Book Description
The Power of a Positive Mom offers seven time-tested
principles that will transform your role, to make you not just a
mother but a Positive Mom.
Customer Reviews:
fantastic book!.......2007-09-19
This is a wonderful book. A most read for all moms who want to encourage their children to be positive and to live a Christan life. It is an easy read and very uplifting!
ok.......2007-02-27
There were some good things in this one. I did keep it after I was done reading it but it wasn't as deep as I had hoped it would be.
Good book.......2007-01-17
This was our first book we read for our newly formed Bible Study/ Women's Book club at our church. It was a hit and everybody thoroughly enjoyed it. There was a chapter or two that was just "ok", but the rest of it made a lot of sense. Our book club is mostly new moms or moms with younger children.
Great Reminder.......2007-01-12
While nothing in the book was a huge revelation ("your kids model themselves after you," "take care of yourself," "take care of your marriage," etc.), it was all a good reminder -- and it was nice to have the Biblical citations to back up the principles. Ladd is a great writer, making the material very easy and entertaining to read.
the power of a positive mom.......2006-03-09
I'm back for more of Karol Ladd. This book has made all the difference in the world. I have applied so much to my daily life that she writes about. she is such an uplifting and inspiring author. such a great Christian. I highly recommend this book to any mother who feels used and abused daily by her children. This book will put a different perspective on you life.
Customer Reviews:
Some Books are best left as long magazine articles.......2007-09-07
The Power of Positive Parenting contained a few key guiding principles that are valuable. The author's folksy style though is too repetitive and contains too much fluff - I appreciate the message and did learn some good things but it could have been done in a fraction of the space.
If you're a much faster reader (or have a significantly lighter reading load) than me this book is great. If not, I would have loved the Cliff Notes for this one.
From a practical point of view I wish the advice was tailored to particular age groups - too often the advice was poorly;y matched to my 3 year old.
In a nutshell: Love your kids, reinforce their good behavior, don't (over)react to their age-appropriate insanity. (sorry if I missed one)
Excellent Resource for Clinical Psychologists.......2006-11-10
I regularly assign this book as reading material for my clients, especially parents, as part of my clinical practice. I was amazed to find that many of the principles that I had stumbled onto in my clinical career as a Behavior Analyst were formally documented in this book all of those years ago. This is probably as close to a manual on "How to Parent" as there is out there.
most respected book on parenting.......2006-09-12
This invaluable book guides parents in raising responsible and respectful children while maintaining a caring and fun atmosphere in the home. My husband and I have used this book with our own six children for the past several years and have found it to be extremely useful and comforting in navigating difficult situations, and has helped us to stay close to each of our children.
The principles in the book are supported by research and empirical data, but, more importantly, Dr. Latham and countless others who have studied his model have seen amazing success. The important principles of ignoring inconsequential behavior, rewarding good behavior and effectively disciplining harmful behavior are outlined step-by- step with many specifics and examples and can be referenced easily by the type of behavior you want to address based on your child's age.
I often recommend Latham's book as a great complement for parents who are using my own children's series, "Learning to Get Along", which teaches concepts of respect and responsibility directly to children.
Positive Parenting.......2006-01-30
I found this book to be very helpful in understaning what helps and what hurts when trying to parent my children. I have read many books over the 20 years of parenting my 4 children and I feel this book is very insiteful with real examples of interactions with parents and children. This is the only book you will need to be the best parent and head you in the dirrection to have real and meaningful relationships with all of your children.
Turned my family dynamic around completely!.......2005-12-08
I first bought this book 2 years ago. At the time I was at my wits end struggling with behavioral issues with one of my children and feeling like parenting was the worst job in the world and that I was the worst parent ever. It took a while for the ideas from this book to sink in, but little by little I began to see that my little one was craving attention, ANY attention positive or negative, whatever she could get. Unfortunatly all she was getting was negative attention!
This book gave me the tools (recommended words and actions) to use to turn the negative attention to positive attention. It taught me to seek out and reward positive behavior and calmly handle the unwanted behavior. Two years later we have a warm, open, fun, mutually respectful relationship, a complete turn around. I feel like I am a great parent and my kids are respectful (most of the time!), not by force but out of respect. I have since bought 3 copies to give to parents that are frustrated and in the same negative attention abyss.
Parts of the book are redundant and albeit a bit corny but I love it just the same... IT WORKED FOR MY FAMILY.
Book Description
Discover the Power of Positive Time-Out
Time-out is one of the most popular disciplinary techniques used in homes and schools today. But instead of being the positive, motivating, experience it should be for children, it is often punitive, counterproductive, and damaging to their gentle psyches.
In this book, bestselling parenting author
Jane Nelsen shows you how to make time-out a positive learning experience for children. Inside, you'll discover how positive time-out can teach children the art of self-discipline and instill such invaluable qualities as self-confidence and problem-solving skills. You'll also learn how to:
·Make time-out an encouraging experience
·Develop an attitude and action plan to avoid power struggles with children
·Empower children by involving them in the behavior changing process
·Understand the mistaken goals of negative behavior
"Gives parents and teachers the encouragement and tools they need to help children handle their own behavior."—
Sheryl Hausinger, M.D., Texas Children's Pediatric Associates and mother of three
"Offers more than 50 ways that parents can set limits while still encouraging their kids. It should be in every doctor's waiting room."—
Jody McVittie, M.D., family physician
Customer Reviews:
The first time to use Amazon.......2007-07-15
Fast delivery
Same as New book
it is really a good online buying experience
But the delivery charge is a quite expensive!
The best secret in the Positive Discipline Series.......2006-06-04
The Positive Discipline series is all about non-punitive, respectful discipline (discipline=teaching). Treating your children with kindness and firmness at the same time is the key.
This book talks about the need for a cooling off period when emotions run high (on either side) before the problem-solving session can begin. This Positive Time-Out is a choice made by the child to be most effective. The child helps to choose it in advance, when there's no conflict. Jane Nelsen stresses the point that children do better when they feel better.
The parent can take one too whenever he/she needs it. When both sides have calmed down, there's a focus on solutions, not blame.
This book also gives 14 attitude tools (for those who find it hard to shift from punishment to non-punitive attitudes) and 41 (yes, 41!) action tools you can use to guide your child. It's gentle, effective discipline in my book!
What I think is important in this book is also the need for children to develop a "can do" attitude. Jane Nelsen talks about the Significant Seven Perceptions and Skills children need to thrive in the world. If every parent would help their children achieve these social and life skills, children would be more confident, cooperative and well-adjusted as adults.
A handy, great book brimming with wonderful ideas!
Tons of Help for Parents and Kids.......2005-10-29
This book had many tools that help you with parenting! Many books offer extreme ideas or only ideas the help "fix the kids". This book gives many ideas with recognizing and working with the common difficulties of being a parent and gives many tools for helping parents and kids. I have just finished reading this book and have had two wonderful weeks with less struggles with my two kids and much more cooperation. I also learned more about my limits and when I need to take time to calm down from a situation and how to do so. I found this book very helpful and very affordable.
Essential Reading.......2001-08-15
This is one of the best books available for people who either have children or work with them. The make sense, and they work. Why would children do better when they are punished, when adults don't? I've used these ideas with the children I work with, as young as age three, and they work. I've also taught them to parents who have taken parenting classes with me, and all have reported success with the method. It allows us as adults to avoid power struggles, set clear limits and have boundaries with our children, rather than using external control. As the author explains, external control doesn't work in the long term - kids only learn how to not get caught, or they become totally dependent on the approval of others, which makes them likely to get caught in peer pressure. Punitive time out teaches conformity and compliance. Postive time out teaches kids to think about the impact of their behaviour on others and the consequences of their choices.
Bravo and thank you.......2000-08-04
Bravo and many thanks to Jane Nelsen for her latest book, Positive Time-Out. Since it's publication last November, nearly two hundred parents from my workshops have tried this fabulous approach with their children. The response and outcome has been more than favorable. Parents have shared that they no longer experience the power struggles and frustration that had accompanied their previous attempts with time-outs. Initally, many parents expressed hesitance in using this approach. Most said they felt it was necessary to make time-out punitive--even if they were following many of the Positive Discipline guidelines. However, I consistently hear parents say, "since we've changed our approach and stopped using time-out as a punishment, things have improved". All of Jane Nelsen's books have reframed the parenting approach from a negative to a positive and indeed it has helped many families achieve peace, cooperation, and satisfaction. As a parenting educator, I have used this model exclusively for nearly twenty years and have had the experience of receiving compliments and gratitude from the thousands of families who have benefitied from it's amazing and positive outcome.
Customer Reviews:
I recommend this book for every mom!.......2003-10-03
No matter where you are in your journey of motherhood, this book will have something for you. I can't speak highly enough of the challenge and encouragement that I came away with, after reading this book. The author is very down-to-earth about motherhood and how we can really enhance our families and homes, always backing up what she says with scripture. This is a book I will keep on my shelf and read again someday.
Book Description
2 Best-Selling, Positively Power-Packed Books in 1
There's an amazing power in the fourteen principles shared in this dynamic duo of a book. Seven time-tested principles from the The Power of a Positive Mom are perfect for stay-at-home and working moms alike; plus seven more life-changing principles from The Power of a Positive Woman will unlock the potential in any woman to be a positive influence in her world
In this two-for-one book you'll learn the power of your words and how to use them positively; you'll learn how your prayers, encouragement, attitude, and example can change your family forever; and you'll learn how to become a powerful force in your family, your church, your community, and your world. Become the positive mom and woman that you were created to be.
Book Description
In More Secrets of Happy Children, Steve and Shaaron Biddulph tackle the important concerns of parents in the new millennium with inspirational ideas and advice for day-to-day living with children. As counselors, educators, and parents, the Biddulphs have worked with families for more than twenty years, and have talked with thousands of parents about what works—and what doesn’t. With warmth, humor, and wisdom, they cover issues including how to help toddlers and children feel secure, loved, and settled, discipline methods that work, being the best kind of dad, child care and working parents, and much more. The illustrated More Secrets of Happy Children will help parents put their love into action, understand what they are doing and why, and raise children they can be proud of in the twenty-first century.
Customer Reviews:
Not much there, what's there is pretty good........2004-03-17
In this simple book, best-selling psychology author Biddulph provides rough outlines of a parenting method. The author is opposed to fulltime child care and physical discipline, but presents his opposition in a reasonably even-handed way. The book does present interesting new terms: softlove (tenderness, affection, making sure the child knows you love him) and firmlove (providing limits and consequences). Read "How to Talk so Children will Listen and Listen so Children Will Talk" instead.
some useful tips but I disagree with some areas of the book.......2003-11-06
The author gives some useful tips on being firm but fair and gives an interesting account of how daycare affects the under 3 year olds, but there are some areas of the book that I disagree with - for example, he gives a separate chapter for boys and girls, which in itself is ok - but in the chapter called 'Raising Daughters' he includes a compelling and heart-tugging account from a mother who has a severely intellectually disabled child -this was well worth including in the book but surely it should have been included in a section meant for both boys and girls, and not only in the section for raising girls? It should apply to both sexes. Also, he mentions in the section 'Raising Boys' that there is 'something precious and special about boys' - he does not say anything to the same degree about girls. In my eyes girls and boys are equally special. Having said this, the author does do a good job in persuading readers of the danger of smacking children, and even if this is the only aspect of the book that leaves an impression on people then it will have been worth the read.
Book Description
Parenting Power in the Early Years is just that--the confidence resource for all who find themselves raising a newborn to kindergartner! Covering from how to be a successful parent, when to start solid foods, when to begin toilet teaching, and how to handle tantrums or biting, to knowing if a child is ready for kindergarten, speaker and author Brenda Nixon offers quick, practical guidance.
The "0-5 Child Development Guide" and "Gift-Giving Key" make Parenting Power in the Early Years a valuable handbook for parents, grandparents, childcare providers, counselors, or anyone who works with parents of young children.
Customer Reviews:
Winning Wealth of Parenting Tips.......2007-02-27
Brenda Nixon's well written parenting book is a real help to parents in quandary. If you are a new parent, rearing a toddler or preschool age child, want practical childcare tips, like short reads, feel inadequate about rearing a youngster today, want answers that help resolve problems, and.....if you are committed to learn to be a good parent then this book is for you.
The delightful chapters are written in short, succinct bits of information. Besides the wealth of parenting guidance in chapters, Brenda offers an age appropriate gift giving guide, charted stages of development and a resource index for specific need-to-know issues such as thumb sucking, tantrums, toilet training, and eating.
After reading it, I recognized being in the presence of a wise and caring woman, who longs to aid parents and children.
You can succeed at parenting with this "winning wealth" of information. Returns will be greater than money in the bank. A great gift for new parents.
Practical and Powerful.......2006-12-03
Brenda Nixon draws on her experiences as an educator and mom to provide parents with helpful advice on a variety of topics. As a busy mother of a toddler and an eight year-old, I want answers but don't have the time to search everywhere for them. Parenting Power in the Early Years gave me thoughtful advice on many of the situations that concern me, and I appreciated the fact that it was an easy read. It was personal, practical, and powerful.
Practical and Encouraging.......2006-09-17
I wish I'd had this 95 page book when my kids were in the early years. Instead I had several thick books full of clinical studies and terms that boggled my already deteriorating confidence as a parent.
Brenda's friendly "been there done that" tone allows the reader to laugh with her (I Shudda Listened)and at themselves in their desire to be the perfect parent.
She's got all the stuff you need to know in these few easy to read pages. And if you still want more on a specific topic, she includes five pages of Parent Resources.
Knowledge is Power.......2006-04-18
Nothing is more daunting than to bring home the first baby and have no point of reference for what lies ahead. Nixon's book is a handy little tool with user-friendly pointers for all parents with little ones. What a great gift for the new parent or the one at wit's end with a toddler! Quick and easy to read and a wealth of information.
Great for new parents and anyone else who cares for children!.......2006-01-26
What amazing advice Brenda Dixon pushed into 96 pages of her parenting book.
With winter and flu season--and unfortunately, ill children, I've had a lot of at-home downtime to read her book. But it is also designed so you could pick it up and read a little to learn about how to handle your immediate concern.
From the moment of "I'm scared out of my mind" when you arrive home with that first newborn, to the day they start kindergarten, Dixon has sound advice--advice I felt I could trust.
Her goal is to have parents realize that you are your child's best and most influential teacher, and that parenting guidelines you use in these early ages are the foundation for all future parenting.
The most common concerns most of us parents have are covered: thumb-sucking, temper tantrums, clinginess, separation anxiety,toilet training, and she also discusses spanking.
I wish someone had given me this book earlier as it might have saved some unnecessary worry and doubt at my parenting skills.
Armchair Interviews says: This confidence-building resource is great for new parents and grandparents, and anyone else who cares for your children. It would be a great baby shower gift as well.
Book Description
No one plays a greater role in the home than Mom. In this new DVD, based on the best-selling book, Karol Ladd will help ensure that a mother's impact is positive. In this much-awaited entry into the successful Power of a Positive series, women will learn and practice seven simple principles for shaping their families whether they are stay-at-home moms or working mothers. Encouragement, prayer, attitude, relationships, example, moral standards, and love and forgiveness are enthusiastically discussed as women discover how to become the moms they've always wanted to be.
Book Description
Affirmations are more than just words. They can heal hurts, build self-esteem, and empower us to face life with confidence and courage. In a world filled with stress, pressures, and fears, children need support and encouragement from adults—and they need to know how to affirm themselves.
This revised and updated edition of a beloved classic makes affirmations easy to understand. Douglas Bloch leads readers step-by-step through the process of helping kids turn off the negative voice within and activate the powerful "yes!" voice. Kids learn affirmations for all kinds of situations and challenges: school and academics, athletics, facing fears, feeling angry, getting teased, being depressed, and more. There are affirmations for specific developmental stages (from infancy through adolescence) and for special needs including learning differences, behavior disorders, and family problems. Bloch also includes affirmations to help adults deal with their own issues and better help the children in their care.
Customer Reviews:
GREAT Book!.......2005-03-17
Actually, this is a wonderful book. While yes, stating several obvious, key ideas through out the book, some people actually need to be told that 'duh' stuff (hello, have you seen the state of our children recently?). And this book is about believing in the power of words... NOT using them as a cure-all for everything but rather believing your attitude and your outlook on life has a huge impact on what happens in it.(And for the record the child in the book with the flu merely used an affirmation for good health and noticed a decrease in symptoms and seemed to be rid of the bug quicker than normal). The reason it's broken down into a more simplistic dialogue is because we're using it as a tool to communicate to our kids and help them communicate for themselves, and having it in a simple language makes it that much easier to put into practice. Quite frankly, this book speaks to me and I wish a parent of mine would have cared enough to have picked it up when I was young (I'm sure many parents out there aren't as in tune with their children and their feelings as others... and maybe their kids are the ones who will wish their parents would have given a book like this a chance some day)
No new ideas here.......2003-09-02
If you've ever seen Stuart Smalley ("I'm smart, I'm good, and damnit--people like me") on Saturday Night Live, then you know all there is to know about this book. The authors do nothing but state the obvious by saying that we shouldn't tell our kids things we might have heard growing up, like "You're a loser." Thank you, Captain Obvious. There is some comedy here, though I don't think they intended for readers to laugh. For instance, he says that when he starts feeling sick (eg, with the flu!) he just says "My flu bug is gone. I am healthy and well." Mr. Bloch gave this advice to a twelve-year-old, never mentioning the value of a flu shot. Even worse, the authors carry this simplistic theme throughout the book. They actually believe that kids need only repeat positive statements in their heads to solve complex problems, like making new friends. Apparently, by saying things like, "I can make new friends" over and over in one's head will bring instant popularity. The underlying complexity of the social fabric and the individual characteristics are never discussed. I did learn one thing from this book, though--anyone with time and money can get a master's degree.
Book Description
Part of the popular Motherhood Club series, this devotional is a companion to the best-selling book The Power of a Positive Mom. These fifty-two Monday-morning devotionals are filled with encouragement, hope, help, and fuel for any mom's busy week. Author Karol Ladd offers a unique journey through the Bible as she provides motivational messages all the way from Genesis to Revelation. Each devotional includes a passage of scripture, a sample prayer, a series of suggested choices to make a mom's week better, space for prayer requests, a powerful quote by a godly hero, and more. Ladd's weekly boost will help any mom become more positive in her important role.
Books:
- Power to the People! : Russian Strength Training Secrets for Every American
- Preparing Him for the Other Woman: A Mother's Guide to Raising Her Son to Love a Wife and Lead a Family
- Quickies for Couples: Fast, Fresh Recipes for Two (Quickies, 1)
- Raw Food/Real World: 100 Recipes to Get the Glow
- Ready or Not... Here We Come! The Real Experts' Cannot-Live-Without Guide to the First Year with Twins
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
- Rules (Newbery Honor Book)
- Secret Sins of the Mothers
- Seven Habits Of Highly Effective Teenagers
- Sign Babies ASL Flash Cards, Set One: First Words
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