"Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression" - Haim Ginott Parenting has always been challenging. However, today it has become complex with materialism, permissiveness, and immediate gratification in play. The wires are so tangled for parents to address the fact that it is okay to seek help when necessary. Parents raise their children with good intentions as far as their understanding goes. While physical needs are met abundantly in many families, it is the emotional aspect that might be neglected. Therefore this book aims to bring in awareness for parents and parents-to-be about the stages of childhood and adolescence, and the many potential barriers in each stage so that it can be better understood for a positive growth. It not only emphasizes on the developmental stages that children go through but also the stages that parents undergo and the emotions experienced by them.This book will lend a helping hand to parents at each stage in the fascinating passage of bringing up children who are one-third of our population and all of our future!