what really matters and what behavior it is important to avoid--the vital dos and don'ts of parenting. Her approach begins with parents themselves and their own psychological make-up and history--and how that in turn influences one's parenting. Instead of mapping out the "perfect" plan, Perry offers a big-picture look at the elements that lead to good parent-child relationships. This refreshing judgement-free book will help you to: • Understand how your own upbringing may affect your parenting • Accept that you will make mistakes and learn what you can do about them • Break negative cycles and patterns • Handle your own and child's feelings • Understand what different behaviors communicate Full of sage and sane advice, The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read is one every parent will want to read and every child will wish their parents had. A PAMELA DORMAN BOOKS/VIKING LIFE TITLE

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More than 1.3 million copies sold worldwide! “A wonderful book”―Richard Osman “If you're determinedly not a self-help kind of reader (like me), make an exception for [this book]. And if you're not a parent, don't dismiss it. The message is one of non-judgmental kindness.”―Vogue (London)   How can we have better relationships? In this instant Sunday Times bestseller, leading psychotherapist Philippa Perry reveals the vital do's and don'ts of relationships. This is a book for us all. Whether you are interested in understanding how your upbringing has shaped you, looking to handle your child's feelings or wishing to support your partner, you will find indispensable information and realistic tips in these pages. Philippa Perry's sane, sage and judgement-free advice is an essential resource on how to have the best possible relationships with the people who matter to you most.