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Grace-Based Parenting

Ron Kerr — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 02:45:31 +0000

Parents in our post-modern world tend to be committed to but anxious about their child-rearing responsibilities. They've tried the countless parenting books on the market, but many of these are strident, fear-based books that loving parents instinctively reject, while still searching for direction. Now Dr. Tim Kimmel, founder of Family Matters ministries, offers a refreshing new look at parenting. Rejecting rigid rules and checklists that don't work, Dr. Kimmel recommends a parenting style that mirrors God's love, reflects His forgiveness, and displaces fear as a motivator for behavior. As we embrace the grace God offers, we begin to give it-creating a solid foundation for growing morally strong and spiritually motivated children.Releasing in an affordable trade paper edition, this revolutionary book presents a whole new way to nurture a healthy family.

Playful Parenting

Ron Kerr — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:21:59 +0000

Tag, you're it! In Playful Parenting, Lawrence Cohen demonstrates that parents need to lighten up and spend a few hours giggling with their kids. Play is inherently educational for children, he claims, and parents can learn plenty by examining the games kids play--from peekaboo to practical jokes. Cohen is quick to point out that no matter what your child's temperament, she has a playful side. In its most basic form, play is a way to communicate. The author examines, with plenty of hilarious personal anecdotes, the details of play at every age and across genders. From his daughter and a new male friend discussing how "cool" nuclear weapons are and how "gross" a love song is, to a younger child zooming full-speed around a park at a birthday party, we're shown the exuberant truth behind playing: not only is it just plain fun, it can spark a variety of important sensations. One short section discusses the common phenomenon of happy giggling turning instantly to tears. Cohen suggests that "the fun play opens the emotional door to let out the giggles, and a flood of other feelings come pouring out after." Some specific ideas for games are included, and you'll find recommendations for everything from play wrestling to gentle storytelling. One chapter focuses on how to cope with play you don't find enjoyable, and how learning to appreciate these games can lead to surprising emotional insights. This is where Cohen's years of practice come in handy--it may be true that we all play, but not everyone immediately grasps the underlying messages. This is not simply a book filled with family activities, but rather an exploration of play for all ages. --Jill Lightner

Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years

Ron Kerr — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 05:41:28 +0000

Parenting little ones can be exhausting...until you discover Love and Logic. Take the exhaustion out and put the fun into parenting your little one. If you want help with: * Potty training * Temper tantrums * Bedtime * Whining * Time-out * Hassle-free mornings * and many other everyday challenges Then this book is for you! This book is the tool parents of little ones have been waiting for. America's Parenting ExpertsÂ® Jim Fay and Charles Fay, Ph.D., help you start your child off on the right foot. The tools in Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood will give you the building blocks you need to create children who grow up to be responsible, successful teens and adults. And as a bonus you will enjoy every stage of your child's life and look forward to sharing a lifetime of joy with them.

Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child : Eliminating Conflict by Establishing Clear, Firm, and Respectful Boundaries

Ron Kerr — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:25:20 +0000

Now You Can Effectively Parent Your Strong-Willed ChildDoes your child constantly misbehave and ignore or refuse your requests for proper behavior? Is your relationship with your child based on conflict instead of mutual respect and cooperation? With the help of this groundbreaking book, you can create a positive, respectful, and rewarding relationship with your child.Inside are proven techniques and procedures that provide a refreshing alternative to the ineffective extremes of punishment and permissiveness. Parents and teachers alike will discover how to effectively motivate the strong-willed child and achieve proper conduct. You will learn how to:Â·Understand and empathize without giving in Â·Hold your ground without threatening Â·Remove daily power struggles between you and your child Â·Give clear, firm messages that your child understands and respects Â·And much more!"Eminently useful and readable! This book should be a part of every parent's and school's reference library." â��Judy E. Hunt-Brown, principal, Elk Grove Unified School District"A grand book that teaches everybody in the family new skills and encourages more peaceful, socially acceptable lives at home, school, in the office, or in any social group." â��Barbara O'Donnell, principal, St. Francis Elementary School"A highly recommended eye-opener; beautifully documented." â��Stewart E. Teal, M.D., clinical professor of child psychiatry, University of California, Davis

Parenting With Love And Logic (Updated and Expanded Edition)

Ron Kerr — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:12:54 +0000


This parenting book shows you how to raise self-confident, motivated children who are ready for the real world. Learn how to parent effectively while teaching your children responsibility, and you'll establish healthy control without anger, threats, nagging, or power struggles. Indexed for easy reference.

1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12

Ron Kerr — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:49:27 +0000

Addressing the task of disciplining children ages 2 through 12 without arguing, yelling, or spanking, this program offers easy-to-follow steps to immediately manage troublesome behavior with reason, patience, and compassion. Parents and teachers learn how to encourage and respect children's growing independence with 10 strategies for building self-esteem. Also discussed are the three most important qualities for parents or teachers to exhibit in order to foster competence in kids. Tips are included on how to prevent homework arguments, make mealtimes more enjoyable, conduct effective family meetings, and encourage children to start doing their household chores. This award-winning program discusses the importance of establishing and maintaining a home or classroom with fair and consistent discipline. This revised edition includes suggestions on how to avoid over-parenting, build children's social skills, and apply the program within mental health agencies and classrooms.

Screamfree Parenting: The Revolutionary Approach to Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool

Ron Kerr — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:43:36 +0000

You Can Start a Revolution in Your Family . . . TonightScreamFree Parenting is not just about lowering your voice. Itâ��s about learning to calm your emotional reactions and learning to focus on your own behavior more than your kidsâ�� behavior . . . for their benefit. Our biggest enemy as parents is not the TV, the Internet, or even drugs. Our biggest enemy is our own emotional reactivity. When we say we â��lost itâ�� with our kids, the â��itâ�� in that sentence is our own adulthood. And then we wonder why our kids have so little respect for us, why our kids seem to have all the power in the family.Itâ��s time to do it differently. And you can. You can start to create and enjoy the types of calm, mutually respectful, and loving relationships with your kids that youâ��ve always craved. You can begin to revolutionize your family, starting tonight.Parenting is not about kids, itâ��s about parents.If youâ��re not in control, then you cannot be in charge.What every kid really needs are parents who are able to keep their cool no matter what. Easier said than done? Not anymore, thanks to ScreamFree Parenting, the principle-based approach thatâ��s inspiring parents everywhere to truly revolutionize their family dynamics. Moving beyond the child-centered, technique-based approaches that ultimately fail, the ScreamFree way compels you to:focus on yourselfcalm yourself down, and grow yourself upBy staying calm and connected with your kids, you begin to operate less out of your deepest fears and more out of your highest principles, revolutionizing your relationships in the process.ScreamFree Parenting is not just another parenting book. Itâ��s the first parentingbook that maintainsâ��from beginning to endâ��that parenting is NOT about kids . . . itâ��s about parents. As parents pay more attention to controlling their own behavior instead of their kidsâ�� behavior, the result is stronger, more rewarding, and more fulfilling family relationships.For those of you reading who are parents, know parents, or have had parents, the notion that the greatest thing you can do for your children is to learn to focus on yourself may sound strange, even heretical. Itâ��s not. Hereâ��s why: we are the only ones we can control. We cannot control our kidsâ��we cannot control the behavior of any other human being. And yet, so many â��expertsâ�� keep giving us more tools (â��techniquesâ��) to help us try to do just that. And, of course, the more we try to control, the more out of control our children become.â��Donâ��t make me come up there.â�� â��Donâ��t make me pull this car over.â�� â��How many times do I have to tell you?â�� Even our language suggests that our kids have control over us.Itâ��s no wonder that we end up screaming. Or shutting down. Or simply giving up. And the charts, refrigerator magnets, family meetings, and other techniques in most typical parenting books just donâ��t work. They end up making us feel more frustrated and more powerless in this whole parenting thing.This practical, effective guide for parents of all ages with kids of all ages introduces proven principles for overcoming the anxieties and stresses of parenting and setting new patterns of connection and cooperation. Well-written in an engaging, conversational tone, the book is sensible, straightforward, and based on the experiences of hundreds of actual families. It will help all parents become calming authorities in their homes, bring peace to their families today, and give kids what they need to grow into caring, self-directed adults tomorrow.

Parenting From the Inside Out

Ron Kerr — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:43:36 +0000

How many parents have found themselves thinking: I can't believe I just said to my child the very thing my parents used to say to me! Am I just destined to repeat the mistakes of my parents? In Parenting from the Inside Out, child psychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and early childhood expert Mary Hartzell, M.Ed., explore the extent to which our childhood experiences actually do shape the way we parent. Drawing upon stunning new findings in neurobiology and attachment research, they explain how interpersonal relationships directly impact the development of the brain, and offer parents a step-by-step approach to forming a deeper understanding of their own life stories, which will help them raise compassionate and resilient children. Born out of a series of parents' workshops that combined Siegel's cutting-edge research on how communication impacts brain development with Hartzell's thirty years of experience as a child-development specialist and parent educator, Parenting from the Inside Out guides parents through creating the necessary foundations for loving and secure relationships with their children.

Virtual parenting: A valuable tool or a dangerous web?

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:16:03 +0000

Christopher Middleton looks at research on virtual parenting.

Parenting teenagers: Bring calm to sibling conflict

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:50:33 +0000

Brothers and sisters will always clash – whatever their age.

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Parenting teenagers: Bring calm to sibling conflict