The "Perfect" Parent ─ 5 Tools for Using Your Inner Perfection to Connect With Your Kids

A short, inspiring guide to building a great relationship with your kids

If you're a parent today, you face extreme pressure to get everything exactly “right” in a pursuit of perfection, which makes you feel that parenting is hard. You worry about whether you're doing a good enough job, and wonder if your kids will turn out okay.

In The “Perfect” Parent, Roma Khetarpal puts all of that agony to rest. She assures you that you're already perfect as you are: The key to a fulfilling parenting experience, she says, is to stop chasing an ideal and instead use your inner perfection to nurture a strong, communicative connection with your children—which will lead them to be happy, think positive, and do good.

Drawing from the fields of personal growth and emotional intelligence and distilling cutting-edge scientific research, Khetarpal empowers you with five communication tools designed to help you strengthen your bond with your kids, whatever their age. These will also help you handle the doubt, guilt, worry, and fear that often accompany the challenges of raising a child. Along the way, she shares helpful, humorous real-life stories taken from the popular parenting classes she's taught for several years, as well as easy-to-remember exercises—such as “Dealing with the Feeling” and “Take Five”—that you can use in common family situations.

Once you finish this short, enjoyable, and memorable read, you'll be equipped with the tools you need to enjoy the parenting ride more deeply and build a relationship with your kids that lasts a lifetime.