Leave the Child Alone! Simple Rules for Wise Parents

A book for responsible parents that instantly became a bestseller—now with new chapters!

We all want to raise children who are successful, independent, and happy. And that’s why we actively organize their lives, control their behavior, constantly correct and adjust them. But our efforts to influence another person directly by acting on them are almost useless.

Marina Melya, a psychologist with 40 years of practical experience, offers a more effective path: leave the children alone and shift the focus to yourselves—your own words and actions.

In the new edition, the author answers the most popular questions parents ask: how to “make” children study? How to get them to do homework on their own? How to program them for luck? How to build a healthy relationship with a teacher? And many more.

The chapter “From the Author” is narrated by the author Marina Melya.