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Neville Continues to Attract Praise

Want to hear parents oooh and ahhhh with praise? Come listen to Helen F. Neville speak.

Based in the Bay Area, Neville was recently in the Seattle area for a presentation that left parents of preschoolers almost awestruck.

“She explains so many important points,” said one as she waited to have Neville autograph a copy of Is This a Phase? Child Development & Parent Strategies, Birth to 6 Years.

Of course, what parents say is much like what reviewers write. As Cheryl Murfin enthused on the web site of Seattle’s Child:

“Here’s a secret for parents of today’s infants through preschoolers: You have it made. Luckily for you, Neville, a registered nurse, shares the vast knowledge and insights she’s gleaned as a parent educator, pediatric advice nurse and infant temperament expert in the comprehensive new guide, Is This a Phase? Child Development & Parent Strategies, Birth to 6 Years, published by Seattle-based Parenting Press.”

She goes on to describe Is This a Phase? as a “jam-packed, authoritative reference guide” and says, “A book like this would have saved my husband and me a lot of time and worry and taken much of the guesswork out of divining the mysteries of child development.”

Murfin, who also praises Neville’s emphasis on temperament, how it affects a child’s development, and how it affects parenting, concludes, “When my kids were young, the phrase ‘Is this a phase?’ came to my mind at least weekly. Would they ever stop whining? Would she ever start sharing? Was this kid over-emotional? Was I crazy? Would he grow out of hitting or did I have a hoodlum in the family? If only I could have pulled Helen Neville’s book from my shelf.”

Professionals are equally effusive about Neville’s newly published revision of the always popular Mommy! I Have to Go Potty! (2nd ed.):

“Very comprehensive and well written,” writes Peter Levine, M.D., a pediatrician in Walnut Creek CA.

“A very rational approach to the universal ritual of potty training. [The authors’] common sense, websites, references and anecdotes all merge to provide a reassuring and encouraging approach. Mommy! I Have to Go Potty! (2nd ed.) is a very logical starting point . . . . It is also a useful reference for those who have already begun the training and are not experiencing success,” agrees Gary Spector, M.D., a pediatrician associated with Polyclinic Pediatrics who also serves as an associate clinical professor at the University of Washington Department of Pediatrics and as a staff pediatrician at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

“Offers valuable support to parents who are embarking upon the process of toilet training their child. Effectively identifies and addresses the issues of a child’s physical, intellectual, emotional, and social readiness . . . Helps parents understand the role that a child’s temperament plays in this process . . . . Extremely helpful information and sound advice on the how-to’s of teaching a child to use the potty. An easy-to-read, concise, and very well-written manual guiding parents to teach their little ones to master one of the highly important independent tasks of childhood,” adds Nancy Glass-Quattrin, RN, BSN, BCIAC, with the Encopresis Treatment Center in Edmonds, WA.

Created by Seattle parent educator Jan Faull, Mommy! has been expanded to include several important topics, including special needs children and how a child’s temperament affects potty training.