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Parenting By Heart: How To Be In Charge, Stay Connected, And Instill Your Values, When It Feels Like You've Got Only 15 Minutes A Day

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Authors: Ron Taffel, With *, Melinda Blau
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 4.9 x 0.9

ISBN: 0201632268
EAN: 9780201632262
ASIN: 0201632268

Publication Date: May 20, 1993
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
diviParenting by Heart/i is an empowering book that emphasizes real-life parenting situations and practical, compassionate solutions. Filled with specific advice tried by thousands of families, this authoritative guide shows what actually works rather than what theoretically #8220;should#8221; work. Here is the step-by-step guide with hundreds of tested solutions that will help make you feel more confident about how to instill your values, be in charge, and stay connected with today#8217;s kids in these modern and often difficult times./div

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

A parenting bubble bath. April 9, 2000
28 out of 28 found this review helpful

Advice that relaxes you... because it makes you more effective. And vice versa.pWith chapter headings like How to Use Everyday Drudgery to Promote Your Child's Growth and How to Deal with a Dozen Impossible Situation That You Can't Possibly Solve, this book attracted me. pTaffel focuses on parenting myths that get in our way. For instance, there's the myth of parent-child harmony -- which begets a discussion of Why Children Never Let Up on Us and Why They Need Us to Stay Connected. In exposing the myths, Taffel allows us a sigh of relief. Stop worrying that you are not wise enough. Stop worrying that you are not being perfectly fair; it's IMPOSSIBLE to be perfectly fair all the time. Stop worrying that you are not perfectly consistent; that too is impossible. pAll of this is not to say there's no need for quality time or fairness. That is NOT the argument here. But what with the tons of advice on the bookshelves, it's easy to get obsessed and lose sight of reality. Taffel helps us step back and think about what our children genuinely need from us (it's a lot -- but it's doable).pThus Taffel titles one chapter The Myth of the Fair Parent: How to Use Bribery, Threats, Guilt and Other 'Dirty Tricks' to Help Your Child Become a Better Person. I think his advice is let's get over it, accept the messiness of parenting/childhood, and work hard to make things good in that messy world. (Don't mistake this for let's make a mess.)pThere's a chapter on our need to connect to other families and one on Why Old-Fashioned Values Will Always Have a Place in Modern Parenting. In fact the book is a nice blend of old-fashioned values and new attitudes. Taffel is relaxing because he does not present them as mutually exclusive.pI particularly like his list of rights (p. 200): You also have to recognize that you have certain rights vis-a-vis your child. Recognizing your rights can help...give you real power over your child [not authoritarian power, but necessary power] These include the right to slow down the action, the right to change your mind, the right to consult with your partner, and more. In conjunction with rights you have responsibilities.pIt helps to see it in print, stated by a respectable expert. It helps us articulate our thoughts and thus act on them with resolve. For all these reasons, this book is worth your time. You'll feel understood, and you'll come away more relaxed and confident with your kids.pRead this BEFORE you have problems.

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