An Unsolicited Gift: Why We Do What We Do

This book reveals the powerful influence of parenting which is far greater than is generally accepted. It sheds light on the early interactions between mother and infant and demonstrates how clearly understood 'babble talk' and body language can help a child later to adopt a lifestyle which is appropriate to his talents. The significant decisions he will make as an adult range from the work he does, the leisure activities he enjoys, his choice of partner and his sexual interests.

Friedman shows, through case histories, how a better understanding of the way we are brought up may not only help to prevent antisocial behaviour, but will ensure that we do not repeat the mistakes that our parents made with us and unwittingly pass them on to our own children.

An Unsolicited Gift sums up the views of an author with wide experience of the psychology of parenting and its far-reaching consequences.