Parenting Is Heart Work

by Turansky, Dr. Scott; Miller, Joanne

• ISBN13: 9780781441520
• ISBN10: 0781441528
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-27
• Publisher: David C Cook

Summary

If you're like most parents, you have developed your own parenting strategy-sometimes it seems to work, and other times-based on the way your child behaves-you wonder if it's working at all. There are countless ways to try to get a child's attention and to effect change-but here's the truth-unless you deal with a child through his or her heart, you are not likely to see lasting change.In this breakthrough book, Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN, reveal how you can learn to truly reach your child's heart to teach, train, and build a tremendous relationship.Parenting is Heart Workgives you the practical tools an easy-to-follow steps that will revolutionize how you: Turn Correction times into learning experiences. Equip your children to accept responsibility for their mistakes and meditate on the right things. Influence and adjust the values and beliefs your children hold. Maintain relationship with your children through love and emotional connectedness.

Author Biography

Joanne miller, RN, BSN, and her husband Ed, have two boys, Dave and Tim. Joanne has been a pediatric nurse since 1985 and is presently working at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ. She is an author and public speaker, and her parenting ideas have helped many families over the years. She is the cofounder of the National Center for Biblical Parenting and works with Dr. Scott Turansky to teach parenting classes and to counsel with families.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book	9	(2)
Introduction: See with New Eyes	11	(12)
PART 1: UNDERSTANDING THE HEART
A Heart Story from the Bible	23	(4)
What Is the Heart? (Part 1)	27	(10)
What Is the Heart? (Part 2)	37	(10)
Will I or Won't I?	47	(14)
Do It Like You Mean It	61	(18)
PART 2: CONNECTING WITH YOUR CHILD'S HEART
A Heart Story from the Bible	77	(2)
Emotions Have Feelings Too	79	(8)
Turn on Their Heart Lights	87	(12)
Avoiding Congestive Heart Failure	99	(12)
Making the Connection	111	(16)
PART 3: WORKING OUT HEART CHANGE
A Heart Story from the Bible	125	(2)
Talking to Yourself	127	(10)
Teaching Your Child's Heart	137	(14)
Meditation Management	151	(12)
A Light on the Path to Heart Change	163	(20)
PART 4: TOUCHING YOUR CHILD'S HEART
A Heart Story from the Bible	179	(4)
Constructive Correction	183	(12)
Turn Around for a Change	195	(12)
Defibrillating Your Child's Heart	207	(12)
Cross Your Heart	219	(12)
Conclusion	231	(6)
Readers' Guide	237