Every parent loves his kid. Twenty-five years of teaching has me convinced of that. But most parents become parents without speaking the Language of Parenting. Oh, yes, we were all kids ourselves once, so we heard the language of parenting spoken around us--with luck, we heard the language of effective parenting--but hearing it is not the same as speaking it. We expect ourselves to be great parents--naturally!--as if good parenting were an instinct we were all born with. But parenting is a … [Read more...] about Parenting as a Second Language: A Guidebook for Joyfully Navigating the Trials, Triumphs and Tribulations of Parenthood by Elisabeth Stitt