This practical book presents readers with a skills-based, child rearing approach to supporting a child¿s growth and help them overcome both minor and major developmental challenges.

Ben Furman, is a renowned Finnish psychiatrist, author, and teacher of solution-focused therapy and coaching. He founded the Helsinki Brief Therapy Institute in 1986 together with his long-time colleague, Tapani Ahola, where he and his team have provided training in solution-focused psychology for professionals ever since.

1. The rhyme stone tale 2. What is the skills approach? 3. How to convert challenges into skills to learn 4. How to motivate children to learn skills 5. How to use the skills approach in day-to-day parenting 6. Examples: The skills approach in action 7. Children¿s challenges from A to Z 8. Things to keep in mind 9. Skills approach in schools