You don’t have to be perfect to create

I’m not the perfect parent; I get into plenty of conflicts with my children. But I do have skills to help get us through those conflicts, and I use them every day.

—Joanna Faber·How to Talk so Little Kids will Listen

Because there is no one-size-fits-all solution to children’s bedtime, she also shared stories of how different parents handle bedtime so that her readers can figure out what’s right for them specifically.