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Lise Bourbeau looks at how adults can live well with children of all ages. Her guide asks parents to accept that children have their own thoughts. What matters most to them may not match what adults value. They should not have to live out a parent's unmet dreams.

Bourbeau urges parents to help children heed their own bodies' needs. Adults must act with care and own their choices before teaching children to do so. She questions the view that children are problems when they resist the norms of their peers or society.

For her, respect comes before doing as told or proving love. Parents must respect themselves and each child's right to differ. They should give warmth when children seek it, then give them space. Adults are a child's first role models. They must think about the example they set.