Five books that saved me as a parent | Parenting News,The Indian Express

A spot of self-help goes a long way in raising sturdy, well-adjusted children

When I bought my first phone in 2003, a humble and durable Nokia 3310, it came with an extensive manual of dos and don’ts. I unboxed it, proceeded to consume the manual cover to cover and followed the instructions –- insert battery in the phone and put it for charging overnight.

Years later, when I was expecting our first child, now almost adult at the age of 10 years, I missed having a manual. Why, in God’s name, did these little yet extremely complex humans not come with a manual?

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A decade of raising two kids, who could not be more different from each other, compelled me to get my hands on not one but five books that have helped me so far:

Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby

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