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Book SynopsisTried nagging, shouting, taking away screen time, but with no success?
Dr Amber Elliott explains why children who have experienced early trauma need something different - therapeutic parenting - a kind of everyday 'superparenting' which champions empathy over punishment.
Trying to parent children who have trauma-triggered behaviours is tough, and none of us are perfect. Taking this as a starting point, Dr Elliott provides you with a ten-step process to transform your parenting. From developing self-acceptance and ideas for building motivation through to creative ways to think about structure and routine, the book combines principles with practical advice and exercises you can try out at home.
Working together, you and your child can discover the secrets of superparenting and overcome trauma-triggered behaviours!
Trade ReviewSuccessful parenting is about creating a parent-child relationship that involves loving, experiencing delight and joy, guiding, handling stress, being gentle and strong, comforting, laughing, and feeling both tired and alive. These qualities may be difficult to attain, especially when parenting traumatized children who do not trust relationships. Traumatized children's behaviors need to be understood and then guided, not managed. Dr. Amber Elliott has given us creative and powerful ideas for developing such relationships. Her book is called 'Superparenting!', and without going 'over the top' I would call it super! -- Dan Hughes, Founder of DDP and originator of PACE
Table of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Parenting Habit 1: Acceptance Rather Than Change vs Don't Sweat the Small Stuff. 3. Parenting Habit 2: Praise vs Sharing Joy and Success. 4. Parenting Habit 3: Responsivity Rather Than Rigid Consistency. 5. Parenting Habit 4: Reassurance vs Sharing Sadness and Worry. 6. Parenting Habit 5: Boundaries vs Containment and Creating Safety. 7. Parenting Habit 6: Investigating Why Rather Than What. 8. Parenting Habit 7: Filling Up vs Weaning Off (Trust in the Developmental Process). 9. Parenting Habit 8: Ignoring vs Regulating. 10. Parenting Habit 9: Connection vs Shame. 11 Parenting Habit 10: Structure and Routine vs ... Well, Structure and Routine.
