Raising an Adult: The 4 Critical Habits to Prepare Your Child for Life!

by Brenner, Mark L.

• ISBN13: 9780970876645
• ISBN10: 0970876645
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-02-01
• Publisher: Brenmark Pub

Summary

This book is a wake-up call for reminding parents to take a long-term view and abandon popular, quick-fix psychological solutions. After reading Raising an Adult, you will shift from a mindset of what you think works best at any given moment, to an unalterable established philosophy of what all children need to thrive, whether they are experiencing difficulty or happily sailing through a developmental stage.Mark L. Brenner reveals the four critical communication habits that e very parent must master: 1) acknowledge the moment, 2) speak with respect, 3) enforce limits, 4) show and unrelenting, deep belief in your child. Applied consistently, these four critical habits will reach the deepest parts of your child's potential, making him feel: "I like who I'm becoming."

Author Biography

Mark L. Brenner, MFT, has been a licensed marriage and family therapist for more than twenty-five years. He is a leading expert in the field of early childhood development, adolescence, and high-conflict family issues. The author of seven books, including "When No Gets You Nowhere," and founder of Parent Fitness Training, Mr. Brenner lectures on a wide range of behavioral subjects and appears frequently on national television and radio and is a contributing expert for leading parenting books and magazines. He lives in Sherman Oaks, CA.