Synopses & Reviews
Harville Hendrix has illuminated the paths to healthy, loving relationships in his andlt;Iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/Iandgt; bestsellers andlt;Iandgt;Getting the Love You Wantandlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;Keeping the Love You Find.andlt;/Iandgt; Now, with his coauthor and wife, Helen Hunt, he brings us to a new understanding of the most profound love of all -- by helping parents nurture their own development as they encourage emotional wholeness in their children.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;This groundbreaking book offers a unique opportunity for personal transformation: by resolving issues that originated in our own childhood, we can achieve a conscious, and thus healthier, relationship with our children, regardless of their age. Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt help us explore:andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;-The andlt;Iandgt;Imagoandlt;/Iandgt; -- the fantasy partner that our unconscious mind constructs from those we loved as a child, a that has guided our search for a life partnerandlt;BRandgt; andlt;Iandgt;-Maximizerandlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;Minimizerandlt;/Iandgt; parents -- the defensive styles that internally shape what we say and how interact with our childrenandlt;BRandgt; -A andlt;Iandgt;Parenting Processandlt;/Iandgt; that helps to end the "cycle of wounding" -- the handing-down of wounding we received as children -- as we raise our own childrenandlt;BRandgt; andlt;Iandgt;-Safety, Support, and Structureandlt;/Iandgt; -- how to give children what they really need from usandlt;BRandgt; andlt;Iandgt;-Modeling Adulthoodandlt;/Iandgt; -- using our healed sense of self as a model for our children.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;With other practical, insightful approaches that can powerfully shape the parent-child bond, andlt;Iandgt;Giving the Love that Healsandlt;/Iandgt; gives us the keys to helping our children to become healthy, responsible, and caring people.
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Jerry M. Lewis, M.D. andlt;/Iandgt;senior research psychiatrist, Timberlawn Research Foundation (Dallas) Harville Hendrix and his wife, Helen Hunt, have cowritten a remarkable new book on parenting....In this book the authors suggest that early experiences with parents may lead to unresolved issues that later surface in one's own parenting....The book is filled with arresting ideas and practical guidelines. It will be a wonderful value to many readers, and I recommend it to all parents.
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Don Browning andlt;/Iandgt;The Divinity School, The University of Chicago andlt;Iandgt;Giving The Love That Healsandlt;/Iandgt; exposes the jugular vein feeding disrupted families -- our tendency to replay our childhood relations with our parents with both our children and spouse.
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andlt;Iandgt;Booklistandlt;/Iandgt; A remarkable tool for improving parent-child relationships.
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Library Journal Not the typical child-rearing facts book....[A] thought-provoking work.
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andlt;Iandgt;Library Journalandlt;/Iandgt; Not the typical child-rearing facts book....[A] thought-provoking work.
Synopsis
Harville Hendrix has illuminated the paths to healthy, loving relationships in his
New York Times bestsellers
Getting the Love You Want and
Keeping the Love You Find. Now, with his coauthor and wife, Helen Hunt, he brings us to a new understanding of the most profound love of all -- by helping parents nurture their own development as they encourage emotional wholeness in their children.
This groundbreaking book offers a unique opportunity for personal transformation: by resolving issues that originated in our own childhood, we can achieve a conscious, and thus healthier, relationship with our children, regardless of their age. Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt help us explore:
- The Imago -- the fantasy partner that our unconscious mind constructs from those we loved as a child, a that has guided our search for a life partner
- Maximizer and Minimizer parents -- the defensive styles that internally shape what we say and how interact with our children
- A Parenting Process that helps to end the "cycle of wounding" -- the handing-down of wounding we received as children -- as we raise our own children
- Safety, Support, and Structure -- how to give children what they really need from us
- Modeling Adulthood -- using our healed sense of self as a model for our children.
With other practical, insightful approaches that can powerfully shape the parent-child bond, Giving the Love that Heals gives us the keys to helping our children to become healthy, responsible, and caring people.
About the Author
Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., a clinical pastoral counselor and co-creator of Imago Relationship Therapy, has more than thirty-five years' experience as an educator, public lecturer, and couples' therapist.Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D. used her education in psychology to help develop the Imago process as well as to support gender equity -- for which she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. She is in great demand as a public speaker.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTIONandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;I - Connectionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;1 A World of Connections andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;2 The Imago Familyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;II - Rupture of Connectionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;3 The Unconscious Parentandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;4 The Child as Teacherandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;III - Restoration of Connectionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;5 Intentional Dialogue andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;6 The Conscious Parent andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;7 Growing Yourself Upandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;IV - Discover Your Childandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Conscious Parent's Pledge andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;An Overviewandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;8 The Stage of Attachmentandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;9 The Stage of Explorationandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;10 The Stage of Identityandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;11 The Stage of Competenceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;12 The Stage of Concernandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;13 The Stage of Intimacyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;V - Creation of a New Legacyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;14 The Possibilities for a Conscious Futureandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;VI - Tools for Conscious Parentingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;15 Changing Knowledge into Actionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;NOTESandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;BIBLIOGRAPHYandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;INDEXandlt;BRandgt;