Wednesday, August 18, 2010

The Heart of Parenting

I have recently started reading a book that I think every parent should read. It is written by John Gottman. He is well known in the marriage and family arena, and I studied a lot of his work while in school. He really seems to get what makes families work, and what is important.

This book talks about the importance of helping our children learn to process their emotions. He cites all kinds of studies showing that when children can deal with their feelings appropriately, they are less anxious, less angry, and more resilient in general.






So, how do we teach our kids this awesome ability? We be there. We talk to them, we teach them. Get it. Read it. Do it.


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  1. lynseyAugust 18, 2010 at 1:35 PM

    love this book! we were already doing a lot of the stuff for caleb but there was so much i learned from this book. sure would have been nice to have had my parents read it when i was growing up! :) so glad you posted this!

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  2. Brandon and AleshaAugust 19, 2010 at 11:30 PM

    Me too! Sometimes we want to suppress children's emotions, especially strong ones because we're not sure how to deal with them, so I'm really interested in reading this one.

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