The Ten Commandments of Parenting 1. You shall not be perfect 2. You shall prefer presence to praise 3. You shall respect change 4. You shall not make for yourself a false idol in screen time, but covet sleep time 5. You shall take care for your child's friendships 6. You shall honour discipline 7. Remember literacy to keep it holy 8. You shall covet for your child play of all type 9. You shall covet good relations with your partner and family members 10. You shall take for thyself positive thinking We re constantly bombarded with advice and criticism on how to be good parents. From the press, social media and online influencers right through to our friends and family, it seems everyone has an opinion on what is the right and wrong way to raise a child. Bottom line is, it s not easy. But whilst our little ones aren't born with a manual, this pocket book is just the one you need. In How to Have Happy Children, bestselling author Dr Martin J. Coles combines up-to-date academic research and straight-forward, sensible advice into ten bite-sized chapters the Ten Commandments of Parenting. The vision is simple: to raise children who are comfortable with who they are, and pleased with how they're bought up. The goal is simple: use these golden nuggets to empower your decision-making, and trust your own judgement.