Connected Parenting: Set Loving Limits and Build Strong Bonds with Your Child for Life

by Jennifer Kolari

Book Overview

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A groundbreaking, counterintuitive parenting approach to create deep, empathic bonds with challenging children

A child and family therapist for more than twenty years, Jennifer Kolari began her career working with children who suffer from severe behavioral problems. That experience taught her an invaluable lesson: It wasn't "tough" discipline that helped these kids change...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583333940
• ISBN13: 9781583333945
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

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The book is great i just didn’t like the tore up page in the book I couldn’t follow what else was written. Won’t be buying from this seller again.

A MUST HAVE for all parents

A practical hands-on guide to helping parents improve their relationships with their children. This book is an incredibly helpful tool for parents seeking effective strategies for dealing with their challenging children and for fostering closer parent-child relationships. Parents will find the techniques in this book to be fresh, fascinating and insightful. Parents of anxious children will find this book particularly helpful. Liana Lowenstein, MSW Author several books including "Creative Interventions for Troubled Children and Youth"

The Real Deal

Connected Parenting is a profound theoretical and practical approach to caring for and guiding our children. Many parenting models discuss the importance of empathic listening but Connected Parenting penetrates the usual lip service we as parents usually dole out to our children in our efforts to empathize since our own agendas are usually front and center. Connected Parenting requires that we slow ourselves down sufficiently to become less reactive and better able to learn how to tune in to our children. The specific techniques that are central to Connected Parenting take practice to master but they are invaluable. These techniques are like the bridge to our children that allows us to walk together on the shared journey of parent and child.

A Great Book!

Jennifer Kolari's approach to parenting was a god sent to our family as we helped our daughter through some rough times at school. The Connected Parenting model does just that...it connects you to your child and opens up communication in a honest, open and non-confrontational way. Unlike so many other parenting models, this one really works. A must-read for every parent.

The Best Tool in your Parenting Toolbox!

Jennifer Kolari's book will teach you how to connect with your child on a totally new level. The stories that she shares are poignant and funny and will teach you techniques that will help you mitigate any situation with children of all ages. Parenting is a wonderful journey, you'll want to pack this for the ride.

Best Parenting Book Out There

This is the only parenting book you will ever need. Kolari's methods are loving and effective -- and can turn around a difficult child in less than a month. This book is funny and warm, smart and insightful--I read it in one sitting. Without question, a groundbreaking system for raising confident, strong, balanced, and resilient children. They should hand this one out in the delivery room.