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Little Kids, Big Dilemmas

Your parenting problems solved by science
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Little Kids, Big Dilemmas by Dr Sarah Kuppen offers clear, research-based answers to common parenting questions such as sleep training effects, screen time, and feeding choices. Drawing on the latest child development science, it provides practical strategies for challenges like tantrums, speech delays, and sibling conflicts, helping parents make informed decisions in the early years.
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This book is ideal for science-minded parents and childcare professionals seeking evidence-based advice to navigate early childhood dilemmas with confidence.

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Psychologist Dr Sarah Kuppen, expert in early child development, uses her scientific expertise to sort through the hype and give you the facts. Using the latest developmental research, she provides practical tips and solves more than 50 familiar parent questions and dilemmas.

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Fed up with conflicting advice? This book offers real answers to the following questions and more…

Can sleep training harm my baby?

Is screen time bad for my child?

Is breast always best?

Psychologist Dr Sarah Kuppen, expert in early child development, uses her scientific expertise to sort through the hype and give you the facts. Using the latest developmental research, she provides practical tips and solves more than 50 familiar parent questions and dilemmas. Inside you will find advice on:

• five ways to tame a tantrum

• what to do if your child isn’t talking

• the scientific facts on breast versus formula feeding

• managing sibling fights and conflict

Little Kids, Big Dilemmas is an essential guide for science-minded parents and childcare professionals alike. Reading this book will allow you to make informed decisions on the big topics for parenting in the early years.

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Professor Susan Golombok praises the book for its solid foundation in cutting-edge parenting research and practical guidance that reassures and informs. Parents in Touch highlight its thought-provoking, scientific approach that encourages flexible and informed parenting decisions, making it an essential and enlightening read.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138857902

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 17 April 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 1 Line drawings, black and white; 14 Halftones, black and white

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 326g

Pages: 168

About the Author

Sarah Kuppen, PhD CPsychol, is a Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University and a mother of two little boys. Originally a teacher, she gained her PhD from the Centre for Neuroscience in Education at Cambridge University and now specialises in early child development. In addition to her academic work, she regularly gives public talks, appears in the media, works as a consultant, and runs parenting workshops at Cambridge University’s Institute of Continuing Education.

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