Getting a Grip: Build a custom parenting plan that actually works - Softcover

Meadows, Bethany

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692987037 ISBN 13: 9780692987032

Verlag: Vertical Solutions Media Inc, 2017

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Páginas: 122 Géneros: Sinopsis: Have you ever read a parenting book that promised a 'revolutionary' concept in parenting? Or maybe the 5 secret steps to parenting success? Were you disappointed when it didn't work the way you had hoped? Getting a Grip was written to give parents a guide from which they can build their own unique parenting plan. One that sheds the one-size-fits-all myth and takes into account the amazing dynamic that is your individual family. Parenting is one of life's greatest responsibilities and one of its most daunting challenges. If you have a child who is more than five minutes old, you already know what I'm talking about. I probably read a hundred parenting books in my quest to figure out the answers I needed with all the situations I faced with my own five children and two stepchildren. I decided early on that it would be wise to seek out all the help I could get. I also found out that while they were helpful in some areas, many of those books just didn't understand the specific dynamic of my unique family. I soon learned there is not a one-size-fits-all parenting model. Just when you think you've got them figured out, they seem to suddenly evolve and you end up wondering just who that alien creature is sitting at your kitchen table. As they grow, they enter new phases of their development, leaving you to decide by what rules you now need to play. Then you find out that as they develop every child's needs are different. When you raise one teenager and you think you are prepared for the second...think again. Every stage seems to be an entirely different experience with each child. In addition, parents are people too. That means we are unique individuals with personalities and value systems that also affect the dynamics of a family. Being a parent is the toughest job you will face. It will bring you some of your deepest joys and your most intense pain. It often feels like a roller coaster ride complete with thrills, chills, twi

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Getting a Grip is a simple-to-follow guide which helps the reader create a parenting plan that will work for your child’s personality. As the mother of a child with extreme anxiety who often acts out in temper tantrums, her ideas have helped me create a unique way in which I can deal with her. Life is now much calmer in our household. I highly recommend reading this with your spouse so you both can be on the same parenting page.

--Ann Marie Harvey

 

Getting a Grip is a breath of fresh air when it comes to normal parenting books. Bethany shares her own experiences and guides you through establishing a custom parenting plan- one that is right for your family, not everyone else’s. The common theme I see in her book is not a right way or wrong way to do things, its doing everything with LOVE. That is my number one goal as a parent and why I would recommend this book to anyone looking for parental support and/or guidance.

--Marianne Beard

 

Absolutely loved reading this book. It is definitely in my top 3 parenting books I've read. It is a quick and easy read, a fairly short book, yet really super useful information and practical exercises! In chapter 3, the author asks what are your parenting objectives for your children right now (being on the honor roll, being the best player on the team, etc.). They she encourages the reader to stop & think about what are the parenting objectives that will impact your child in 10, 20, 50 years from now. With this long-term vision in mind, it has encouraged me to look at lining up my own priorities and how we spend our time as a family and individuals in the family. She then goes on to have the reader write down their top 5 parenting objectives. That was a revolutionary exercise for me and has shaped the way I parent. Lastly, she goes on to talk about how to create your own parenting plan with incredibly practical tips, all while keeping the end (your long-term objectives) in mind.

-- E E G (Amazon review)

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Have you ever read a parenting book that promised a "revolutionary" concept in parenting? Or maybe the 5 secret steps to parenting success? Were you disappointed when it didn't work the way you had hoped? Getting a Grip was written to give parents a guide from which they can build their own unique parenting plan. One that sheds the one-size-fits-all myth and takes into account the amazing dynamic that is your individual family. Parenting is one of life's greatest responsibilities and one of its most daunting challenges. If you have a child who is more than five minutes old, you already know what I'm talking about. I probably read a hundred parenting books in my quest to figure out the answers I needed with all the situations I faced with my own five children and two stepchildren. I decided early on that it would be wise to seek out all the help I could get. I also found out that while they were helpful in some areas, many of those books just didn't understand the specific dynamic of my unique family. I soon learned there is not a one-size-fits-all parenting model. Just when you think you've got them figured out, they seem to suddenly evolve and you end up wondering just who that alien creature is sitting at your kitchen table. As they grow, they enter new phases of their development, leaving you to decide by what rules you now need to play. Then you find out that as they develop every child's needs are different. When you raise one teenager and you think you are prepared for the second...think again. Every stage seems to be an entirely different experience with each child. In addition, parents are people too. That means we are unique individuals with personalities and value systems that also affect the dynamics of a family. Being a parent is the toughest job you will face. It will bring you some of your deepest joys and your most intense pain. It often feels like a roller coaster ride complete with thrills, chills, twists, and turns...and a few screams for good measure. I never set out to write a book that would tell you how to raise your children. That is ultimately between you and God. However, I do hope that this book will provide a guideline with which you can build your own framework for a parenting plan. One that you can customize for the individual and unique needs of your family. Your children are your responsibility. Not your neighbors. Not your village. Not your government. Not even your church. Don't allow anyone or anything to be the primary influencer of their values and character. I believe God will ask me to answer for my parenting choices one day. I want to be able to say that I followed His instructions, sought His guidance when I got stuck and remained steadfast when the journey got tough. I call it "staying vertical" and it's a motto I keep close to my heart. There is no one who knows your child better than you. Not a teacher. Not a coach. Not this book. Take all advice both in these pages and elsewhere through the filter of that basic principle. In other words, take what works for your family and leave the rest.

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• Verlag: Vertical Solutions Media Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0692987037
• ISBN 13: 9780692987032
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 122