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Kiss Me! is a book written in defence of children. In response to the many so-called expert theories that advocate the use of obsessive routines and excessive discipline, Dr. Carlos González- renowned paediatrician and author of My Child Won't Eat! - advocates raising children based on love, respect and freedom. González believes that children are good, selfless, generous, honest, sociable and understanding and deserve all the love we can give them. A bestseller in Spain, now published for the first time in English, Kiss me! How to raise your children with love offers a guide to ethical parenting. Book jacket. Chapters include: Why children are the way they are Your child is a good person A few myths regarding sleep Rewards and punishment Quality time Book jacket.
Author Notes
Carlos Gonzlez, a paediatrician and father of three, studied medicine in Barcelona. He teaches courses on breastfeeding for medical professionals and writes books and magazine articles on raising children for parents. A new, updated edition of his book My Child Won't Eat! is also published by Pinter Martin.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgements | p. 2 |
| Chapter 1 The Good Little Boy and the Bad Little Boy | p. 9 |
| One-size-fits-all parenting | p. 14 |
| The last taboo | p. 17 |
| The road to ethical parenting | p. 20 |
| Chapter 2 Why children are the way they are | p. 24 |
| Natural selection and cultural selection | p. 29 |
| How animals rear their young | p. 34 |
| Quick-witted or helpless? | p. 34 |
| Hide, carry, follow | p. 37 |
| In the lap of civilisation | p. 41 |
| Why children don't like being left alone | p. 43 |
| Why do children cry when you leave the room? | p. 44 |
| Responses to separation | p. 51 |
| He doesn't want to go to nursery school | p. 57 |
| Why does he always want to be carried? | p. 60 |
| Why won't children sleep on their own | p. 61 |
| Strangers in the night | p. 63 |
| In the Dark Ages | p. 64 |
| One planet, two worlds | p. 65 |
| Why is she waking up more than before? | p. 67 |
| Co-sleeping in practice | p. 71 |
| At what age will she starting sleeping on her own? | p. 73 |
| Why do children demand our attention? | p. 75 |
| Why hasn't she started walking yet? | p. 82 |
| Why is he jealous? | p. 89 |
| The Oedipus Complex | p. 92 |
| When will she become independent? | p. 95 |
| Your child is a good person | p. 96 |
| Your child is selfless | p. 97 |
| Your child is generous | p. 98 |
| Your child is equable | p. 101 |
| Your child is forgiving | p. 102 |
| Your child is fearless | p. 103 |
| Your child is diplomatic | p. 103 |
| Your child is honest | p. 105 |
| Your child is sociable | p. 106 |
| Your child is understanding | p. 107 |
| Chapter 3 Theories I do not share | p. 109 |
| Fascistic parenting | p. 109 |
| Orderliness | p. 115 |
| Behaviourism and education | p. 118 |
| A few myths regarding sleep | p. 124 |
| Sleeping through the night | p. 125 |
| The dangers of co-sleeping | p. 127 |
| Co-sleeping doesn't cause insomnia | p. 128 |
| Co-sleeping doesn't cause psychological problems | p. 133 |
| Co-sleeping doesn't cause sudden death | p. 134 |
| Breastfeeding at night | p. 138 |
| What is infantile insomnia? | p. 140 |
| Teaching children how to sleep | p. 141 |
| A difficult habit to break | p. 145 |
| Leave him alone while he is still awake | p. 147 |
| Children, beds and sex | p. 151 |
| The therapeutic cry | p. 152 |
| Family, limited company | p. 154 |
| A little girl with no limits | p. 154 |
| Permissiveness: the fear of freedom | p. 162 |
| Sooner protect than correct | p. 164 |
| A timely smack | p. 169 |
| An expert on hitting children | p. 175 |
| Rewards and punishments | p. 181 |
| Looking for problems | p. 184 |
| Throw enough dirt and some will stick | p. 188 |
| Sphincter control | p. 191 |
| When and how to stop using nappies | p. 195 |
| Look, but don't touch | p. 200 |
| Time-out! | p. 204 |
| Early stimulation | p. 210 |
| Quality time | p. 213 |
| Epilogue The happiest day | p. 215 |
| References | p. 218 |
| Index | p. 221 |