Description
Book SynopsisChildren don’t arrive with an instruction book. Raising children and providing for their physical as well as emotional needs is a difficult job for which we receive little training. It should not be surprising that parenting has become isolating, frustrating and often robs both parent and child of the joy and satisfaction of this critical life experience.
We often approach parenting reflexively, relying on what we learned form how we were parented. "Family Centered Parenting" offers families a model which will help parents develop a parenting style that reflects their unique values while providing guidelines, strategies and specific tools necessary to make thoughtful decisions about their parenting options.
"Family Centered Parenting" is more than just a narrative, it contains real-life examples, dialogues and activities to help parents refine their skills and grow in confidence as they navigate the parenting journey. "Family Centered Parenting" is more a process than a program and is sufficiently flexible to be adapted to a variety of family situations--single parents, special needs children, gifted and talented children, blended families and ranges in age of children.
"Family Centered Parenting" implementing effective communication principles, strategies to hold essential family meetings, discipline techniques that stress individual responsibility and information on responding to unique family needs. The ultimate goal of "Family Centered Parenting" is to create a family structure which is empowering to both parent and child and leads to a harmonious and joyful family life.
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Chapter 1: Is Your Parenting Style Rooted In A Philosophy?
All Behaviors Are Choices
Basic Needs
Chapter 2: Be Heard, Be Listened To, Be Understood: Principles of Effective Communication
Chapter 3: Where It All Happens: The Family Meeting
What Are We All About? Our Family’s Mission/Vision
Don’t Stunt Your Growth--Developing Rules Everyone Can Live By
Chapter 4: Branching Out--FCP In Action
Stormy Days--Problem Solving Meetings
When Lightening Strikes--Problem Solving On The Go
The Plan--Applying Discipline When Most Needed
Family Contract
Put Up Or Shut Down
Growing Pains--Cultivating The Mission
Chapter 5: Living & Breathing--FCP Takes On Your World
Hot Topics
Schooling
Fathering
Blended Families
Single Parent Families
Chapter 6: Above & Beyond: Responding To The Unexpected
Child With Special Needs
Child With Exceptional Gifts & Talents
Challenging Behaviors
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
ADHD
Chapter 7: What About??? Frequently Asked Questions
