Positive Discipline for Blended Families: Nurturing Harmony, Respect, and Unity in Your New Stepfamily (Developing Capable People Series) - Softcover

Jane Nelsen; Cheryl Erwin; H. Stephen Glenn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761510354 ISBN 13: 9780761510352

Publisher: Prima Publishing, 1997

Synopsis

If you?re part of a blended family, you know the special challenges faced by couples with children from previous relationships. You want to help everyone grow into a loving family unit, but you?re not sure how to do it. It?s especially hard on the kids, and that makes the parents? job that much more difficult.
Positive discipline can make the difference. Guaranteeing everyone mutual respect and dignity, this amazingly effective approach to family issues can help you:Break down the barriers that block communication
Build a sense of belonging and commitment uniting every member of the family
Understand family members? actions and encourage cooperation
Establish new traditions, such as family meetings, that will help your family bond
And much more
Positive discipline is practiced by thousands of parents and teachers. It can help your blended household become a loving, peaceful home. Make positive discipline a part of your family life right now!About the Authors

/Jane Nelsen, Ed. D., is a marriage, family, and child counselor who has been active in the positive discipline movement for over a decade.

Cheryl Erwin, M.A., is also a marriage and family therapist and a parenting consultant in private practice.

/H. Stephen Glenn is a nationally renowned seminar leader and writer.

About this title

About the Author

H. Stephen Glenn, Ph.D., is the coauthor of the bestselling classic Raising Self-Reliant Children (Prima) and the president of /Capabilities, Inc., a company that provides resources and materials for business and industry, human services, and education and family life.

From the Inside Flap

rt of a blended family, you know the special challenges faced by couples with children from previous relationships. You want to help everyone grow into a loving family unit, but you?re not sure how to do it. It?s especially hard on the kids, and that makes the parents? job that much more difficult.
Positive discipline can make the difference. Guaranteeing everyone mutual respect and dignity, this amazingly effective approach to family issues can help you:Break down the barriers that block communication
Build a sense of belonging and commitment uniting every member of the family
Understand family members? actions and encourage cooperation
Establish new traditions, such as family meetings, that will help your family bond
And much more
Positive discipline is practiced by thousands of parents and teachers. It can help your blended household become a loving, peaceful home. Make positive discipline a part of your family life right now!About the Authors

Edition details

• Publisher: Prima Publishing
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761510354
• ISBN 13: 9780761510352
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192