When a child is born parents feel on top of the world, but stress and exhaustion can soon take over, leaving nerves frayed. In this concise, practical book Christiane Kutik highlights twelve simple steps for bringing some peace, composure and enjoyment back into everyday family life. She bases her approach on providing a solid underlying structure to family life, with clear roles, rules, routine and respect. She goes on to show how your family can grow together through incorporating enjoyable rituals, being responsive to your children, giving them the support they need and the space to develop their own abilities. She discusses ways to introduce moments of calm and spiritual connection into everyday life. She also stresses the importance of parents trying to make a little time for themselves to reflect on life and relax. This is a book written specifically for parents with no time and little energy -- short, easy-to-absorb and easy-to-implement steps to quickly improve family life.

Stress-Free Parenting in 12 Steps

Self-Help

Kutik, Christiane

Relationships

Floris Books

What do we, as parents, need to give our children to ensure they grow up to be happy, well-balanced and resilient people? Parenting tutor and mother of two Christiane Kutik tells us that, above all, children need their parents to give them strong values to help them find their way in life. Many of us consider values to be an old-fashioned concept but Kutik suggests that by fostering twelve vital values, parents can provide their children with all the tools they need to flourish, to discover the worth of non-material rewards and to have an emotionally enriching life. Parenting with Values encourages parents to reflect on which values they want to pass on to their children. In twelve short, easy-to-digest chapters, Kutik discusses the essential qualities that children need, and explains how each one is learned and passed on from parent to child. The twelve essential values Kutik identifies are:  Self-esteem Compassion Honesty Respect Sensibility Humor Security Capacity to manage conflict Independence Interest in the world Soulfulness Connection the natural world  This engaging and readable book is filled with practical everyday examples of values in action. It will provide inspiration for parents who wish to proactively encourage positive development in their children.

Parenting with Values: 12 Essential Qualities Your Children Need and How to Teach Them

Parenting & Relationships

Parenting

9. Auflage 2004, erschienen im Verlag Freies Geistesleben. Es ist ein äußerst gepflegtes, wunderbares Buch, so gut wie neuwertig.

Das Jahreszeitenbuch: Anregungen zum Spielen, Basteln und Erzählen - Gedichte, Lieder und Rezepte zum Jahreslauf

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Freies Geistesleben GmbH

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