For many years as a Social Worker, I worked with parents who struggled with having some basic knowledge of rearing their children. It is often said that "parenting does not come with a learning guide." We tend to rely on our innate abilities to care for our children, trial and error, advice from elders, literature, primary care physicians, etc. Granted, the aforementioned entities are excellent sources to rely on; however, I decided to gather data from all areas and my knowledge. As a result, I developed a parenting guide to cover some basic child-rearing practices from conception to adulthood. Pre-natal care, toddler care, pre-k care, school-aged childcare, and caring for your teen are covered. Surprisingly, while researching and compiling this parenting guide, I discovered some things that I wish I had known when rearing my two sons. My vision is to provide a hands-on guide for new and existing parents, a pathway to raising healthy, happy, self-assured children.
