Welcome to Honest Parent Guide.
My name is Chien Liu. I am a published author of four parenting book series covering early childhood development, family separation, and blended families — topics I have spent years researching and writing about.
This website exists for one reason: to give parents free, honest, research-backed guidance for the real moments of raising children — the ordinary ones and the hard ones.
Every article on this site is grounded in real developmental science, written in plain language, and focused on what actually helps. No special expertise required. No judgment about how your family looks.
If you find something useful here, I also write in-depth guides in book form — you can find the full collection on Amazon.
Thank you for being here.
Chien Liu
Honest Parent Guide
My Books
I am the author of four parenting book series, all available on Amazon:
Growing Hearts and Minds — Research-backed games and practices for
early childhood emotional development, from birth through age eight.
Still Family — Guidance for parents navigating separation or blending
a new family, from birth through age twelve.
The Keepsake Series — A milestone journal series capturing the first
five years of your child’s life.
The Sibling Bond — Research-grounded guides for building the sibling
bond, from birth through age fourteen. Deeper science, practical games
with full troubleshooting, and practices grounded in real developmental
research.
You can find all my books by searching “Chien Liu” on Amazon.