Joyful Babies and Preschoolers: Create a Life That You and Your Child Will Enjoy

Communicating with young children brings a full range of emotions: not only joy, tenderness, and inspiration, but also sometimes disappointment, anger, and boredom. From a charming infant, the child turns into a restless little one who constantly wants to be in motion – to play, run, – in general, to explore the surrounding world. And sometimes children become so engaged that they don’t hear their parents' requests, for example, to tidy up their room or stop playing to have lunch.
Adults may even feel their hands drop – it seems that the child does everything contrary, just to provoke an emotional reaction from you. Faith Collins, the author of the book “Joyful Babies and Preschoolers,” believes that it is possible and necessary to negotiate communication boundaries with a child without prohibitions and punishments.
She offers a guide that presents a step-by-step action plan on how to minimize a child's whims up to 5 years old while meeting their need for attention and cooperation. According to the author, when a little one is being capricious and not listening, they are showing that they need love and care. Perhaps they want to hug you and hear that you love them, or maybe they want to play and have fun a little longer or participate in some common activity (for example, cleaning the apartment) rather than being isolated. After reading this book, you will learn to read the signals your child sends you, build responsive relationships in which the little one will want to meet you halfway.
“With the arrival of children, a multitude of interesting and amazing challenges enter our lives, and each of them is an opportunity for growth and development. It is natural for all of us to overlook many of these chances. But the most wonderful thing about life with children is that you can always try again. And again. Our children love us immeasurably, and our feelings for them can become an inexhaustible source of our growth.”