Introduction: Grounding your parenting in the science of child development -- Part one: The forest through the trees. Clearing away the noise -- Five parenting practices and five teachable skills to set up your child for resilience -- What makes a good human? -- Raising good parents -- Foundations for strong relationships -- Parent the kid you have -- Perfect parenting is the enemy of good parenting -- The delight lab -- Part two: From page to stage. Eat, poop, love -- The science of sleep -- A disciplined approach to discipline -- Common points of conflict -- Your child in the outside world -- Friends and siblings -- Transitions big and small -- The screen-time generation -- Sex, gender, and sexuality -- Finding your middle road

Drawing on nearly twenty years' experience, a developmental psychologist, providing expert advice and strategies, helps parents chart a manageable course for raising good humans that's aligned to their own values and their children's unique temperaments