Emotionally Intelligent Parenting. How To Raise A Self-Disciplined, Responsible, Socially Skilled Child

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Publisher: Harmony Books
Publisher Place: New York
Publisher Year: 1999
Edition: First Edition

Description: 246 pages. Jacket is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear and a small hole in the front jacket present, but still a presentable copy. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Have you, as a parent, ever found yourself treating your children in a way you would never tolerate from someone else The authors of Emotionally Intelligent Parenting call for a new Golden Do unto your children as you would have other people do unto your children. And most important, they show us how to live by it. Based upon extensive research, firsthand experience, and case studies, Emotionally Intelligent Parenting breaks the mold of traditional parenting books by taking into account the strong role of emotions--those of parents and children--in psychological development. With this book, parents will learn how to communicate with children on a deeper, more gratifying level and how to help them successfully navigate the intricacies of relating to others. The authors take the five basic principles of Daniel Golemans best-seller, Emotional Intelligence, and explain how they can be applied to successful parenting. To this end, the book offers suggestions, stories, dialogues, activities, and a special section of Sound EQ Parenting Bites to help parents use their emotions in the most constructive ways, focusing on such everyday issues as sibling rivalry, fights with friends, school situations, homework, and peer pressure. In the authors extensive experience, children respond quickly to these strategies, their self-confidence is strengthened, their curiosity is piqued, and they learn to assert their independence while developing their ability to make responsible choices.

ISBN: 9780609602973