(UN)Perfect Parents: A Practical Guide to Raising a Child

Olga Viktorova is a clinical psychologist, working with children and their parents at DocDeti and DocMed. She is a member of the Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the Association of Specialists in the Field of Contextual Behavioral Science. In her work, she uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), brief positive psychotherapy, solution-focused therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). She helps improve the quality of life and cope with difficulties in relationships with others, negative emotions, anxious and depressive thoughts. Perfect parents do not exist. But there are calm, confident, and understanding ones. How to become one among endless stereotypes, internet advice, and feelings of guilt? Parenting is a challenge, but it is within your power. This book will help you understand what is truly important and provide support during the challenging period of growing up. You will learn: • why children throw tantrums and how to respond; • how parental anxiety can harm a child and where the boundaries of healthy parenting lie; • how to learn to contain children's emotions and deal with your own; • what to do if a child fights, runs away, damages things, or says hurtful words; • how to build a system of “freedom - responsibility” and develop healthy independence in your child. This book is not about how to become the perfect parent, but about how to become a stable, predictable, and understanding adult that your child needs. It will help lay a solid foundation in your relationship with your child, based on trust rather than fear. “With a little one, everything is usually reliable - nature has taken care of him coping with your shortcomings and inexperience. However, overload, lack of sleep, pressure from relatives, and a million pieces of advice from the internet significantly affect the state of parents. To avoid going crazy and maintain calmness and confidence, it is important to learn to perceive yourself and the world around you adequately. I sincerely recommend reading this book.