How to Really Parent Your Child: Anticipating What a Child Needs Instead of Reacting to What a Child Does

Ross Campbell (How to Really Love/How to Really Parent) is one of the few authors who really "get it" as far as child rearing/adult self-help goes!! Biblical, balanced, easy to read; he's the best! I also love Susan Forward (Toxic Parents/Emotional Blackmail), Martha Heineman Pieper/William J. Pieper (Addicted to Unhappiness/Smart Love), and Alice Miller (For Your Own Good).

My wife and I found Ross Campbell's "How to Really Love Your Child" very helpful when we were raising our three daughters, who are now in their 20s & 30s. This book has already been a good refresher course for me as a grandfather, or rather "grampy" as my granddaughter calls me. I plan on using this book to do a pilot series of four parenting talks, which will address info in the first four chapters. This text provides very useful and practical parenting guidance. Ross Campbell is not apologetic about addressing the topic from a Christian perspective; but I do not think he is too heavy handed. I think readers of all faiths will find lots of useful parenting suggestions.

This updated version is just as good as the original, with the same message, but it includes information on being a modern parent with all of the new trappings we deal with today. His last book was published in the 70's I think - and although I found it extremely helpful, this new version is great too.

I checked this book out from the library and after reading a little bit, I realized I needed a copy of my very own. It helped me shift my focus from reacting to my child/pre-teen to really looking at what it is they need from me. It gave me ideas and insights that are very real-life, not phrased for someone with a Masters in Education or a Psychologist. This is a great book for parents who are wanting to be the best they can be.