Having a baby is an incredible experience, and the ultimate responsibility! Parenting is a job that you start with no training at all - and friends and family always seem to be the first to tell you how best to bring up your children. But there's no sure-fire formula for raising kids.

Includes tried and tested behaviour and discipline techniques

Reassuring and realistic parenting advice

Inside Parenting For Dummies you'll find a practical, proven solution to every parenthood puzzle – from potty training and feeding, to how to boost your little ones' confidence and help them to socialise. Written by an experienced mum, this book gives you need-to-know tips and friendly support to help you cope with, and cherish, every stage of your child's development.

Discover how to

• Cope during baby's first year
• Keep your child healthy and safe
• Deal with tantrums
• Prepare your kids for school
• Solve common sleep problems
• Control sibling rivalry

Having a baby is an incredible experience, and the ultimate responsibility! Parenting is a job that you start with no training at all – and friends and family always seem to be the first to tell you how best to bring up your children. But there's no sure-fire formula for raising kids. Maybe that's because every child, like every parent, is an individual, and no two parent-child relationships are ever the same. So, you can give up any notions of being a perfect parent. But, you can learn to keep the big mistakes to a minimum and make the parenting experience easier and more rewarding for your children and yourself. Which is where this book comes in.

Covering information for newborns to pre-teens, Parenting For Dummies gives you the essentials of parenting basics. From dealing with a crying baby and potty training, to building self-esteem and dealing with sibling rivalry, it offers a gold mine of up-to-date advice.