Download or read book Gentle Discipline written by Sarah Ockwell-Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As seen in the New York Times -- a practical guide that presents an alternative to shouting, shaming, and blaming--to give kids the skills they need to grow and thrive Discipline is an essential part of raising happy and successful kids, but as more and more parents are discovering, conventional approaches often don't work, and can even lead to more frustration, resentment, power struggles, and shame. Enter Sarah Ockwell-Smith, a popular parenting expert who believes there's a better way. Citing the latest research in child development, psychology and neuroscience, Gentle Discipline debunks common myths about punishments, rewards, the "naughty chair," and more, and presents practical, connection-based techniques that really work--and that bring parents and kids closer together instead of driving then apart. Topics include: Setting--and enforcing--boundaries and limits with compassion and respect Focusing on connection and positivity instead of negative consequences Working with teachers and other caregivers Breaking the cycle of shaming and blaming Filled with ideas to try today, Gentle Discipline helps parents of toddlers as well as school-age kids embrace a new, more enlightened way to help kids listen, learn and grow.

Download or read book Risen Motherhood Deluxe Edition written by Emily Jensen and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THIS HIGHLY GIFTABLE DELUXE EDITION OF THE BESTSELLER INCLUDES THREE ALL-NEW CHAPTERS Motherhood is hard. In a world of five-step lists and silver-bullet solutions to become perfect parents, mothers are burdened with mixed messages about who they are and what choices they should make. If you feel pulled between high-fives and hard words, with culture’s solutions only raising more questions, you’re not alone. But there is hope. You might think that Scripture doesn’t have much to say about the food you make for breakfast, how you view your postpartum body, or what school choice you make for your children, but a deeper look reveals that the Bible provides the framework for finding answers to your specific questions about modern motherhood. Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler help you understand and apply the gospel to common issues moms face so you can connect your Sunday morning faith to the Monday morning tantrum. Discover how closely the gospel connects with today’s motherhood. Join Emily and Laura as they walk through the redemptive story and reveal how the gospel applies to your everyday life, bringing hope, freedom, and joy in every area of motherhood.

Download or read book What Angry Kids Need written by Jennifer Anne Brown and published by Parenting Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Angry Kids Need is a short, practical guide that- Helps you understand why your child might be angry, Gives you a number of effective ways to help your child, Shows you how to improve the quality of life in your home, Angry kids need support to deal with their feelings. They also need to be taught how to manage their behavior. By teaching them feelings language and coping skills, you improve the quality of their lives and yours as parents or care givers. Even if you decide your child or family needs professional help, there is much you can do to improve the situation right now! This book shows you the path to take. Book jacket.

Download or read book Parenting Without Anger written by Renee Mill and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As parents, we all want happy children. Ideally, we’d like to bask in the fun and camaraderie of family life, find it easy to love our children unconditionally and have them love us in return. Right? But when everyday activities like waking up on time, getting dressed, eating breakfast or sitting quietly in the car can turn your home into a hotbed of anger, yelling and daily punishments, we’re guessing your dream of a happy, contented home and well-behaved kids is proving difficult. Know you are not alone – many of you report that you are more stressed, more tired and more angry with your children than ever before. In this essential book for modern parents of both children and teenagers, bestselling author and senior clinical psychologist Renee Mill shares practical and easy-to-apply solutions that will help you manage your own anger, so you can successfully implement techniques that will create the contented home, and happy, cooperative family, of your dreams.

Download or read book Redeeming Childbirth written by Angie Tolpin and published by Angie Tolpin. This book was released on 2015-06-19 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Childbirth is more than an event that makes a woman a mother. This journey was designed to be a spiritual milestone that draws every woman's heart back to the only Deliverer. "Angie Tolpin has honored all of us by giving the world a book that guides, inspires, explores and reconsiders that there is a Grand Design in childbirth. Redeeming Childbirth honors God's Word and speaks truth that families can and should remember His presence in the birth room." ~Barbara Harper, RN, CLD, CCE, Founder of Waterbirth International and author of Gentle Birth Choices "Angie casts a beautiful vision for making Christ the center of your pregnancy and childbirth. Shedding light on areas of frequent idolatry in our own birth plans, Angie calls out the disunity amongst Christian sisters over birth methods. Through her own birth stories and those of others, Angie shows how God can be glorified in hospital rooms and birthing centers as well as home-births. ~Gretchen Louise, editor at Young Ladies Christian Fellowship "Redeeming Childbirth is a much-needed blessing for families and churches. I long for the day when I can buy a stack of this book, ready to bless each new expectant mother with what she really needs: encouragement from a sweet friend, spiritual wisdom, and guidance to trust in God." ~Ann Dunagan, Co-founder of Harvest Ministry, Director of Daring Daughters, Author of The Mission Minded Family and The Mission Minded Child

Download or read book Peaceful Parent Happy Kids written by Laura Markham and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking guide to raising responsible, capable, happy kids Based on the latest research on brain development and extensive clinical experience with parents, Dr. Laura Markham’s approach is as simple as it is effective. Her message: Fostering emotional connection with your child creates real and lasting change. When you have that vital connection, you don’t need to threaten, nag, plead, bribe—or even punish. This remarkable guide will help parents better understand their own emotions—and get them in check—so they can parent with healthy limits, empathy, and clear communication to raise a self-disciplined child. Step-by-step examples give solutions and kid-tested phrasing for parents of toddlers right through the elementary years. If you’re tired of power struggles, tantrums, and searching for the right “consequence,” look no further. You’re about to discover the practical tools you need to transform your parenting in a positive, proven way.

Download or read book Anger Management for Parents written by Susan Garcia and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-02-19 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to stop being so angry as a parent and start learning how to empathize, resolve tantrums calmly, and achieve a more peaceful household, even if you can't seem to stop yelling.When your child is yelling, screaming, not doing as they're told, and running amuck, what's usually your first reaction? Do you: Stare at the wall and wish it would all just go away? Calmly corral them and work through the issue together, as a family team? Yell and scream back, getting both yourself and your child more worked up in the process? If you answered the third option, this book is exactly the guide you need to learn how to avoid those emotional outbursts and teach yourself (and your child in the process) how to work past anger to find resolutions. No parent is perfect. This book won't tell you that you have to be a perfect parent in order to raise a confident child. We're all human, after all. Perfection in parenting is a myth, but what's not a myth is that using anger to control and discipline your children is not only ineffective, it can lead to trauma down the road. All we want is what's best for them, and what we can tell you is that anger is not the ticket. But what can you do when emotions are running high and your first instinct is to start tearing your hair out? That's where anger management comes in. Through the lessons and examples in this book, you'll quickly realize that there are so many other options besides anger that can not only end tantrums and meltdowns, they can also help you bond with your child. Anger Management for Parents will help you discover: Exactly what makes parents angry and why anger is the first emotion to spring up What anger is and why it's programmed in us Types of anger that can occur in parenting situations How to connect with your child through compassion instead of scaring them away with anger The best anger management skills for parents And so much more! Being a parent is hard. Learn how to make it easier on yourself and your child. After all, your child is your baby, and don't you want to find out how to give them the best chance at life? Don't you want to raise them to be happy, healthy, and confident? All of that starts with you. All of that starts with how you manage your emotions. If you're ready to end the cycle of screaming and discover a new way to approach parenting, click "add to cart."

Download or read book Calming Angry Kids written by Tricia Goyer and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slammed doors. Hurting hearts. Tricia Goyer knows what it’s like to parent children with chronic anger. In Calming Angry Kids, Goyer draws on her own experience to help readers understand what’s going on in a child’s brain focus on relationship over rules teach a child how to handle frustrations without outbursts control how they express their own anger establish a standard of respect in the home Including reflection questions and action steps at the end of each chapter, Calming Angry Kids shows weary parents that peace in their home is within reach.

Download or read book If I Had a Parenting Do Over written by Jonathan McKee and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wish parenting came with a do-over button? “Here’s where I messed up. . ." Whenever I say those words during my parenting workshops, you can hear a pin drop. Parents are on the edges of their seats. “And here’s what I’d do differently next time. . ." That’s when every pen in the room begins writing furiously. Let’s face it. Hindsight is 20/20. If you ever find yourself saying "I wish I had a do-over. . ." You're not alone! Join author and youth culture expert, Jonathan McKee, as he shares from his own personal parenting experiences of raising three kids, while making purposeful, effective tweaks along the way. Delivered with a refreshing blend of humor and vulnerability, the author's candid style and real-world application will equip you with solid, helpful practices you can actually use in your own home. With chapters like "Let It Go," "Press Pause," and "Tip the Scales," McKee provides the honest answers you're seeking as you parent your kids.

Download or read book Elevating Child Care written by Janet Lansbury and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern parenting classic—a guide to a new and gentle way of understanding the care and nurture of infants, by the internationally renowned childcare expert, podcaster, and author of No Bad Kids “An absolute go-to for all parents, therapists, anyone who works with, is, or knows parents of young children.”—Wendy Denham, PhD A Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) teacher and student of pioneering child specialist Magda Gerber, Janet Lansbury helps parents look at the world through the eyes of their infants and relate to them as whole people who have natural abilities to learn without being taught. Once we are able to view our children in this light, even the most common daily parenting experiences become stimulating opportunities to learn, discover, and connect with our child. A collection of the most-read articles from Janet’s popular and long-running blog, Elevating Child Care focuses on common infant issues, including: • Nourishing our babies’ healthy eating habits • Calming your clingy, fearful child • How to build your child’s focus and attention span • Developing routines that promote restful sleep Eschewing the quick-fix tips and tricks of popular parenting culture, Lansbury’s gentle, insightful guidance lays the foundation for a closer, more fulfilling parent-child relationship, and children who grow up to be authentic, confident, successful adults.

Download or read book The Natural Child written by Jan Hunt and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover an age-old parenting method that treats children with dignity, respect, understanding, and compassion from infancy into adulthood. The Natural Child makes a compelling case for a return to attachment parenting, a child-rearing approach that has come naturally for parents throughout most of human history. In this insightful guide, parenting specialist Jan Hunt links together attachment parenting principles with child advocacy and homeschooling philosophies, offering a consistent approach to raising a loving, trusting, and confident child. The Natural Child dispels the myths of “tough love,” building baby’s self-reliance by ignoring its cries, and the necessity of spanking to enforce discipline. Instead, the book explains the value of extended breast-feeding, family co-sleeping, and minimal child-parent separation. Homeschooling, like attachment parenting, nurtures feelings of self-worth, confidence, and trust. The author draws on respected leaders of the homeschool movement such as John Taylor Gatto and John Holt, guiding the reader through homeschool approaches that support attachment parenting principles. Being an ally to children is spontaneous for caring adults, but intervening on behalf of a child can be awkward and surrounded by social taboo. The Natural Child shows how to stand up for a child’s rights effectively and sensitively in many difficult situations. The role of caring adults, points out Hunt, is not to give children “lessons in life”—but to employ a variation of The Golden Rule, and treat children as we would like to have been treated in childhood. Praise for The Natural Child “I had grown jaded with the flood of parenting books, but The Natural Child is a rare and splendid exception . . . . I can’t praise it sufficiently, and would place it along with Leidloff’s Continuum Concept and my own Magical Child . . . . It could make an enormous difference if read widely enough.” —Joseph Chilton Pierce, author of The Magical Child “In prose that is at the same time eloquent and simple, [Hunt] provides a mix of useful parenting tips that are supported by the philosophy that children reflect the treatment they receive. This is no less than an impassioned plea for the future—not only our children’s future, but the future of our way oof life on this planet.” —Wendy Priesnitz, Editor, Natural Life Magazine

Download or read book Love and Anger written by Nancy Samalin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1992-05-01 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of Child Magazine's Best Parenting Boo of 1991. "An honest look at how children can drive the most loving parent to periodic madness, along with practical suggestions for how to cope."—Adele Faber.

Download or read book Parenting Without Anger written by Albeing and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the essentials of Parenting Without Anger, a workshop I conducted in 2016 for parents in Singapore.It is based, not on whims and empty theories, but my very own painstaking trial-and-error experience: from parenting with anger, to parenting with understanding. What I have found to be the best solution is to deal with my own self first and foremost. Without needing to learn how to deal with children. Deal with your very own anger and you shall automatically know how to deal with children. When you have anger issues (depending on your anger type) your mind is clouded with having to simultaneously deal in two different subjects: your emotions and your child. This can be overwhelming and usually, as parents, we would settle with whatever works. This "whatever works" approach, for parents who have underlying unresolved emotional issues, can be harmful for both the parent and the child - the reason why abusive parenting such as caning is rampant in Asia. To most Asians, beating the kids up "works". This book challenges the false dictum "spare the rod, spoil the child" [which supports and even applauds caning of children] by inviting parents to resolve their anger issues before attempting to fix their children's behaviour. I am the parent who had been parenting with the third state of anger (discussed in the book). This anger type is nasty. But I kept trying to mend it by fixing my child's behaviour. After applying various methods in dealing with children's behavior, I found that the real solution was in the cause of the problem itself: me. Not my kids. A lot of techniques and solutions out there teach how to deal with children's behavior - how to MAKE THEM behave as WE WANT them to. This book is different. Based on my own experience as an angry bird parent - yes, I looked like the angry monster on the cover page - I found that once my anger problem is removed, I suddenly know how to deal with children without anger. I discovered that the best solution is by clearing the blockages to parenting with understanding, apart from the blockages to love, rather than trying to fill ourselves with techniques on how to fix the behaviour of another. This is not an opinion-based parenting book, but a tried and tested experience coupled with ample research, after years of failed attempts in applying whatever techniques given by counselors, psychologists, and religious or spiritual gurus. The solution begins with UNDERSTANDING your type of anger before resolving it, by taking the first right step to overcome your particular type of anger. For over 5 years, the anger monster in me - who got angry at the slightest provocation - is nowhere to be found. It has totally disappeared. Gone forever. Coming from Asia, I was one of those who believe that 'scaring' children with anger - in order to ensure they behave FOR US - is acceptable and even commendable. At the same time, stories of broken children and adults who are still living with the adverse effects of abusive parenting made me realise that if parents work on resolving their own anger, or any underlying emotional issues causing it, the number of domestic and child abuse cases would slowly but surely decline. It is my hope that this book will inspire parents, especially in Asia, who are well known for their traditional "caning superpower", to transform themselves and be the light towards bringing this dark practice to a closure.

Download or read book Playful Parenting written by Lawrence J. Cohen and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2008-11-19 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parents have heard that play is a child's work—but play is not for kids only. As psychologist Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D., demonstrates in this delightful new book, play can be the basis for an innovative and rewarding approach to parenting. From eliciting a giggle during baby's first game of peek-a-boo to cracking jokes with a teenager while hanging out at the mall, Playful Parenting is a complete guide to using play to raise strong, confident children. Have you ever stepped back to watch what really goes on when your children play? As Dr. Cohen points out, play is children's complex and fluid way of exploring the world, communicating hard-to-express feelings, getting close to those they care about, working through stressful situations, and simply blowing off steam. That's why "playful parenting" is so important and so successful in building strong, close bonds between parents and children. Through play we join our kids in their world. We help them express and understand deep emotions, foster connection, aid the process of emotional healing--and have a great time ourselves while we're at it. Anyone can be a playful parent--all it takes is a sense of adventure and a willingness to let down your guard and try something new. After identifying why it can be hard for adults to play, Dr. Cohen discusses how to get down on the floor and join children on their own terms. He covers games, activities, and playful interactions that parents can enjoy with children of all ages, whether it's gazing deep into a baby's eyes, playing chase with a toddler, fantasy play with a grade schooler, or reducing a totally cool teenager to helpless laughter. Playful Parenting also includes illuminating chapters on how to use play to build a child's confidence and self-esteem, how to play through sibling rivalry, and how play can become a part of loving discipline. Written with love and humor, brimming with good advice and revealing anecdotes, and grounded in the latest research, Playful Parenting will make you laugh even as it makes you wise in the ways of being a happy, effective, enthusiastic parent.

Download or read book Is That Me Yelling written by Rona Renner and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a parent is hard work! And when your child refuses to do even the little things—like picking up their toys, taking a bath, or getting in the car to go to school—it’s easy to become frustrated. But what if there was a gentle, effective way for you to improve your kid's behavior without losing your cool or raising your voice? In Is That Me Yelling? leading authority on parenting, Rona Renner outlines effective communication strategies that focus on your child’s unique temperament. While most books on discipline are “one size fits all,” this book offers a tailored parenting approach. Inside, you will learn powerful mindfulness techniques based in cognitive behavioral theory (CBT) and temperament theory to help reduce conflict and foster cooperation, respect, and understanding in your family. You will also learn the real reasons behind your frustration, how your unique temperament, as well as your child’s, can contribute to you losing your temper, and how you can start feeling calm and connecting with your child in a positive way, right away. As a parent, you are often under a great deal of stress. Between helping your child with their homework, running a household, and working, it’s only natural to feel overwhelmed at times. But that’s why you need real, practical solutions to help you communicate effectively and compassionately with your children in a way that will benefit you both. This book will show you how. To learn more, visit www.nurserona.com.

Download or read book Buddhist Boot Camp written by Timber Hawkeye and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buddhism is all about training the mind, and boot camp is an ideal training method for this generation’s short attention span. The chapters in this small book can be read in any order, and are simple and easy to understand. Each story, inspirational quote and teaching offers mindfulness-enhancing techniques that anyone can relate to. You don’t need to be a Buddhist to find this book motivational. As the Dalai Lama says, “Don’t try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are.” Whether it’s Mother Teresa’s acts of charity, Gandhi’s perseverance, or your aunt Betty’s calm demeanor, it doesn’t matter who inspires you, so long as you’re motivated to be better today than you were yesterday. Regardless or religion or geographical region, race, ethnicity, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, flexibility, or vulnerability, if you do good, you feel good, and if you do bad, you feel bad. If you agree that Buddhism isn’t just about meditating, but also about rolling up your sleeves and relieving some of the suffering in the world, then you are ready to be a soldier of peace in the army of love; welcome to Buddhist Boot Camp!

Download or read book When Anger Hurts Your Kids written by Matthew McKay and published by M J F Books. This book was released on 1997-07 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Anger Hurts Your Kids: is the result of a two-year study of 285 parets, exploring when, how and why parents get angry at their kids, and the best way to handle anger.