Parenting Made Easy: The early years

Dr Anna Cohen

A bag of tricks approach to parenting the 1 to 5 year old

The early years are wonderful, exhausting, confusing and incredibly important.

Between the ages of one and five, children develop rapidly. They are learning about relationships, emotions, independence, communication and the world around them. At the same time, parents are often trying to navigate tantrums, strong emotions, limit testing, bedtime battles, sibling conflict and the endless question: "Am I handling this the right way?"

In Parenting Made Easy: The Early Years, psychologist Dr Anna Cohen provides a practical, compassionate guide to raising confident, emotionally healthy children. Drawing on developmental psychology, attachment theory and years of professional experience working with families, she explains why young children behave the way they do and what parents can do to respond effectively.

Rather than offering rigid rules, this book gives parents a flexible "bag of tricks" — practical strategies that can be adapted to suit different children, families and situations.

Inside you'll discover:

• How children develop emotionally, socially and psychologically from ages one to five
• Why tantrums, defiance, clinginess and testing limits are often normal parts of development
• The importance of attunement, attachment and strong parent–child relationships
• Simple ways to build emotional intelligence and resilience in young children
• Effective approaches to giving instructions, setting limits and managing challenging behaviour
• Practical tools for encouraging cooperation, confidence, empathy and self-regulation
• Written in an accessible, supportive style, Parenting Made Easy helps parents understand what is happening beneath the behaviour and respond with confidence, consistency and compassion.

Whether you are navigating toddlerhood, preschool years or caring for young children in a professional role, this book provides clear guidance grounded in psychological science and real-world parenting experience.

About the Author

Dr Anna Cohen is a clinical psychologist, parenting educator and founder of Anna Cohen & Co. She has extensive experience working with children, adolescents and families and is widely recognised for translating psychological research into practical strategies that parents can use in everyday life. Her work focuses on helping families build stronger relationships, emotional wellbeing and resilience across all stages of childhood.

ISBN 9781922117441

Softcover, 116 pages

Released July 2015