For parents tired of being bossed around by parenting "experts," here's a breath of fresh air. Without lecturing or insisting on a specific approach, this comprehensive, fact-filled guide empowers mothers and fathers by providing authoritative information on all health and parenting issues concerning children from preschoolers to preteens. Bursting with helpful information and vetted for accuracy by a panel of health authorities, it addresses such perennial hot topics as sibling rivalry, discipline, bullying, and spanking and lets parents choose the course of action that works best for them and their children.Ann Douglas (Ontario, Canada) is the author of The Mother of All Pregnancy Books (0-7645-6516-8), The Mother of All Baby Books (0-7645-6616-4), and the upcoming The Mother of All Toddler Books (0-7645-4417-9). She is a regular contributor to pregnancy and parenting magazines and Web sites in both Canada and the U.S.
