Parenting and education expert Diana Loomans is out to help today’s harried parents
connect with and lovingly raise their children in an increasingly hectic world. In her new
book, What All Children Want Their Parents to Know: 12 Keys to Raising a Happy
Child (New World Library, May 2005) Loomans, along with daughter and co-author,
Julia Godoy, turn to children themselves for keys to successful and positive child rearing.

Starting with the idea that a well-balanced adult has much more attention, energy, and
love to share than an adult who is stressed, overworked, or overextended, Loomans
maintains, ‘The image of using oxygen mask on an airplane is fitting – only the adult
who takes enough oxygen first can be helpful to the young who are dependent on him or
her for life support.”

Addressing parents steeped in the everyday realities and struggles of raising children, Loomans uses inspiring and heart-warming examples from both personal and
professional experiences to communicate each principle while offering practical ways to implement them – one small step at a time. Building on the introductory “What All
Children Want Their Parents to Know” poem she wrote with her daughter, Loomans
cleverly breaks the verse into short stanzas to outline the principles covered in each
chapter. Select chapter titles include allowing room to grow and make mistakes, using
positive discipline with respect, giving unconditional love, teaching by example, and the
art of true listening. Closing each chapter, parents are given playful, easy exercises
designed to help them work the idea into their individual approach.

Using the collective voice of children and to express the desires they most want the
significant adults in their life to be aware of, What All Children Want Their Parents to
Know is a perennial that parents will find themselves turning to time and time again to
refresh and invigorate their parenting skills.

About the Authors
Diana Loomans has been a pioneer in the field of innovative learning for more than
twenty years. As a university instructor and national speaker, she has developed and
taught numerous cutting-edge programs, and has cultivated a reputation as a dynamic presenter. She is the author of several best sellers, including The Loveables, Positively
Mother Goose and 100 ways to Build Self-Esteem and Teach Values, and has appeared on hundreds of television and radio shows as a nationally recognized speaker and author.
Julia Godoy is her daughter.