> The problem I have with a lot of parenting advice is it's always written by someone with fewer than 30 kids. William Sears, who has written numerous books, h

> The problem I have with a lot of parenting advice is it's always written by someone with fewer than 30 kids. William Sears, who has written numerous books, has eight kids of his own, and is/was a practicing paediatrician: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sears_(physician) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sears_(physician) > But the advice you get is always variations of the same. Try to be patient, try to be reasonable. If you need to make threats, have it escalate slowly. Follow through on consequences. You may wish to look at the books/advice that a larger pool of parents have found to be useful: * https://old.reddit.com/r/Parenting/wiki/recommended_reading https://old.reddit.com/r/Parenting/wiki/recommended_reading