For or against?

Scientific answers to help parents and educators in early childhood

Author's name: Eloise Jounieh

For or against letting a child cry alone in bed until they fall asleep? For or against demanding that they finish their meal? For or against talking to children about your feelings? For or against providing them with electronic toys? For or against letting them get dirty when playing in the garden? This book appeals to those who are willing to defend their child's needs at all costs, and who are prepared to reexamine their parenting concerns, practices, and beliefs, even the most entrenched ones, for the sake of the child's well-being and mental health, within the context of scientific evidence. Reality may not always allow for children's basic needs to be met. The key is to give your best and constantly consider the compromise between human and material constraints and what children need to feel satisfied.