Diana Loomans provides another great book to help parents connect with
and lovingly raise their children. Focusing on twelve key child-rearing
lessons based on insight from children themselves, What Children Want
Their Parents to Know encourages moms and dads to do things like teach
by example, give appreciation and acknowledgement, allow room to grow
and make mistakes, and practice true listening. Each chapter opens with
a child's statement of what he or she needs and wants from a parent.
Then, using inspiring and heartwarming examples from her personal
experience and from her many years educating children, Loomans shows how
each statement reflects an important parenting principle. Practical
advice and playful, easy-to-do exercises round out each chapter, helping
parents work each idea into their individual approach. As always,
Loomans makes learning seem casual and fun, and comes across less like
an expert and more like a fellow parent sharing the wisdom she has
gained through the everyday realities of raising children.