It's not easy to stop being a parent once we start it all. We can't just step away from the job or hand over the birth certificate and say, "Sorry, we're not compatible." If we're going to do anything to reduce the frustrations of raising a child, there's only one respectable solution left (the path of best resistance): learning to understand and deal with little lovebirds and/or monsters. This may seem impossible. But, if you are still hoping, then maybe there is a chance. This book is a success story. She talks about several rules that the author learned at the Center for the Development of Human Abilities and how she applied them in raising her children.