The great guide to parenting
The great parenting guide is a manual written by the experienced Spanish psychologists Concepción Roger and Alberto Soler. It was conceived as an accompaniment for those parents who wish to learn the most appropriate techniques to educate their children. The work was published on November 2, 2023 by the publisher Paidós, with mostly positive reviews and opinions.
Most readers of The great parenting guide They are parents, or are about to become one. In this regard, these refer to the fact that The manual addresses with warmth and closeness many interesting and useful topics about raising children.. At the same time, some have gone so far as to say that what they liked most is the fact of learning without feeling judged by the writers.
Synopsis of The great parenting guide
Strength lies in unity
Concepción Roger and Alberto Soler They work together again after the success of their book Children without labels, where they raised ideas about how to stop giving “labels” to their children, such as conflictive, nice, intelligent, among others. In this opportunity, Both psychologists propose a complete guide dedicated to child rearing, especially from the moment of conception until the age of six. The authors state that there is no single way to be good parents.
Parenting specialists also comment that this fact has to do with the fact that all families are different, because they come from a different context. Despite this, yes There are practices that are considered ineffective, because, although there is no single way to be parents, there are inconvenient strategies. that can generate difficulties in the socialization, learning and personality of children.
Children change over time, and parents must adapt to their new needs.
Throughout the parenting process there are many changes that need to be adapted to. This premise is a little scary for most parents., because, sometimes, what was working effectively stops doing so, either because the child is a little older, or because he or she has simply acquired more experience.
En este sentido, The great parenting guide offers information capsules that propose exercises and methods to overcome the most complex stages, which arise at each stage of the journey, from the baby's arrival home to the care that must be taken during the first year. Likewise, the book extends to more distant times, such as the moment of choosing the most appropriate school for a particular child.
Other topics covered in The great parenting guide
Throughout parenting, questions often arise for which it is not always easy to find the answer, especially when talking about practical topics. Therefore, the authors worked together, and They used all the knowledge they have obtained by collaborating with various types of families, to include the largest number of solutions they have given so far.
Concepción Roger and Alberto Soler also They provide information on issues that are not always easy to face.. Such is the case of the responsibility that each member of the couple will have with respect to the child, the relationship with grandparents, uncles or siblings, and, furthermore, what is the appropriate approach when it comes to divorce.
Examples and some of the most prominent themes of The great parenting guide
With these examples it is easy to see that The great parenting guide is a text that seeks to treat —as briefly as possible— all the doubts and questions that new parents have during the process of educating their children. These are just some of the sections of a book that has more than 600 pages.
- “Home preparation and organization”;
- “The essential purchases for the baby”;
- “Separation anxiety: why does he cry when you walk away?”;
- “Food between one year and 3 years”;
- “Adaptation to preschool”;
- “Times of mastitis and papitis”;
- “Are you challenging me?”
- “What to do and what not to do when they cry in the car”;
- “Recommendations on the use of logical consequences”;
- “Rewards and punishments.”
About the authors
Roger Conception
Is an award-winning doctor in psychology, with a specialty in drug dependency and child rearing. For more than ten years she has collaborated with the University of Valencia in the Psychobiology of Drug Addiction Research Unit. Additionally, she has written multiple articles in reputable scientific journals, where she has shared her studies with the medical community.
Likewise, the author He works together with psychologist Alberto Soler, with whom he collaborates in a mental health center.. In the company of the latter, Concepción Roger has written several books on parenting, while managing a YouTube channel where she offers information on the subject to people interested in learning to establish better behavioral patterns.
Alberto Soler
After graduating in Psychology from the University of Valencia, he expanded his training by entering the clinical area. For it, He completed a master's degree in Clinical and Health Psychology. In 2013, he obtained a Europsy Psychotherapy Specialist certificate. Later, in 2015, she founded a YouTube channel in which she posts a weekly video, where she usually talks about personal growth or parenting.
Her space is called Píldoras de Psicología, and she shares it with Concepción Roger. In addition to working in private practice, He frequently gives talks and conferences on education and parenting, with more than 16 years of experience in parenting counseling and psychotherapy. The author often collaborates in radio spaces, such as Ser Saludable, on Cadena Ser, by L'Escoleta on À Punt Mèdia.
Other books by Concepción Roger and Alberto Soler
- Happy Children and Parents: How to Enjoy Parenting (2017);
- Children without labels / How to encourage your children to have a happy childhood without limitations or prejudices (2020)