Some Assembly Required

The parenting journey can be a life-changing experience, and when going somewhere new, guidelines are often helpful. In Some Assembly Required, author Dr. Richard Lazaroff offers a pediatricians advice for parents attempting to raise successful and emotionally healthy children by making intentional choices starting in infancy and continuing through adolescence. A reflection of Dr. Lazaroffs personal experiences and opinions from his thirty-five years working as a pediatrician, Some Assembly Required offers savvy and specific parenting advice on topics not always discussed in books. Most topic sections begin with actual patient encounters or stories about the authors own children to better illustrate the points under discussion. Lazaroffs goal is for parents to understand themselves and be intentional in their parenting choices. With a list of online and print resources included, Dr. Lazaroff shares his personal and professional experiences and lessons learned with humor, guidance, and wisdom about what often lies just beneath the everyday challenges of parenthood.