As the American writer and activist Frederick Douglass said, ‘it is easier to raise strong boys than to mend broken men’. True, it is easier, but it is not an easy task either. That is why this book can be an invaluable aid for parents and educators who are trying to guide a child's steps during childhood, a stage of life in which we undertake such difficult tasks as getting to know ourselves, differentiating ourselves, exercising social roles and learning to live together.
All of this begins with the discovery of emotions, first in our relationship with our caregivers and later with the people that life puts in our path.
Having a secure attachment and a good role model in childhood is a good basis for acquiring healthy self-esteem, optimal communication and social skills and the empathy and assertiveness necessary to become much happier adults.

As soon as a human being is born, he or she establishes an affective bond with the person or people who care for him or her. In psychology, this is called ‘attachment’. If the attachment is secure, the child will develop well, but if the attachment is marked by insecurity or fear, personality and social skills may be impaired. Subsequent socialisation, through the seemingly natural act of playing, can also mark us, as can reinforcement or punishment.
In order to achieve a self-confident child, capable of communicating effectively in the future and of having some emotional self-control, this book addresses all the issues that concern parents and educators: conflicts with others, whether they are everyday or whether they reach the sadly famous and current term of bullying. We will learn how to encourage a shy child, how to help him to face criticism or jealousy, how to teach him positive values such as forgiveness or gratitude.
We will train ourselves to know what to do when faced with a tantrum, where and how to set limits, how to act when faced with frustration or fear, how to use the superpower of the imagination, how to deal with grief in childhood, how to educate resilience and how to establish a relationship with new technologies, looking towards the adolescent they are going to become.
Each of these chapters ends with a battery of practical tools that are exercises, tests and games with the aim of learning how to educate emotionally.