My name is Jim Stone. I am a licensed therapist and have been providing counseling services to children and families for about 25 years. I have been married for 30 years, and we have 2 children and a dog, he is the one that gets to be in the picture. It is my hope that the ideas and concepts presented in my book are found to be of interest. What I am attempting to fous on is not what to do after an issue is present, this is not a how to fix bad behavior book, there are plenty of those. Instead, my goal is to discuss how to raise our young in a manner that will increase the odds that many issues will not evolve in the first place. Too many children, who then become adults, suffer needlessly. This would not take place as much as it does if many of these children had been exposed to certain experiences, on a day in day out basis, during their upbringing. This is the central theme to my book. I believe very strongly in this approach and sincerely hope others will to.