Imperfect Parenting: How to Build a Relationship with Your Child to Weather Any Storm

ISBN-13: 9781433837562 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 400 str.

Dona Matthews

Spis treści

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Who Are You As a Parent?
• Parenting Styles
• Good-Enough Parenting
• Is Your Child Friendly and Optimistic? Or Fierce and Feisty?
• Taking It Into the Community: Positive Connections
• Key Takeaways: How to Be a Good-Enough Parent for Your Child
• Chapter 2. How Human Beings Make Mistakes, Fix Them, and Grow
• Examples of Mistakes People Make
• Mindsets
• Punishment, Time-Outs, and Consequences
• Responding to Mistakes and Misbehavior by Age
• Taking It Into the Community: Making Lemonade When Life Gives You Lemons
• Key Takeaways: Using a Growth Mindset to Respond to Mistakes and Fix Them
• Chapter 3. Accept and Be Mindful: Take a Breath, You Are Enough
• Mindfulness Quiz
• How Does Mindfulness Work?
• Some Examples of Mindfulness in Practice
• Mindfulness Meditation: Getting Started
• Why It’s Good to Be a Mindful Parent
• Relax and Be Happy, Especially if You’re a Mother
• How to Be a Mindful Parent
• Affirmations and Mantras
• How to Nurture Your Child’s Mindfulness
• Taking It Into the Community: Being Mindful About Racism and Equity
• Key Takeaways: Learning to Be Here Now
• Chapter 4. Care For Yourself, and You'll Help Your Child Care for Themself
• A Self-Care Quiz
• The Early Years: Birth to 5
• Childhood: 6 to 10
• Adolescence: 11 to 18
• Young Adulthood: 19 to 24
• Taking It Into the Community: Sunnydale Elementary School’s Garden
• Key Takeaways: Self-Care Is the Foundation of Everything Else in Life
• Chapter 5. Each of Us Is Unique: Brain Building Together
• Neural Plasticity
• The Early Years: Conception to 5
• Childhood: 6 to 10
• Adolescence: 11 to 18
• Young Adulthood: 19 to 24
• How to Support Your Child’s Optimal Brain Development
• Taking It Into the Community: Parenting Centers
• Key Takeaways for Healthy Brain Building
• Chapter 6. Don't Stop Learning: You Can Keep Getting Smarter
• Controversies and Misconceptions
• What Do IQ Tests Measure?
• Abilities Develop
• The Early Years: Birth to 5
• Childhood: 6 to 10
• Adolescence: 11 to 18
• Young Adulthood: 19 to 24
• Taking It Into the Community: Neighborhood Reading Circles
• Key Takeaways for Healthy Learning Across the Lifespan
• Chapter 7. Nurture Your Creativity and Creative Self-Expression
• What Is Creativity?
• Some Dimensions of Creativity
• The Early Years: Birth to 5
• Childhood: 6 to 10
• Adolescence: 11 to 18
• Young Adulthood: 19 to 24
• Taking It Into the Community: Creative Problem Solving in Action
• Key Takeaways for Weaving Creativity Into Everyday Life
• Chapter 8. Choose Love, Positivity, Caring, and Connection
• Empathy: Where Kindness, Compassion, and Happiness Begin
• Friendship
• Self-Control: Staying Calm, Focused, Present, and Reasonable
• A Positive Attitude
• Happiness
• Self-Confidence
• The Early Years: Birth to 5
• Childhood: 6 to 10
• Adolescence: 11 to 18
• Young Adulthood: 19 to 24
• Taking It Into the Community: Taking Social and Emotional Skills to School
• Key Takeaways: It’s All About Connection
• Chapter 9. Be the Adult in the Room: Not Perfect, but Wise
• Complications Quiz
• Bullying
• Technology: Use Mindfully
• Separation and Divorce
• Alternative Family Composition
• Wise Parenting Practices for Alternative Families
• The Early Years: Birth to 5
• Childhood: 6 to 10
• Adolescence: 11 to 18
• Young Adulthood: 19 to 24
• Complications Quiz Discussion
• Taking It Into the Community: Acknowledge Your Wounds, Look for Help, and Reach Out to Others
• Key Takeaways: Clearing a Path Toward Wisdom
• Chapter 10. We're All in This Together: Listen, Connect, and Collaborate
• Advocacy: Making Connections for Making a Difference
• Eulogy Virtues Are More Important Than RÉsumÉ Virtues
• The Early Years: Birth to 5
• Childhood: 6 to 10
• Adolescence: 11 to 18
• Young Adulthood: 19 to 24
• Taking It Into the Community: Being the Village
• Key Takeaways for Weathering the Storms That Life Brings
• Notes
• Index
• About the Author