Ideal for those involved with families, children, or teenagers, this book offers valuable insights and practical guidance. It emphasizes nurturing potential and fostering growth within familial and educational contexts, making it a vital resource for parents, educators, and caretakers alike. Through its focused approach, readers can learn effective strategies to support and empower the younger generation.
A step-by-step guide to bringing up happy, responsible children. One of the greatest challenges any parent will face, is teaching their children the difference between right and wrong and helping them to learn good social behaviour, whilst maintaining a satisfying, loving relationship.
The Second Edition of this influential work delves into innovative approaches in solution-focused group therapy, including the previously avoided concept of 'problem talk.' It thoroughly examines preparation for groups, client motivation, and collaboration, while introducing the idea of incorporating social time into the therapy model. Additionally, it offers suggestions for client evaluation and creative exercises designed to enhance the group process, making it a valuable resource for practitioners in the field.
Raising a child brings many joys but also plenty of challenges! The ups and downs of parenting can push even the most resourceful parent to the limit. Written by established parenting author John Sharry and drawing on the ideas of the award-winning Parents Plus Programmes, Positive Parenting (a revised and updated edition of Bringing Up Responsible Children) aims to help parents raise emotionally secure, happy children who reach their full potential at home and at school. Targeted at parents of primary school age children, Positive Parenting provides a step-by-step guide to solving behaviour and other childhood problems including sibling rivalry, homework hassles, serious tantrums, bullying, poor self-esteem and anxiety.
This best-selling book from leading mental health professional and parenting expert Dr John Sharry has now been updated and expanded. Advocating a balanced approach to parenting, Parenting Teenagers sets out a step-by-step guide that shows you how to stay supportively involved in your teenagers’ lives, while also setting rules and teaching responsibility.Emphasizing a positive approach that builds on your strengths as a parent, this book will not only help you solve discipline problems and reduce conflict, but also have more satisfying and enjoyable relationships with your teenagers. Drawing on his popular and influential columns in the Irish Times , the book now contains an extensive question and answer section addressing the many concerns for parents of teenagers in the modern world, such as study and motivation, technology and cyberbullying, relationships and sexuality, depression and suicide; as well as dealing with drugs, alcohol and many other topics.Dr John Sharry is a mental health professional with over twenty years’ experience, a best-selling author of ten positive psychology and parenting books, developer of the award-winning Parents Plus Programmes and a weekly health columnist for the Irish Times . His books have been translated into nine languages including Spanish, Japanese, Chinese and Arabic.
Based on research into what is best parenting practice during a separation, Parenting When Separated offers practical advice on how parents can help themselves and their children during this difficult time. It aims to build on parenting strengths, giving suggestions on how parents can improve their own and their children’s coping.
The bestselling book from noted psychologist John Sharry has now been updated to take into account recent developments in society and technology. This book lays out a balanced approach to parenting, setting out a step-by-step guide showing how you can st
Kniha nabízí rodičům, prarodičům, učitelům, vychovatelům a dalším laikům i odborníkům pečujícím o děti a dospívající praktické rady na cestách výchovy. Jejím hlavním cílem je nabídnout rodičům vodítko při jednání s dětmi, a to v kontextu rodinného systému, v němž autor knihy přihlíží i k potřebám rodičů samých, neopomíjí je ani nesnižuje. Výchovu pojímá jako náročný úkol, který není nutné zvládat bezchybně, naopak doporučuje, aby se rodiče poučovali z chyb a čerpali z nich podněty pro další výchovu. Na konkrétních situacích pak představuje osvědčené strategie a postupy při řešení nejrůznějších konfliktů, jež staví především na pozitivně orientované komunikaci a konstruktivním diskutování.
