A better, more compassionate world begins with kind and compassionate kids. In Raising Good Humans, you'll uncover compelling and practical techniques to break away from "reactive parenting" patterns and create kind, cooperative, and confident kids.
Whether you're rushing late for school, trying to persuade your kid to eat their veggies, or coping with an enormous tantrum in the checkout line at a grocery storebeing a parent is hard job! And, as parents, many of us respond in times of stress without thinkingoften by shouting. But what if, instead of constantly responding on autopilot, you could respond deliberately in such circumstances, retain your calm, and travel from A to B on time and in one piece?
With this book, you'll uncover effective mindfulness strategies for lowering your own stress reaction when challenging emotions occur. You'll also learn ways for establishing respectful communication, effective conflict resolution, and mindful listening. In the process, you'll learn to assess your own unproductive behaviors and entrenched responses that mirror the generational habits created by your parents, so you can break the cycle and respond to your children in more skilled ways.
When children observe a parent behaving with kindness and patience, they learn to behave with kindness as wellthereby reversing generational patterns for a kinder, more compassionate future. With this crucial book, you'll learn how adjusting your own "autopilot reactions" may make a lasting good influence, not only for your kids, but for generations to come.
An vital, must-read for all parentsnow more than ever.
" To To parent the children we wish to raise, we have to learn to become the person we hoped to be. This fantastic book will help you manage the ride."