Product Description

“Explains the science without losing sight of the realities of raising a child.” Mother and Baby It’s time to re-write the rule book on raising a child. Based on over 700 scientific studies into children’s development, award-winning author and child psychotherapist Dr. Margot Sunderland explains how to develop your child’s potential to the full. Find out the truth about popular childcare tactics, how touch, laughter and play build emotional wellbeing for life, and the strategies for effectively dealing with temper tantrums and tears. Essential for any parent: a practical parenting book which give you the facts, not the fiction, on the best way to bring up your child.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1229 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

From the Publisher
First prize winner in the Popular Medicine Category of the 2007 BMA Medical Book Awards

About the Author
Margot Sunderland is Director of Education and Training for the Centre for Child Mental Health in London. A child psychotherapist with 20 years experience, she runs Masters degree programmes in Arts and Child Psychotherapy and is the author of over 20 books on child mental health. Margot lives in London.

Customer Reviews

At last! A real science based parenting book!
In a world where one is bombarded by conflicting advice about what is best for my child (sleep routines, behaviour, tantrums, etc.), this book is like a breath of fresh air. Unlike those thousands of opinion based parenting books, which have no scientific evidence to corroborate those opinions, The Science of Parenting is packed with useful advice, backed up with literally hundreds of scientific studies.

The author conveys what are quite complex scientific concepts in easy to understand language, diagrams and she uses examples of behaviour that I have seen in my own child.

It's so refreshing to see something solid and different from the same old baby books, and it's a fascinating read!

Buy it! The thinking parents guide to parenting
This book is fantastic- Really practical and interesting and seems well backed up by research. I finished it within 48 hours as I couldn't put it down, and am about to buy it for a number of friends and family. Instinct isn't all you need to be an excellent parent and really good advice helps iron out any faulty thinking you may have picked up. I am intending to make some adjustments straight away. The author makes sense.

A must for all parents & parents-to-be!
Fantastic! I just wish I had discovered this book before now.
A common sense guide to compassionate parenting. The scientific aspects of the book are clearly and simply explained without being patronising. As a mother of four children ranging from 20 years to 11 months, I felt that it gave me 'permission' to follow my instincts and love and cherish my children for being exactly who they are in the here and now.
Thank you so much Ms. Sunderland!