Overall, it's in good condition. This is a hot topic book by Philippa Perry, a British psychotherapist who has spent many years addressing issues in parent-child and interpersonal relationships. Based on various real-life examples of parent-child relationships, she compiles the secrets to deepening the bond between parents and children. In this book, she carefully unravels with deep insight how we were raised, how it affects our actual parenting, what mistakes we tend to make, and how to deal with them. How can we break the negative cycle of parenting? How strict should parents be? The book is packed with practical advice, including how to communicate to deepen the parent-child bond, concrete ways to deal with worries during pregnancy and childbirth, how to nurture children's mental health, the appropriate distance to maintain with teenagers, the skills needed for children to become self-reliant, and behavioral guidelines that change children's behavior. 11th printing of the first edition (October 18, 2023) (March 19, 2024) 2,420 yen (tax included)