"Daddy! You can tell me a really good story about a crocodile that has an elephant’s trunk and sharp teeth." /Beppe, 3 years old

Parenthood is a lifelong undertaking that changes as the children grow up. Life with children is meant as a guide for this journey, a book to search through when you have got a specific question, or to read through from start to finish. With this book as an inspiration we hope that you can gather knowledge, tips and advice, receive support and reassurance!

Living with a child is both fun and difficult. An adventure that gives you new perspectives and offers both joy and challenges. What can it be like? What is it like being a child? What to do as a parent?

This book introduces you to how the Swedish child healthcare works and to the main principles of the UN convention on the rights of the child.

The authors are Marie Köhler, paediatrician, Antonia Reuter, psychologist and Johanna Tell, child healthcare nurse. With their three different professions within child healthcare they contribute considerable knowledge from their various fields.

"You can’t describe what it’s like to have children, a family. It’s something completely different … You think about the children, you think about other children’s situations." /Fouad, 48 years old