Toddler taming guru Dr Christopher Green, whose advice has been followed by millions of parents worldwide, has changed his mind about how to raise children.

After recovering from a near-death experience, the celebrity pediatrician has adopted a more relaxed, child-centred approach.

The 64-year-old told the Sunday Herald Sun he no longer believed toddlers needed taming and urged modern parents to spend more time with their children.

“I used to be called the Toddler Tamer, but I don’t think we need to tame them any more - I think we really need to value them,” he said.

“Most behavioural problems are not problems if you can spend quality time with children and give them attention.”

Dr Green, who lost the will to live and sank into depression after suffering a stroke and the death of his wife, rewrote his bestseller Toddler Taming from scratch to help him recover the power of language…

“I have a book that’s better than my original one and every word has come from the heart because I see now what’s really important in life.

“When I did the new book, I put chapter one as the things that in more than 20 years of working with kids are really, really important.

“It’s things such as, if you give a child attention they don’t need to misbehave to get your attention…

Source: Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22423591-662,00.html