Whether you're child is a newborn, a teen, or somewhere in-between, Parenting For Dummies gives you the scoop on parenting basics. From dealing with a crying baby and potty training, to building self-esteem and talking with them about sex, it offers a gold mine of up-to-date advice and guidance on how to:

• Learn to communicate with your kids
• Develop a good relationship with your kids
• Keep your kids safe and healthy
• Help your kids grow up to be good people
• Keep your cool and control their behavior
• Discipline constructively and with a minimum of stress
• Build self-esteem in your children
• Avoid committing the parenting sins your parents taught you

Experts Sandy and Dan Gookin--she's the parenting expert for Parents Magazine and Working Mother Magazine and he's a father of four--avoid the psychological hype and medical terminology and give you the straight poop on all aspects of child-rearing, including:

• Speaking and listening to kids
• The importance of being consistent
• Keeping a sense of humor
• Dealing with babies
• Childhood growth and development
• Health and nutrition
• Kids' changing physical needs
• Developing a good person

Parenting For Dummies gives you the know-how and skills you need to be the parent of healthy, happy kids.