The author paints a picture from observing parenting as she personally experienced it . She discusses parenting at its best and, sometimes , at its worst, and gives ideas on how to rectify mistakes we all so easily make. This is an insightful book that tackles issues on parenting from a different perspective. Some of the topics covered in this book: Quality time, conditional vs unconditional love, routine, discipline, choices, how to give explanations, social behaviour, sibling rivalry, basic nutrition, security in a family and how tough is too tough. Certainly worth a read for any parent/s struggling with bringing up a child/ren, or simply to understand how a child perceives life growing up.