Becky A. Bailey, Ph.D., specializes in early childhood education and developmental psychology. Her lectures reach more than 20,000 people annually, and her awards include a Parents' Choice Foundation commendation for three of her parenting audiotapes. She has appeared on CNN, PBS, and The Hour of Power with Dr. Robert Schuller, among other programs. She lives in Oviedo, Florida.
""This is a must-read book for every parent, teacher, and childcare provider. Becky Bailey lays the foundation for a powerful approach to bringing up children and educating them."" -- Susan Petroff, vice president, Phoebus Communications; executive director, Reading Is Fundamental(R) Telecommunications Partnership ""All parents, grandparents, and child-centered professionals should run, not walk, to the nearest bookstore! Rich with examples, processes, and guidelines, this brilliant and insightful work succeeds at being at once easy to read, lighthearted, and profoundly helpful."" -- Carol Howe, author of Healing the Hurt Behind Addictions ""In Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline, Becky Bailey emphasizes that the flowering of our children will come through our learning about ourselves. She delineates simply yet eloquently how to maintain self-control in seven basic steps that produce in our children seven guiding values for life. This is a book for everyone--not just parents."" -- Marythelma Brainard, PhD