Many parents want to raise their children with love and care, but everyday conflicts repeatedly push them to their limits. And so the old questions resurface: How many boundaries do children need? Shouldn't I be more consistent? How can I raise my children without hurting them? In this comprehensive guide, renowned parenting expert and pediatrician Herbert Renz-Polster describes how children develop their strengths and how to successfully raise children in a way that combines participation and parental guidance. This groundbreaking book offers guidance, especially now, when many parents are struggling with the challenges it addresses: the problems of media influence, the often shaky cooperation within the family, and the question of boundaries. It promotes parenting that strengthens families by giving children both roots and wings. Biography: Dr. Herbert Renz-Polster, born in 1960, studied medicine in Giessen, Munich, and Tübingen and wrote his doctoral thesis in Pakistan and India. After his residency, Dr. Renz-Polster took a nearly five-year break from active medicine. He works as an editor at Jungjohann Publishing. In 1995, he moved to the USA to resume his medical practice. He completed his residency in pediatrics at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, and subsequently became chief resident at the same hospital. He is particularly dedicated to teaching medical students. In 1996 and 1998, he received the Student Teaching Award from the University of Vermont, and in 1998, he was appointed to a teaching position at the University of Vermont. Since mid-1999, he has been a fellow at the Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon, where his research focuses on cystic fibrosis.