"This book is not a practical guide for parents. You will not find detailed advice on transitioning from diapers to the potty or on weaning within its pages. This book deals with how we build relationships with our children, the problems that prevent us from communicating with them, and how we can make this communication better."
"If you are looking for tricks and smart tips to help you in your role as a parent, you might be disappointed. This book may displease you, it may even anger you, but it will certainly make you a better parent. Essentially, I wrote the book I would have liked to read as a new parent and the book I wish my parents had read."
"Recently, I watched the show of comedian Michael McIntyre, who in one of his acts said that as parents we have to do four basic things for our children: dress them, feed them, wash them, and put them to sleep. He said that before having children, he had the ultimate parent fantasy: He believed he would spend carefree days having picnics and running with his children in the countryside. In reality, of course, he confessed that he had to fight countless battles daily to convince his sons to do these four basic things."
