LONGWOOD, FL-Many times parents try to initiate an important conversation with their child only to have the door slammed in their face. There's an easier way to go about talking to your child. Kathy Clark's Relationship Parenting ($20.99, paperback, 1-60034-192-6) is a step-by-step tool that facilitates discussion between parents and children and helps cement deep familial ties to prevent discipline problems and promote family unity. The book, which is solidly grounded in Scripture and Clark's own research, is in an easy-to-read format.
"In a day of poor attachments in disconnected families, my book offers some real solutions for everyday parenting for parents who may be frustrated with the usual parenting methods espoused by behaviorists and cognitive therapists," says Clark.
A family mental health therapist, Clark believes the preventative plans contained in Relationship Parenting will safeguard children from a constant barrage of daily threats to the family construct. In the first 40-day segment, parents learn the basics of recognizing stress, using "fueling," listening to behavior, setting up prevention plans, communicating values, and more. Then parents get to practice their skills with their children in communication guides designed for three age levels, from toddlers to teens.
Kathy Clark, M.S., LPE, is a mental health therapist with more than 20 years' experience working with children and families. She has become a respected innovator in providing children's services in rural areas and became the first therapist for School-Based Mental Health Services in Arkansas. She lives with her husband in Arkansas.
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order Relationship Parenting through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.
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