• Are you dealing with tantrums, reactions, or “disobedience” and don’t know how to respond?
• Do you want to build a relationship of trust with your child – not just win “battles”?
• Are you interested in what science says about brain and emotional development in children?
• Do you want a guide that is genuine, without “shoulds”, full of compassion and realism?

It will give you a clear, understandable parenting model, based on modern research on the brain and the emotional development of children. It will help you respond to difficult behaviors with understanding, without guilt – and most importantly, with effectiveness.

• The “Roots and Wings” model – a parenting guide based on emotional security
• Exercises, stories, and examples from everyday life
• How to recognize what’s “behind” your child’s behavior
• How to set boundaries with empathy – and without yelling
• Tips for parents who feel exhausted, insecure, or confused

“One of the most important and accessible books on modern parenting.”
– Dr. Bruce Perry, psychiatrist and expert in developmental neuroscience

“Silverton does what parents need: she equips them without judging them.”
– The Guardian Parenting

“Our children are not trying to provoke us. They are trying to show us how they feel.”
“We don’t need to be perfect. We need to be there – with consistency, empathy, and faith in our child.”

Kate Silverton is a well-known BBC journalist, with studies in child development and psychotherapy. She combines journalistic accuracy with scientific documentation and maternal experience to offer a practical, compassionate, and clear guide to parenting today.