Let’s start out 2014 by talking about The Science of Parenting by Margot Sunderland. Some of the interesting sections from the first half of the book are:
Your child’s three brains
Parenting the brain
The science of comforting
The need to cling
Getting your child to sleep
The power of hormones
The importance of play
Temper tantrums
This should be a very good read in which you’ll become absorbed and learn some interesting facts along the way. Our discussions happen on GoodReads. We’ll be discussing The Science of Parentingduring January and February.
The next book up for discussion in March and April will be Giving the Love that Heals by Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt.
Do you know the role of the father in our children’s lives?
How can you bring more empathy into your relationship with your children and partner?
We’ll be discussing these and other topics in the API Reads book club discussion of Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Childby John Gottman, PhD. Come join the discussion at GoodReads during November and December.
To join the discussion, please click here to join us on GoodReads.
The book Nurturing the Soul of Your Family touches on API’s Eighth Principle of Parenting – Personal and Family Balance. We’ll be discussing things such as:
The Transformative Power of Self-Care
People First, Things Second: The Digital Divide
Spending Time Together (Like You Mean It!)
Do Less, Experience More
Breaking Free: Making Hard Choices
Building Your Support Network
Those are just a few topics that we’ll be covering. So don’t wait! Join the discussion today at GoodReads.
Start preparing now…our Sep/Oct book will be Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix. This is a fantastic book for couples.
We started reading Nurturing the Soul of Your Family for API’s online book club, API Reads, in July. We already started learning about shifting your perspective, about where disequilibrium comes from, challenging the beliefs of your family, how self-care supports us in being more present with our partner and children, self-care translates into owning your own personal power, that self-care is more than massages and pedicures, and that your family is your opportunity to heal and grow as a person.
What more can we expect from this book? With the remaining chapters we can expect to cover:
– Making time for spiritual renewal: return to the river within
– Loving the ones you’re with: spend time together (like you mean it!)
– Defining, celebrating, and honoring your family culture: what do you stand for?
– Slowing down: do less to experience more
– Exploring a new way of being: make hard choices, break free, and do it different
– Building your tribe: ask for and embrace help as you create your support network
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Don’t forget! In September we’ll be reading a book for couples. It’s by Harville Hendrix and it’s titled Getting the Love You Want. Happy reading!
It’s reading time again. Our choice for the months of May and June will be “Attached at the Heart” by Barbara Nicholson and Lysa Parker. The topics we’ll be discussing are based on the Eight Principles of Parenting by API. Here are just a few: Breaking the Ties that Bind, Learning the Language of Love, Be the Change You Wish to See. Here is a personal note from Barbara and Lysa:
“Dear AP Families and Friends,
We are very excited about our book being chosen for API Reads for May and June. You may be surprised to see that this is not only a book with practical parenting suggestions, but we include a lot of the “Why’s.” We wanted our book to give parents and professionals the research and observations of many different disciplines, from child development to anthropology. We continue to be excited about the corroborating research that affirms if we raise empathic, caring children, they will grow up to be more compassionate adults. The key is to parent more from the heart, listening to our inner wisdom, than the confusing messages of a society that often promotes disconnection in parenting advice. Another critical reason we wrote the book and founded API was to give parents the support they need~parenting is not for the faint of heart! We all need to be in a ‘tribe’ of like minded parents and extended family, and we hope our API groups will continue to meet that need for community for generations to come!
Love and Gratitude to all of you for being on this journey together!
Barbara and Lysa”
To join the discussion, please find us at GoodReads.
Let’s start out 2014 by talking about The Science of Parenting by Margot Sunderland. Some of the interesting sections from the first half of the book are:
