Children's behavior can be baffling, terrifying, and utterly infuriating at times: from risky or rebellious behavior to explosive outbursts of rage. It's easy for a parent to feel lost and hopeless about how to handle these situations. But fear not, for The Secret World of Children is here to guide you through the tumultuous journey of parenting.
In The Secret World of Children, Meri Wallace, LCSW reveals that nine hidden developmental issues cause your child's challenging behaviors from infancy to adolescence: your child's need for love, unquenchable curiosity, aggression, desire for independence, urgent wishes, impulsivity, limited concept of time, pursuit of pleasure, and fears and anxieties. You will learn effective tools to respond to these issues that will help you raise your children to feel loved.Meri Wallace, LCSW, a parenting expert, and child and family therapist for over thirty years, writes a blog for Psychology Today and is the author of Birth Order Blues and Keys to Parenting Your Four-Year-Old. She has been a columnist for Sesame Street Parents Magazine, New York Family Magazine, and Brooklyn Parent. She has been a consultant to Children's Television Workshop and has been interviewed by national magazines including Newsweek, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Parents, and many more.
Meri Wallace appears regularly on podcasts, radio, and national television networks as a parenting expert. She has made repeated appearances on shows such as Eyewitness News, Good Day New York, WNBC, CNN, MSNBC, BBC, WPIX, the Hallmark Channel, and the Fox Family Channel. Meri worked with a producer at Eyewitness News designing parenting segments in which she appeared as the expert.
