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'You can enjoy your kids more, relax around them, and love them better' is the fresh message Valerie Bell has for parents feeling overwhelmed by the responsibilities of raising children. Finally, here is a book that is not about how to manage, train, and discipline your children, but about how to have a relationship with them. Getting Out of Your Kids' Faces and into Their Hearts will guide you toward becoming a warm, nurturing parent.
List of contents
Contents
INTRODUCTION: Where Successful Parenting Begins
Part One:Getting Out of Your Kids’ Faces ...
ONE \ WHEN SOMETHING IS MISSING:
A Crisis in Parental Confidence
TWO \ HOW DO I KNOW IF I’M A GOOD PARENT?
Understanding the Bottom Line
THREE \ THE PROBLEM WITH BEING AN “IN YOUR FACE” PARENT:
The Interfering Parent
FOUR \ HOW TO KEEP DISPLACED PASSIONS FROM DESTROYING YOUR FAMILY LIFE:
The Intentional Parent
Part Two:... And Into Their Hearts
FIVE \ YOU ARE THE MEMORY:
Parents Who Wound, Parents Who Sustain
SIX \ DANCING WITH A LIMP:
The Relatively Stable Parent
SEVEN \ HUCKLEBERRY DAYS:
The Fun Parent
EIGHT \ “EVERYBODY’S WEIRD IN THEIR OWN SPECIAL WAY”
The Loyal Parent
NINE \ HEAT’S ON!
The Adult Parent
TEN \ NOT PERFECT BUT PRESENT:
Quality Time and the Available Parent
ELEVEN \ THE HEALING POWER OF TOUCH:
The Connecting Parent
TWELVE \ ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE ORGANIZATIONALLY CHALLENGED:
The Ordered Parent
THIRTEEN \ WHEN GOING BACK TO EGYPT SEEMS APPEALING
APPENDIX
Questions Parents Ask
NOTES
About the author
Valerie Bell is a conference speaker and the author of Getting Out of Your Kids' Faces and Into Their Hearts, and Reaching Out to Lonely Kids, and Made to Be Loved. She and her husband, Steve, live in Wheaton, Illinois. They have two grown sons.
Summary
In this fresh book from Valerie Bell comes advice on how to build the strong family relationships that will win your kids' hearts.
