This guide helps mothers and fathers understand the different perspectives each brings to parenting, with examples and vignettes that illuminate the gender issues that underlie typical parent battles. Taffel is contributing editor at Parents magazine. The original hardcover edition was published in 1994 by William Morrow and Co., Inc., as Why Parents Disagree: How Women and Men Parent Differently and How We Can Work Together . The paperback edition was originally published by Avon Books as Why Parents Disagree and What You Can Do About It: How To Raise Great Kids While You Strengthen Your Marriage . Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)