Publisher's Synopsis
Lorraine Miller has worked as a zoologist for most of her adult life. When she became a mother, she soon realized that her background in zookeeping gave her indispensable wisdom that she found strangely helpful when it came to raising her kids.
In this educational and hilarious guide, Miller outlines the basics of parenting, highlighting the importance of communication and routine in a young child's life. She uses zoo-techniques such as desensitization, reward systems, and stationing to explore ways parents can improve their parenting style. She is empathetic with the reader and refuses to neglect one of the key pillars of parenting: frustration. Through her funny zoo-cabulary, Miller offers a wild and brand new perspective on parenting.
