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Self-Esteem: A Family Affair

by Jean Illsley Clarke

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Strong self-esteem is a critical ingredient for human happiness--and its development begins at home in the nurturing interactions between children and adults. Clarke's unique approach to building self-esteem begins with her belief that this is indeed a "family affair." Rather than offering collection of dictatorial "shoulds," Self-Esteem: A Family Affair instead serves as a source of parental support, providing a broad range of imaginative and effective suggestions for dealing with individual family members in ways that nourish self-esteem for all involved.

Throughout her book, Clarke encourages parents to claim their strengths and to trust their judgment as they make decisions about appropriate child care. Recognizing, too, that kids' needs are best met by adults whose own needs have not been neglected, Clarke offers a range of creative and workable options for parents to build the self-esteem of children while also caring for their emotional needs.

Jean Illsley Clarke, author of Hazelden's Growing Up Again: Parenting Ourselves, Parenting Our Children, is a writer and an internationally recognized parent educator who specializes in the areas of parenting, self-esteem, family dynamics, and adult children of alcoholics. She currently directs the Self-Esteem Center, which she founded in 1975, and lives in Plymouth, Minnesota.

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A source of parental support, providing a broad range of imaginative and effective suggestions for dealing with individual family members in ways that nourish self-esteem for all involved. It encourages parents to claim their strengths and to trust their judgement as they make decisions about appropriate child care.

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Strong self-esteem is a critical ingredient for human happiness--and its development begins at home in the nurturing interactions between children and adults. Clarke's unique approach to building self-esteem begins with her belief that this is indeed a family affair. Rather than offering collection of dictatorial shoulds, Self-Esteem: A Family Affair instead serves as a source of parental support, providing a broad range of imaginative and effective suggestions for dealing with individual family members in ways that nourish self-esteem for all involved.

Throughout her book, Clarke encourages parents to claim their strengths and to trust their judgment as they make decisions about appropriate child care. Recognizing, too, that kids' needs are best met by adults whose own needs have not been neglected, Clarke offers a range of creative and workable options for parents to build the self-esteem of children while also caring for their emotional needs.

Jean Illsley Clarke, author of Hazelden's Growing Up Again: Parenting Ourselves, Parenting Our Children, is a writer and an internationally recognized parent educator who specializes in the areas of parenting, self-esteem, family dynamics, and adult children of alcoholics. She currently directs the Self-Esteem Center, which she founded in 1975, and lives in Plymouth, Minnesota.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-282) and index.
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Jean Illsley Clarke recently authored two books, Connections: The Threads That Strengthen Families and Time-In: When Time-Out Doesn't Work, which received a Parent's Choice Award. She is a parent educator and a trainer of parent educators. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Human Development and was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Human Services by Sierra University. She is a teaching and supervising member of the International Transactional Analysis Association and a Nationally Certified Family Life Educator. Last year she was named Distinguished Alumna of the Year by the College of Human Ecology at the University of Minnesota.
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Robin May, February 12, 2007 (view all comments by Robin May)
Most books on the difficult 24/7 job of parenting read like cookbooks! Real parents know that we are not "baking" a kid; there are just too many ingredients to control. Instead, Ms. Clarke encourages and supports parents while teaching about developmental stages and discipline at each stage that will help foster healthy self-esteem for your child. This book is real - it considers families of all types and all socioeconomic stiuations. Each stage of childhood development is presented in chapter form, and each chapter examines a fictional family facing problems that include adjusting to childhood behaviors. It is important to me that while the focus is on understanding and responsing to the child's behaviors, other problems that the family may be experiencing concurrently are included. Gee, just like the real world, which doesn't stop so that you can deal exclusively with your kids issues. Each chapter ends with encouragement for the parents to get the support they need and recognition that the job of parenting is difficult. This book helped me to have confidence in parenting and affirm that I was doing the best that I could at the time. I revisit this book several times a year: it always helps me see a situation clearly and tackle my parenting job with compassion for myself and my children.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781568382876
Author:
Clarke, Jean Illsley
Publisher:
Hazelden
Author:
Illsley Clarke, Jean
Location:
Center City, Minn. :
Subject:
Self-Esteem
Subject:
Parenting
Subject:
Family
Subject:
Child Development
Subject:
Family -- Psychological aspects -- Study and teaching -- United States.
Subject:
Personal Growth - Self-Esteem
Subject:
Substance Abuse
Subject:
Parenting -- Psychological aspects.
Subject:
Self-esteem -- Study and teaching.
Subject:
Esteem
Subject:
SELF-HELP / Self-Esteem
Subject:
Family Relationships
Copyright:
1998
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Publication Date:
September 1998
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
312
Dimensions:
9.25 x 7.5 in
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"Synopsis" by , A source of parental support, providing a broad range of imaginative and effective suggestions for dealing with individual family members in ways that nourish self-esteem for all involved. It encourages parents to claim their strengths and to trust their judgement as they make decisions about appropriate child care.
"Synopsis" by , Strong self-esteem is a critical ingredient for human happiness--and its development begins at home in the nurturing interactions between children and adults. Clarke's unique approach to building self-esteem begins with her belief that this is indeed a family affair. Rather than offering collection of dictatorial shoulds, Self-Esteem: A Family Affair instead serves as a source of parental support, providing a broad range of imaginative and effective suggestions for dealing with individual family members in ways that nourish self-esteem for all involved.

Throughout her book, Clarke encourages parents to claim their strengths and to trust their judgment as they make decisions about appropriate child care. Recognizing, too, that kids' needs are best met by adults whose own needs have not been neglected, Clarke offers a range of creative and workable options for parents to build the self-esteem of children while also caring for their emotional needs.

Jean Illsley Clarke, author of Hazelden's Growing Up Again: Parenting Ourselves, Parenting Our Children, is a writer and an internationally recognized parent educator who specializes in the areas of parenting, self-esteem, family dynamics, and adult children of alcoholics. She currently directs the Self-Esteem Center, which she founded in 1975, and lives in Plymouth, Minnesota.
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