Table of Contents

Introduction; Acknowledgements; SECTION I: ISSUES IN EARLY PARENTING; 1. Early stimulation; 2. Developmental issues - early detection and intervention; SECTION II: PARENTING STYLES; 3. Discipline and child behaviour; 4. Hyperparenting; SECTION III: RELATIONSHIP ISSUES; 5. Parent - child relationships; 6. The generation gap; 7. Sibling rivalry; SECTION IV: DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES; 8. On learning; 9. Self-esteem; 10. Teaching children values; SECTION V: SPECIAL ISSUES; 11. Adoption; 12. Loss and grief; 13. Sexuality education; Glossary; References; Index.

About the Author

Shekhar Seshadri is Professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India. Nirupama Rao is a Psychologist with Niraamayaa (a Waldorf-inspired school for children with special needs), Mumbai, India.