tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82325582415236947882024-11-01T03:38:21.110-07:00Best Sellers Books Buying Guidengeracauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334560850456937154noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232558241523694788.post-26421463128354440982011-01-11T21:22:00.001-08:002011-01-11T21:22:00.590-08:00<img src="/31pGLcOhg8L.jpg" alt="Effective Parenting in a Defective World (Focus on the Family)"width="300" align="left" style="margin-right: 7px;" />A parent's greatest desire is to raise a child who can face anything with wisdom and confidence. But in a world of over-extended schedules, amoral messages, and incessant peer-pressure, how can you raise a confident child that follows God's will, not the world's? Chip Ingram's practical tips for modeling right living, building strong bonds, and disciplining effectively will help parents bringing up Christ-centered kids who feel secure and significant no matter what comes their way. The book features practical, age-appropriate parenting tips, charts/diagrams, and action steps.<p><b>Price: </b>$13.99</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/141430384X/ref=nosim/desigrapsoftb-20" title="Effective Parenting in a Defective World (Focus on the Family)" target="_blank"><b>Click here to buy from Amazon</b></a></p>ngeracauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334560850456937154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232558241523694788.post-67748086700338582942011-01-11T21:22:00.000-08:002011-01-11T21:22:00.248-08:00<img src="/41RCmRHRrDL.jpg" alt="Parenting a Child Who Has Intense Emotions: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Help Your Child Regulate Emotional Outbursts and Aggressive Behaviors"width="300" align="left" style="margin-right: 7px;" /> <P>Temper tantrums in the supermarket. Tears that seem to come out of nowhere. Battles over homework that are more like wars. When your child has problems regulating his or her emotions, there's no hiding it. Children with intense emotions go from 0 to 100 in seconds and are prone to frequent emotional and behavioral outbursts that leave parents feeling bewildered and helpless. </p><P> Other parents may have told you that it's just a phase or that your child needs discipline. In reality, your child may have emotion dysregulation, a tendency to react intensely to situations other children take in stride. <b>Parenting a Child Who Has Intense Emotions</b> is an effective guide to de-escalating your child's emotions and helping your child express feelings in productive ways. You'll learn strategies drawn from dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), including mindfulness and validation skills, and practice them when your child's emotions spin out of control. This well-researched method for managing emotions can help your child make dramatic emotional and behavioral changes that both of you will be proud of. </p><p><b>Price: </b>$17.95</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1572246499/ref=nosim/desigrapsoftb-20" title="Parenting a Child Who Has Intense Emotions: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Help Your Child Regulate Emotional Outbursts and Aggressive Behaviors" target="_blank"><b>Click here to buy from Amazon</b></a></p>ngeracauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334560850456937154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232558241523694788.post-63977845386087152472011-01-08T21:22:00.000-08:002011-01-08T21:22:00.687-08:00<img src="/41tznBsH2kL.jpg" alt="Attachment-Focused Parenting: Effective Strategies to Care for Children (Norton Professional Books)"width="300" align="left" style="margin-right: 7px;" /><strong>An expert clinician brings attachment theory into the realm of parenting skills.</strong> Attachment security and affect regulation have long been buzzwords in therapy circles, but many of these ideas—so integral to successful therapeutic work with kids and adolescents— have yet to be effectively translated to parenting practice itself. Moreover, as neuroscience reveals how the human brain is designed to work in good relationships, and how such relationships are central to healthy human development, the practical implications for the parent-child attachment relationship become even more apparent.<br /> <br /> Here, a leading attachment specialist with over 30 years of clinical experience brings the rich and comprehensive field of attachment theory and research from inside the therapy room to the outside, equipping therapists and caregivers with practical parenting skills and techniques rooted in proven therapeutic principles.<br /> <br /> A guide for all parents and a resource for all mental health clinicians and parent-educators who are searching for ways to effectively love, discipline, and communicate with children, this book presents the techniques and practices that are fundamental to optimal child development and family functioning—how to set limits, provide guidance, and manage the responsibilities and difficulties of daily life, while at the same time communicating safety, fun, joy, and love. Filled with valuable clinical vignettes and sample dialogues, Hughes shows how attachment-focused research can guide all those who care for children in their efforts to better raise them.<p><b>Price: </b>$29.95</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0393705552/ref=nosim/desigrapsoftb-20" title="Attachment-Focused Parenting: Effective Strategies to Care for Children (Norton Professional Books)" target="_blank"><b>Click here to buy from Amazon</b></a></p>ngeracauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334560850456937154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232558241523694788.post-84009153665729780712011-01-06T21:22:00.000-08:002011-01-06T21:22:00.879-08:00<DIV>Parenting a teenager is tougher than ever, but new brain research offers new insight into the best way to connect with teens. With humor, wisdom and a deep understanding of the teenaged brain, noted teen expert Dr. Laura Kastner shows parents how to stay calm and cool-headed while dealing with hot-button issues everything from rude attitude and lying to sex and substance use -- with clear, easy-to-follow suggestions for setting limits while maintaining a close and loving relationship. Find out why Dr. T. Berry Brazelton calls Getting to Calm required reading for any parent who struggles with their teen!</div><p><b>Price: </b>$19.95</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0982345402/ref=nosim/desigrapsoftb-20" title="Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens + Teens" target="_blank"><b>Click here to buy from Amazon</b></a></p>ngeracauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334560850456937154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232558241523694788.post-72446475449946045012011-01-03T21:22:00.000-08:002011-01-03T21:22:00.379-08:00<DIV>In his newest release, Dr. Gregory C. Keck offers new insights and parenting strategies relative to adolescents, especially adopted adolescents. Parents will find humor and relief as they realize their role in their child’s journey. </div><p><b>Price: </b>$17.99</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1600062814/ref=nosim/desigrapsoftb-20" title="Parenting Adopted Adolescents: Understanding and Appreciating Their Journeys" target="_blank"><b>Click here to buy from Amazon</b></a></p>ngeracauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334560850456937154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232558241523694788.post-54888244853537770822010-12-31T21:22:00.000-08:002010-12-31T21:22:00.176-08:00<img src="/41TS443PHML.jpg" alt="Parenting is Heart Work"width="300" align="left" style="margin-right: 7px;" />If you're like most parents, you have developed your own parenting strategy—sometimes it seems to work, and other times—based on the way your child behaves—you wonder if it's working at all. There are countless ways to try to get a child's attention and to effect change—but here's the truth—unless you deal with a child through his or her heart, you are not likely to see lasting change. In this breakthrough book, Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN, reveal how you can learn to truly reach your child's heart to teach, train, and build a tremendous relationship. Parenting is Heart Work gives you the practical tools an easy-to-follow steps that will revolutionize how you: · Turn Correction times into learning experiences. · Equip your children to accept responsibility for their mistakes and meditate on the right things. · Influence and adjust the values and beliefs your children hold. · Maintain relationship with your children through love and emotional connectedness.<p><b>Price: </b>$14.99</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0781441528/ref=nosim/desigrapsoftb-20" title="Parenting is Heart Work" target="_blank"><b>Click here to buy from Amazon</b></a></p>ngeracauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334560850456937154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232558241523694788.post-59854777476951654972010-12-30T21:22:00.001-08:002010-12-30T21:22:00.826-08:00<img src="/51Q8jiy1oL.jpg" alt="Parenting Is Your Highest Calling: And Eight Other Myths That Trap Us in Worry and Guilt"width="300" align="left" style="margin-right: 7px;" /><i>Why am I not a more joyful parent? Why aren’t my kids turning out as I expected? Why do I always feel as if I’m not doing enough for my children?</i><br><b><br>Is Parenting Supposed to Be This Difficult?</b><br><br>As a mother of six, author Leslie Leyland Fields knows firsthand the insecurities and questions that come with rearing children. In this provocative book, she explores with refreshing honesty the myths that can lead to unrealistic expectations and distract us from God’s purposes for our children and for us. These nine myths include:<br><br>• Children make you happy and bring great fulfillment.<br>• You will always feel love for your child.<br>• Your success as a parent can be measured by your child’s behavior.<br>• There is one “right” biblical model for family life.<br>• Good parenting will result in happy children.<br><br>Through a close look at God’s own life as a parent as well as stories from real-life families, Fields highlights the transforming biblical truths that release parents from the grip of mistaken assumptions. Fresh, provocative insights will lead you to a deeper understanding of God and yourself–an understanding that lifts the weight of guilt and fear and frees you to love your children as God intended.<br><br><i>Includes “going deeper” questions for individuals, couples, or groups.</i><p><b>Price: </b>$13.99</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0043GXYH8/ref=nosim/desigrapsoftb-20" title="Parenting Is Your Highest Calling: And Eight Other Myths That Trap Us in Worry and Guilt" target="_blank"><b>Click here to buy from Amazon</b></a></p>ngeracauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334560850456937154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232558241523694788.post-85421633421472323182010-12-30T21:22:00.000-08:002010-12-30T21:23:02.055-08:00<img src="/51BKJHX5BSL.jpg" alt="Parenting Children With Adhd: 10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach (APA Lifetools)"width="300" align="left" style="margin-right: 7px;" />The author passes on his wisdom about how to help children with ADHD succeed, and includes medical, nutritional, educational, and psychological information in a format usably by parents, K-12 teachers and school adminstrator professionals, and health care professionals.<p><b>Price: </b>$14.95</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1591471826/ref=nosim/desigrapsoftb-20" title="Parenting Children With Adhd: 10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach (APA Lifetools)" target="_blank"><b>Click here to buy from Amazon</b></a></p>ngeracauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334560850456937154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232558241523694788.post-76189980439315154112010-12-28T21:22:00.000-08:002010-12-28T21:22:00.585-08:00<img src="/51GttV4q3L.jpg" alt="Parenting Today's Adolescent Helping Your Child Avoid The Traps Of The Preteen And Teen Years"width="300" align="left" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Normally confident moms and dads grow weak-kneed when their children enter--gasp!--puberty. Barbara and Dennis Rainey, parents of six teenage or older children, map out the unfamiliar, demanding landscape of both pre-adolescence (ages 10-12), as well as the teen years that follow. Preadolescence is when convictions are shaped; adolescence is when convictions are tested, they advise parents. In <i>Parenting Today's Adolescent</i> the Raineys help children and parents build a satisfying relationship while forging a vision for a productive, God-honoring life--before, during, and after adolescence.<p><b>Price: </b>$14.99</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785265104/ref=nosim/desigrapsoftb-20" title="Parenting Today's Adolescent Helping Your Child Avoid The Traps Of The Preteen And Teen Years" target="_blank"><b>Click here to buy from Amazon</b></a></p>ngeracauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334560850456937154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232558241523694788.post-84134510891627240252010-12-26T21:22:00.000-08:002010-12-26T21:22:00.650-08:00<img src="/51tHS9lvHcL.jpg" alt="Parenting the Strong-Willed Child: The Clinically Proven Five-Week Program for Parents of Two- to Six-Year-Olds, Third Edition"width="300" align="left" style="margin-right: 7px;" /><p><b>A clinically proven, five-week program for improving your child's behavior</b></p> <p>Rex Forehand, Ph.D. and Nicholas Long Ph.D. have helped thousands of parents achieve discipline using positive reinforcement, without yelling or harming the child's self-esteem. Their clinically proven, five-week program gives you the tools you need to successfully manage your child’s behavior, giving specific factors that cause or contribute to disruptive behavior; ways to develop a more positive atmosphere in your family and home; and strategies for managing specific behavior problems.</p> <p>The completely revised and updated edition includes: new information, based on research, about child temperament; new chapter on the hot topic of play as a means of strengthening parent-child relationship; new section on collaborative disciplining with preschool teachers; expanded section about depression and stress linked to parenting; new research findings about ADHD and its treatment. </p> <ul> <li>Uncover the specific factors that contribute to your child's disruptive behavior. <li>Identify with real-life parent testimonials and discover strategies for managing specific behavior problems. <li>Authors Rex Forehand, Ph.D., and Nicholas Long, Ph.D., are experts in the field of child psychology. <li>New research highlights the scientific foundation behind the program. </ul> <p>Topics include:<br> Understanding Your Strong-Willed Child's Behavior; Strong-Willed Behavior and How It All Begins; Why Is My Child Becoming Even More Strong-Willed?; It Takes More than Just Good Parenting; Does My Child Have ADHD?; Addressing Strong-Willed Behavior: A Five-Week Program; Does My Child’s Behavior Really Need to Change?; Week 1: Attending; Week 2: Rewarding; Week 3: Ignoring; Week 4: Giving Directions; Week 5: Using Time-Outs; Integrating Your Parenting Skills; Creating a Positive Climate for Behavior Change; Creating a More Positive Home; Improving Your Communication Skills; Developing More Patience; Building Positive Self-Esteem; Helping Your Child Solve Problems with Peers; Solving Some Common Behavior Problems: Additional Recommendations; Specific Problem Behaviors </p><p><b>Price: </b>$16.95</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0071667822/ref=nosim/desigrapsoftb-20" title="Parenting the Strong-Willed Child: The Clinically Proven Five-Week Program for Parents of Two- to Six-Year-Olds, Third Edition" target="_blank"><b>Click here to buy from Amazon</b></a></p>ngeracauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334560850456937154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232558241523694788.post-3957930766354202202010-12-25T21:22:00.000-08:002010-12-25T21:22:00.467-08:00<img src="/416cBybC9eL.jpg" alt="Parenting With Love And Logic (Updated and Expanded Edition)"width="300" align="left" style="margin-right: 7px;" /><DIV>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 growing their character.<BR><BR>Establish healthy control through easy-to-implement steps without anger, threats, nagging, or power struggles. <BR><BR>Indexed for easy reference.<BR></div><p><b>Price: </b>$24.99</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1576839540/ref=nosim/desigrapsoftb-20" title="Parenting With Love And Logic (Updated and Expanded Edition)" target="_blank"><b>Click here to buy from Amazon</b></a></p>ngeracauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334560850456937154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232558241523694788.post-66960550614382880892010-12-24T21:22:00.000-08:002010-12-24T21:22:00.172-08:00<img src="/51YIPAjkv1L.jpg" alt="Parenting With Scripture: A Topical Guide for Teachable Moments"width="300" align="left" style="margin-right: 7px;" /><div>Equipping parents with scriptural guidance and activities for teachable moments.It's inevitable that children from toddlers to teens will misbehave. It's tempting to discipline them and let the moment pass. Kara Durbin's passion is for parents to capture those teachable moments and use Scripture to shape their children's behavior. She offers Parenting With Scripture, a unique topical guide to prepare parents with scriptural teaching and helpful activities on 100 specific behaviors.</div><p><b>Price: </b>$13.99</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0802465420/ref=nosim/desigrapsoftb-20" title="Parenting With Scripture: A Topical Guide for Teachable Moments" target="_blank"><b>Click here to buy from Amazon</b></a></p>ngeracauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334560850456937154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232558241523694788.post-30491345868021923222010-12-22T21:22:00.000-08:002010-12-22T21:22:00.542-08:00<img src="/51bPB1jcDpL.jpg" alt="Parenting Your Asperger Child: Individualized Solutions for Teaching Your Child Practical Skills"width="300" align="left" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Asperger's Syndrome is a form of autism--but with the right guidance, these children can go on to live happy, fulfilling lives. <br><br> In <i>Parenting Your Asperger Child</i>, Dr. Alan Sohn's and Cathy Grayson's groundbreaking Cognitive Social Integration Therapy (CSIT) offers practical solutions that help parents prepare their children for a fulfilling life of social interaction outside the confines of their syndrome, addressing such topics as: <br><br> - The six characteristics of Asperger's Syndrome<br> - How to identify a child's type of Asperger's--and the best approaches for dealing with it<br> - Understanding how an Asperger's child sees and interprets the world<br> - Replacing inappropriate coping techniques with productive skills<br> - How to survive and learn from a crisis<br> - How school programs can aid in teaching Asperger children - Making changes that last<p><b>Price: </b>$15.95</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0399530703/ref=nosim/desigrapsoftb-20" title="Parenting Your Asperger Child: Individualized Solutions for Teaching Your Child Practical Skills" target="_blank"><b>Click here to buy from Amazon</b></a></p>ngeracauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334560850456937154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232558241523694788.post-57432975555652863152010-12-21T21:22:00.001-08:002010-12-21T21:22:00.726-08:00<img src="/51ij7a7vrFL.jpg" alt="Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child The Heart of Parenting"width="300" align="left" style="margin-right: 7px;" /><P> <B><I>Intelligence That Comes from the Heart</I></B> <P> Every parent knows the importance of equipping children with the intellectual skills they need to succeed in school and life. But children also need to master their emotions. <I>Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child</I> is a guide to teaching children to understand and regulate their emotional world. And as acclaimed psychologist and researcher John Gottman shows, once they master this important life skill, emotionally intelligent children will enjoy increased self-confidence, greater physical health, better performance in school, and healthier social relationships. <I>Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child</I> will equip parents with a five-step "emotion coaching" process that teaches how to: <P> * Be aware of a child's emotions<BR> * Recognize emotional expression as an opportunity for intimacy and teaching<BR> * Listen empathetically and validate a child's feelings<BR> * Label emotions in words a child can understand<BR> * Help a child come up with an appropriate way to solve a problem or deal with an upsetting issue or situation <P> Written for parents of children of all ages, <I>Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child</I> will enrich the bonds between parent and child and contribute immeasurably to the development of a generation of emotionally healthy adults.<p><b>Price: </b>$15.00</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684838656/ref=nosim/desigrapsoftb-20" title="Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child The Heart of Parenting" target="_blank"><b>Click here to buy from Amazon</b></a></p>ngeracauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334560850456937154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232558241523694788.post-28157455941894253712010-12-21T21:22:00.000-08:002010-12-21T21:22:00.383-08:00<img src="/51ytbZBFjFL.jpg" alt="Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy And Successful Children"width="300" align="left" style="margin-right: 7px;" /><i>Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children</i> provides a humorous, engaging, and encouraging look at raising gifted children today. Jim Delisle, Ph.D., offers practical, down-to-earth advice that will cause parents to reexamine the ways they perceive and relate to their children.<br><br>Delisle puts forth 10 "tips" to parents of gifted children—ideas that reflect attitude and approach and allow for introspection and change, rather than quick, do-it-tonight solutions. Some topics of interest include understanding a child's giftedness, working with the school system, dealing with perfectionism in gifted kids, and being adult role models for children. Along the way, stories from gifted children and their parents provide insight into the lives of these individuals.<br><br>Educational Resource<p><b>Price: </b>$16.95</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1593631790/ref=nosim/desigrapsoftb-20" title="Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy And Successful Children" target="_blank"><b>Click here to buy from Amazon</b></a></p>ngeracauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334560850456937154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232558241523694788.post-412312109700487132010-12-20T21:22:00.000-08:002010-12-20T21:22:00.596-08:00<img src="/512RttCMV1L.jpg" alt="Raising Freethinkers: A Practical Guide for Parenting Beyond Belief"width="300" align="left" style="margin-right: 7px;" />" Praised by Newsweek as “a compelling read” and Library Journal as “accessible and down-to-earth,” Dale McGowan’s Parenting Beyond Belief offered freethinking parents everywhere a compassionate introduction to raising caring, ethical children without religious guidance. Now, for the more than 40 million people in the United States who identify themselves as nonreligious, Raising Freethinkers offers solutions to the unique challenges secular parents face and provides specific answers to common questions, as well as over 100 activities for both parents and their children. This book covers every important topic nonreligious parents need to know to help their children with their own moral and intellectual development, including advice on religious-extended-family issues, death and life, secular celebrations, wondering and questioning, and more. Complete with reviews of books, DVDs, curricula, educational toys, and online resources relevant to each chapter topic, Raising Freethinkers helps parents raise their children with confidence. "<p><b>Price: </b>$17.95</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0814410960/ref=nosim/desigrapsoftb-20" title="Raising Freethinkers: A Practical Guide for Parenting Beyond Belief" target="_blank"><b>Click here to buy from Amazon</b></a></p>ngeracauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334560850456937154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232558241523694788.post-58661258405781559552010-12-18T21:22:00.000-08:002010-12-18T21:22:00.326-08:00<img src="/41KBi4R1p4L.jpg" alt="Sacred Parenting: How Raising Children Shapes Our Souls"width="300" align="left" style="margin-right: 7px;" />Explore the spiritual dynamics of parenting, and why caring for children is such an effective discipline in shaping our souls and forming the character of Christ within us.<p><b>Price: </b>$13.99</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0310264510/ref=nosim/desigrapsoftb-20" title="Sacred Parenting: How Raising Children Shapes Our Souls" target="_blank"><b>Click here to buy from Amazon</b></a></p>ngeracauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334560850456937154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232558241523694788.post-79946066463977252112010-12-17T21:22:00.000-08:002010-12-17T21:22:00.776-08:00You Can Start a Revolution in Your Family . . . Tonight<br><br><i>ScreamFree Parenting</i> is not just about lowering your voice. It’s about learning to calm your emotional reactions and learning to focus on your own behavior more than your kids’ behavior . . . for their benefit. Our biggest enemy as parents is not the TV, the Internet, or even drugs. Our biggest enemy is our own <i>emotional reactivity</i>. When we say we “lost it” with our kids, the “it” in that sentence is our own <i>adulthood</i>. 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.<br><br>It’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 you’ve always craved. You can begin to revolutionize your family, starting tonight.<br><br><b>Parenting is not about kids, it’s about parents.<br>If you’re not in control, then you cannot be in charge.<br>What every kid really needs are parents who are able to keep their cool no matter what. <br><br></b>Easier said than done? Not anymore, thanks to ScreamFree Parenting, the principle-based approach that’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:<br><br>focus on yourself<br>calm yourself down, and<br> grow yourself up<br><br>By staying calm <i>and </i>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.<br><i><br>ScreamFree Parenting</i> is not just another parenting book. It’s the <i><b>first </b></i>parenting<br>book that maintains—from beginning to end—that <b>parenting is NOT about kids . . . it’s about parents</b>. As parents pay more attention to controlling their <i>own</i> behavior instead of their kids’ behavior, the result is stronger, more rewarding, and more fulfilling family relationships.<br><br>For those of you reading who <i>are </i>parents, <i>know </i>parents, or have <i>had </i>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. It’s not. Here’s why: <i>we </i>are the only ones we can control. We cannot control our kids—we cannot control the behavior of any other human being. And yet, so many “experts” keep giving us more tools (“techniques”) to help us try to do just that. 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