The Black Parenting Book - Softcover

Beal, Anne C.; Villarosa, Linda; Abner, Allison

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0767901967 ISBN 13: 9780767901963

Publisher: Broadway Books, 1998

Synopsis

Co-written by a pediatrician at Massachusetts General Hospital and a parenting columnist for Essence magazine, the first detailed guide to raising African-American children from infancy through preschool includes stories from parents across the country. Original. Tour.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr Anne Beal practices and teaches paediatric medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School and writes a regular parenting column for Essence magazine. Linda Villarosa, a New York Times editor, is the former executive editor at Essence and editor of Body & Soul: The Black Woman's Guide to Physical Health and Emotional Well-Being. Allison Abner is a journalist and the co-author, with Linda Villarosa, of Finding Our Way: The Teen Girls' Survival Guide. All three are mothers of young children.

From the Inside Flap:

The parents of America's 3.6 million black children under age six face unique challenges and, until now, there has not been one complete resource for them. Combining pediatric expertise, cultural wisdom, insight from leading experts, and the newest research, The Black Parenting Book finally fills this void. With stories from parents across the country and authoritative advice for all aspects of a child's early life--including sleep, nutrition, discipline, play, medical treatments, hair and body care, spirituality, and education--this is the most comprehensive book of its kind.

The Black Parenting Book also explores topics such as talking about race, finding children's books featuring African-American main characters, and deciding whether to send children to all-black preschools. Tackling issues neglected in most parenting books, this is a much-needed guide to the crucial first five years.

About this edition

• Publisher: Broadway Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0767901967
• ISBN 13: 9780767901963
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 412