Every once in a while someone comes along who puts into words what we experience every day but take for granted. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Ron Taffel deals unflinchingly with what really goes on in day-to-day childrearing and with one of the underlying contributors to family breakup: Men and women parent very differently and, because of this, often don't know how to create a united parenting team.Think about it. When was the last time you and your partner disagreed about these basic childrearing matters: participation, discipline, communication, siblings, spoiling, and letting go.Chances are it might have been this month, this week, or even this morning. And these are just a few of the hot spots mothers and fathers find themselves fighting over. Somehow the joys of family life often turn into battlefields, women and men pitted against each other, each having a different opinion about the best way to handle the kids.Addressing a subject that until now has been virtually ignored by childrearing experts, Dr. Taffel explains why parents fight or begin to lead parallel and distant lives. Most important, he offers concrete solutions so mothers and fathers can learn to raise kids together as partners rather than adversaries.As you will see, women and men do approach parenting differently. But it's also true that for our children's sake, for our own happiness, we need to work together. In these confusing times, Dr. Taffel's wisdom, warmth, and authority are just what parents need to hold each other and their families together. Read Less