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Child Book
How Good Parents Raise Great Kids
Last Updated Oct 5, 2008 00:17 AM
The six essential habits of highly successful parents.
Self-confident, active, friendly, life-loving, well-adjusted, well-rounded, and happy!
Foreword by Howard Gurevitz, M.D., F.A.P.A.
"Inspiring and helpful...a superb job. Whether your children are toddlers or teenagers, don't miss this gem." -Susan Page, author of Now That I'm Married, Why Isn't Everything Perfect?
Want to have great kids?
Get the secrets of good parenting from people who really know!
Why are some kids doing so much better than others? Why can some parents "get through" to their kids while others can't? How Good Parents Raise Great Kids goes right to the source, into the homes and lives of beautifully well-adjusted, self-confident kids who were handpicked for this book by high school administrators across the country. The parents of these kids talk about what works and what doesn't when it comes to raising children, from babyhood through the teen years, sharing the skillful ways they handled the hard choices and tough calls.
With the examples of these real "experts"-everyday parents- you begin to see a pattern for effective child-raising, as this groundbreaking book shows you how to acquire the six essential habits of highly successful parents and:
-Instill a lifelong pattern of integrity and values
-Set firm boundaries and enforce discipline-without making an enemy of your kid
-Reaffirm your child's self-esteem every day
-Handle a crisis or confrontation effectively, fairly, and lovingly
-Boost your child's capacity for success by developing their social skills
-Encourage intellectual development
-Talk about sex, drugs, and other "difficult" subjects.
"Readable and uplifting....Here is down-to-earth, flexible, practical, respectful, and loving guidance....Are any of these parents available as consultants?" -Philip Kavanaugh, M.D., psychiatrist and author of Magnificent Addiction
"Positive and innovative...Practical and supportive." -Elizabeth Wagele and Renee Baron, authors of The Enneagram Made Easy: Discover the Nine Types of People
It's not magic. It doesn't take a college education or a library full of books by so-called experts. Instead, good parenting is a matter of practicality, common sense, sensitivity, and a few acquired skills. Now, find out just how to put it all together, by sharing the secrets of success with other parents like you.
Use this book to look at the lives of other families whose kids are doing well. Find out how to resolve the arguments, how to respond to "out-of-bounds" behavior, and how to open the channels of communication and keep them open. This book will show you why:
-Good parents don't try to win every fight.
-Good parents aren't perfect-and they admit their mistakes.
-Good parents often feel more uncomfortable talking about sex than their kids do-but they do it anyway.
-Good parents prepare for trouble before it happens.
"Refreshing....Presents the collective wisdom of parents in their own words....I recommend this book to any parent." -Michael E. Bernard, associate professor, California State University, Lmg Beach, Department of Educational Psychology and Administration
"Filled with warmth, wit, and wisdom....A wonderful resource that helps guide today's parents to support the authentic development of children." -Eileen Paris, Ph.D., and Thomas Paris, Ph.D., authors of "I'll Never Do to My Kids What My Parents Did To Me!": A Guide to Conscious Parenting
"Alan and Robert Davidson have produced an invaluable tool for all parents....If you want dynamic adolescents in your life, follow the practices of the successful parents described in How Good Parents Raise Great Kids. These six elements of success in child rearing should be in every adult's bag of tricks." -Robert E. Palazzi, past president, California Association of Teachers of English
"A very special book. By the love and respect for fundamental human values, the authors imbue the book with a total commitment to helping parents to actualize their children's potential...a sense of morality, and purpose in life. If I were asked to recommend one book on parenting, I would recommend this one." -Thomas R. Verney, M.D., author of The Secret Life of the Unborn Child and Gifts to Our Fathers, and founder of the Association for Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Health
"Should help parents from birth through college. The title captures the spirit of the book: a successful parent is a good parent (not a perfect parent) who has great kids. This book presents the results of multiple field trials done by the true experts-successful parents." -Susan Reid, M.D., chief of psychiatry, Portsmouth Hospital, NH See also Child Book 373 1 - 8 |
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