Parenting with presence : practices for raising conscious, confident, caring kids

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Stiffelman, Susan.

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9781608683260

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Stiffelman, Susan.

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Novato, California :

New World Library,

[2015]

Physical Description:

xiv, 271 pages ; 22 cm

General Note:

"An Eckhart Tolle edition."

Contents:

Introduction -- You're living with your best teacher -- Growing up while raising kids -- Throw away the snapshot -- We aren't raising children, we're raising adults -- Modeling self-love and awareness -- Healthy communication strengthens connection -- Walking the talk -- Cultivating empathy, vulnerability, and compassion -- Helping our kids cope with stress -- Happiness is an inside job -- Tools, tips, and strategies -- Epilogue.

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"Can one live peacefully and in the moment in the midst of homework meltdowns, sibling squabbles, and digital media battles? Marriage and family therapist Susan Stiffelman does more than say "yes," she shows how. In Parenting with Presence, she helps parents identify the triggers that take them out of rational thought and into bribes or threats, and recognize when their own marriage, health, or job issues are hurting their relationship with their kids. She then shows how to nurture - or perhaps initiate - the kind of connection that leads kids to want to talk to parents. While Stiffelman is a lifelong innovator - she taught herself Hindi at sixteen, began mediating decades before it was commonplace, and has traveled around the world with her son - her techniques are decidedly down to earth and her tone the one of someone who understands the walk she talks."-- Provided by publisher.

""Help for parents in applying spiritual principles to everyday child-care, from a therapist and parenting expert. Advice on finding peace, presence, self-acceptance, and happiness in the midst of raising children; other topics include improving communication skills, taking responsibility, managing stress, and cultivating empathy, vulnerability, and compassion"--Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

Parenting.

Child rearing.

Parent and child.

FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Parenting -- General.

SELF-HELP -- Spiritual.

BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Meditation.

BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Inspiration & Personal Growth.

Child rearing. (OCoLC)fst00854588

Parent and child. (OCoLC)fst01053308

Parenting. (OCoLC)fst01053407

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Our children can be our greatest teachers. Parenting expert Susan Stiffelman writes that the very behaviors that push our buttons -- refusing to cooperate or ignoring our requests -- can help us build awareness and shed old patterns, allowing us to raise our children with greater ease and enjoyment. Filled with practical advice, powerful exercises, and fascinating stories from her clinical work, Parenting with Presence teaches us how to become the parents we most want to be while raising confident, caring children.

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Stiffelman (Parenting Without Power Struggles) turns to universal parenting concerns, with the premise that "being present means making contact with life as it is, right now. It means choosing to be here, even if 'here' isn't quite what you'd pictured," She addresses parents with an interest in pursuing personal growth as well as anyone with a difficult child. While there's not a lot of groundbreaking material here, Stiffelman recognizes the challenges of parenting, and her solid advice bears repeating. For example, accept the real child rather than the "snapshot child" one imagined; own one's feelings, so as to avoid coming at children with underlying demands or fears; and remember that a child's mood isn't a personal attack. The author addresses real life questions at the end of each chapter, and devotes the final chapter to "Tips and Tricks," a cornucopia of simple practices. Throughout, she draws on personal experience as well as examples from her clinical practice. Overall, the book is engaging, easy to read, and well-organized. Eckhart Tolle contributes a foreword to this inaugural title in the house's new Eckhart Tolle Editions imprint. Agent: Barbara Moulton, Moulton Agency. (Apr.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Chapter 1 You're Living with Your Best Teacher	p. 9
Chapter 2 Growing Up While Raising Kids	p. 25
Chapter 3 Throw Away the Snapshot	p. 53
Chapter 4 We Aren't Raising Children, We're Raising Adults	p. 77
Chapter 5 Modeling Self-Love and Awareness	p. 89
Chapter 6 Healthy Communication Strengthens Connection	p. 119
Chapter 7 Walking the Talk	p. 133
Chapter 8 Cultivating Empathy, Vulnerability, and Compassion	p. 149
Chapter 9 Helping Our Kids Cope with Stress	p. 165
Chapter 10 Happiness Is an Inside Job	p. 185
Chapter 11 Tools, Tips, and Strategies	p. 203
Epilogue	p. 247
Author's Note	p. 251
Acknowledgments	p. 253
Notes	p. 255
Additional Resources	p. 259
Index	p. 263
About the Author	p. 271

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