Meg Akabas is the founder of New York City-based Parenting Solutions™, a consultancy designed to help parents discover the joy in parenting, and the author of 52 Weeks of Parenting Wisdom: Effective Strategies for Raising Happy, Responsible Kids.  She regularly provides one-on-one consultations and leads workshops for parents and teachers on infancy through pre-adolescence.  Meg has served as president of the board of two Manhattan schools and has more than 18 years of leadership experience in nursery and elementary schools. She has been awarded the “Parenting Educator Credential” from the New York State Parenting Education Partnership and serves on the NYSPEP steering committee.  Meg’s expertise includes more than 20 years of firsthand experience as a parent of four and lifelong student of child behavior and development.

Available January 8, 2013

Busy parents, rejoice! How we parent matters, and we can all be better parents by working at it, step by step, in an intentional way. This deeply held conviction inspired Meg Akabas to write 52 Weeks of Parenting Wisdom: Effective Strategies For Raising Happy, Responsible Kids.

Rather than overwhelm parents with psychological studies and theories, the book features relatable family scenarios and easy to implement tips. Intended for busy parents, it is meant to be read one chapter per week for just a few minutes at a time, with each chapter providing a salient piece of advice on one specific topic of concern to parents, such as respect, self-control, cooperation, sibling relations, and sleep habits. Unlike other parenting books, it mercifully lets parents concentrate on making a single change in their parenting that is attainable and effective. 52 Weeks of Parenting Wisdom: Effective Strategies For Raising Happy, Responsible Kids is real guidance you can use with your children today.