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Author: Dawn Cooperrider Dole
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780971231290
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book contains 56 appreciative questions designed to increase learning, listening, and positive dynamics in a family. Its imaginative questions, exercises, and positive spirit create a simple yet powerful method for helping families discover hidden reserves of strength and inspired opportunities for better living.
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2016-11-21
Total Pages: 525
ISBN-13: 0309388570
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDecades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the familyâ€"which includes all primary caregiversâ€"are at the foundation of children's well- being and healthy development. From birth, children are learning and rely on parents and the other caregivers in their lives to protect and care for them. The impact of parents may never be greater than during the earliest years of life, when a child's brain is rapidly developing and when nearly all of her or his experiences are created and shaped by parents and the family environment. Parents help children build and refine their knowledge and skills, charting a trajectory for their health and well-being during childhood and beyond. The experience of parenting also impacts parents themselves. For instance, parenting can enrich and give focus to parents' lives; generate stress or calm; and create any number of emotions, including feelings of happiness, sadness, fulfillment, and anger. Parenting of young children today takes place in the context of significant ongoing developments. These include: a rapidly growing body of science on early childhood, increases in funding for programs and services for families, changing demographics of the U.S. population, and greater diversity of family structure. Additionally, parenting is increasingly being shaped by technology and increased access to information about parenting. Parenting Matters identifies parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with positive developmental outcomes in children ages 0-8; universal/preventive and targeted strategies used in a variety of settings that have been effective with parents of young children and that support the identified knowledge, attitudes, and practices; and barriers to and facilitators for parents' use of practices that lead to healthy child outcomes as well as their participation in effective programs and services. This report makes recommendations directed at an array of stakeholders, for promoting the wide-scale adoption of effective programs and services for parents and on areas that warrant further research to inform policy and practice. It is meant to serve as a roadmap for the future of parenting policy, research, and practice in the United States.
Author: Gracelyn G. Glover
Publisher: Book Lovers HQ
Published: 2024-07-11
Total Pages: 171
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKTransform your home into a sanctuary of love, trust, and happiness with "Family Dynamics: Creating a Healthy and Happy Home Environment." This essential guide provides proven strategies to enhance family relationships and foster a nurturing environment for every member. Packed with practical advice, research-based insights, and real-life examples, this book is your roadmap to building a harmonious family life. Discover the keys to effective communication, the foundation of any strong family dynamic. Learn how to cultivate trust and respect, crucial elements that create a safe and reliable family structure. Explore positive parenting techniques that support your child's development and strengthen the parent-child bond. Address common sibling challenges and foster lifelong connections among your children. "Family Dynamics" also tackles the inevitable stress and conflicts that arise in family life, offering techniques to manage stress effectively and resolve conflicts constructively. Prioritize emotional and physical health with strategies that promote well-being and resilience. Create a positive home environment that balances routine, structure, and creativity, ensuring a peaceful and joyful family atmosphere. What you will find in this book: - Effective communication techniques - Strategies for building trust and respect - Positive parenting tips - Insights into enhancing sibling relationships - Stress management and conflict resolution tools - Emotional and physical health tips - Ideas for creating a supportive home environment - Ways to build a lasting family legacy Embrace the journey towards a healthier, happier home environment. "Family Dynamics: Creating a Healthy and Happy Home Environment" equips you with the tools and knowledge to cultivate a family life filled with love, support, and joy. Start transforming your family dynamics today!
Author: Sue Roffey
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2011-11-11
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9400721471
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRelationships are at the heart of our lives; at home with our families, with our friends, in schools and colleges, with colleagues at the workplace and in our diverse communities. The quality of these relationships determines our individual well-being, how well we learn, develop and function, our sense of connectedness with others and the health so society. This unique volume brings together authorities from across the world to write about how relationships might be enhanced in all these different areas of our lives. It also explores how to address the challenges involved in establishing and maintaining positive relationships. This evidence-based book, primarily grounded in the science of positive psychology, is valuable for academics, especially psychologists and professionals, working in the field of well-being.
Author: Barbara H. Fiese
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2006-01-01
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780300116960
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile family life has conspicuously changed in the past fifty years, it would be a mistake to conclude that family routines and rituals have lost their meaning. In this book Barbara H. Fiese, a clinical and developmental psychologist, examines how the practices of diverse family routines and the meanings created through rituals have evolved to meet the demands of today’s busy families. She discusses and integrates various research literatures and draws on her own studies to show how family routines and rituals influence physical and mental health, translate cultural values, and may even be used therapeutically. Looking at a range of family activities from bedtime stories to special holiday meals, Fiese relates such occasions to significant issues including parenting competence, child adjustment, and relational well-being. She concludes by underscoring the importance of flexible approaches to family time to promote healthier families and communities.
Author: Wendy Kramer
Publisher:
Published: 2020-01-30
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9780578633374
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the story of Wendy Kramer and her donor-conceived child, Ryan, who eventually found his biological father and 19 half-siblings. Wendy and Ryan created the Donor Sibling Registry, the world's largest platform for mutual-consent contact of sperm, egg, and embryo donors, donor-conceived children and adults, and their parents.
Author: Jennifer S. Miller
Publisher: Fair Winds Press
Published: 2019-11-05
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 1631597752
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConfident Parents, Confident Kids lays out an approach for helping parents—and the kids they love—hone their emotional intelligence so that they can make wise choices, connect and communicate well with others (even when patience is thin), and become socially conscious and confident human beings. How do we raise a happy, confident kid? And how can we be confident that our parenting is preparing our child for success? Our confidence develops from understanding and having a mastery over our emotions (aka emotional intelligence)—and helping our children do the same. Like learning to play a musical instrument, we can fine-tune our ability to skillfully react to those crazy, wonderful, big feelings that naturally arise from our child’s constant growth and changes, moving from chaos to harmony. We want our children to trust that they can conquer any challenge with hard work and persistence; that they can love boundlessly; that they will find their unique sense of purpose; and they will act wisely in a complex world. This book shows you how. With author and educator Jennifer Miller as your supportive guide, you'll learn: the lies we’ve been told about emotions, how they shape our choices, and how we can reshape our parenting decisions in better alignment with our deepest values. how to identify the temperaments your child was born with so you can support those tendencies rather than fight them. how to align your biggest hopes and dreams for your kids with specific skills that can be practiced, along with new research to support those powerful connections. about each age and stage your child goes through and the range of learning opportunities available. how to identify and manage those big emotions (that only the parenting process can bring out in us!) and how to model emotional intelligence for your children. how to deal with the emotions and influences of your choir—the many outside individuals and communities who directly impact your child’s life, including school, the digital world, extended family, neighbors, and friends. Raising confident, centered, happy kids—while feeling the same way about yourself—is possible with Confident Parents, Confident Kids.
Author: Silton, Nava R.
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2017-02-08
Total Pages: 463
ISBN-13: 1522524053
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs society changes and develops, personal relationships can be significantly affected by evolving cultures. By examining amorous and familial bonds in the present era, a comprehensive understanding of relationship formation and development can be established. Family Dynamics and Romantic Relationships in a Changing Society provides a thorough examination of the types of emotional relationships that different cultures participate in. Highlighting innovative topics across a range of relevant areas such as LGBTQ relationships, long-distance relationships, interracial dating, and parental techniques, this publication is an ideal resource for all academicians, students, librarians, and researchers interested in discovering more about social and emotional interactions within human relationships.
Author: David Olson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-04-23
Total Pages: 309
ISBN-13: 1317773632
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis functional new volume introduces professionals to the Circumplex Model of Family Systems--one of the most respected and widely used approaches of its kind in family studies. Internationally known scholar/practitioners in the marriage and family therapy field demonstrate how the model can be used to assess couple and family dynamics and plan treatment interventions. They extend the use of the Circumplex Model for treating problem families using a range of clinical interventions at both the family level and broader social system level--including specific treatment populations--sex offenders, juvenile delinquents, truants, and multi-problem families. Designed as a multidisciplinary resource, this authoritative and accurate volume will assist social workers, psychologists, pastoral counselors, family therapists, and other mental health professionals who work with individuals in a family treatment context.
Author: Ulrike Zartler
Publisher: Verlag Barbara Budrich
Published: 2015-05-20
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 3847408275
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn many Western societies, there has been a tremendous increase in family diversity over the course of the past few decades, resulting in a considerable prevalence of non-traditional family forms. The increased instability of marital and non-marital unions entails new challenges for both parents and children. In this special issue, family studies scholars from different disciplines examine from a life course perspective how re-partnering processes work and how family relationships are rearranged in order to adapt to the altered needs and requirements of post-separation family life.
