There's SCADS of information out there on the subject of parenting. What to do, what not to do, and most of hogwash based on something that somebody came up with somwhere that worked with one child so they wrote a book.

There is, however, one resource I've read (I must have 30 books on the subject) that seems applicable to any child. The methods taught have worked for us in raising our child, with my ex in raising her kids, and even with the kids I deal with at my Church in Sunday School (I teach the 4th&5th grade kids). YMMV, however, every kid is different. This, however, is the best I've seen yet because ithe personality of the kid is irrelavent to the methods.

It's called [link|http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0891093117/qid=1026789245/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/002-4969856-7174441|Parenting with Love and Logic]. Check it out :)