Not all parents have an innate talent for educators. In this case, books written by Russian and foreign doctors, teachers and psychologists will be able to help them.
One of the most popular books among modern parents is the work of Julia Gippentreiter “Communicating with a Child. How?”, Repeatedly published by various publishers. This book is based on the theory and practice of using active listening in communication. This technique implies a special construction of a dialogue, in which the listener helps the interlocutor express himself and thus better understand what they want to say to him. Indeed, such a technique can help parents establish lost contact with their children. It is better to understand their feelings and emotions. At the same time, there are experts who criticize the application of this method to young children. Actively conducting a conversation can force them to express not their true feelings, but something. what parents want to hear from them.
For many years, the work of the famous American pediatrician has remained relevant. His most famous book, The Child and His Care, was published back in 1946. In his work, Dr. Spock used the ideas of psychoanalysis. He expressed ideas, progressive for his time, that a child is also a person, and the emphasis must be placed not only on the education of discipline in him, but also on the development of his individual characteristics. Although some of Spock's ideas, such as the equivalence of formula and breastfeeding, have been rejected by the medical community, in general, much can be gleaned from his books for modern parents. The successor of his ideas in the post-Soviet space can be considered the Ukrainian doctor Yevgeny Komarovsky, the author of the book "The health of the child and the common sense of his relatives."
There are also studies on the psychology of adolescents. Among the Russian books of a similar orientation, one can single out the manual "Children of Our Time", compiled by Alla Barkan.
