Introduction -- The inside scoop: nurturing the inner life of children -- Heart and smarts: fostering emotional intelligence -- Power at play: power, autonomy, and relationship -- Your child in the world: diversity, history, and social reality -- Bullies, victims, and bystanders: prevention and empowerment -- Growing through conflict: a toolbox for parents and kids -- The big questions: cultivating a life of meaning -- The parent path: a sacred call -- The growth of the parent: the way of the elder -- Parenting at odds together: common couple's challenges -- Parenting the planet: beyond your own family.
Summary:
A cutting edge approach to parenting, based on process-oriented psychology, that goes beyond the conventional "how to" book. Using anecdotes from the author's practice and personal life along with practical tips and exercises, this book for parents, educators, and counselors covers such topics as children's inner and emotional lives, power and autonomy, and cultivating a life of meaning. New inroads are made to address power struggles, conflict, bullying, diversity, and social issues. Explores typical challenges to the parenting relationship, parents' own personal growth, and inspires the joy and wonder of the parenting experiences.--Publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.