Product Information

Author / Nicky & Sila Lee

Illustrations by / Charlie Mackesy

ISBN / 9781905887361

Publisher / Alpha International

Publication Date / 2009

Format / Paperback (Softcover)

Language / English

Number of Pages / 512

Dimensions / 19.7 x 13 x 2.7 cm

Weight / 550 g

Author Description

Nicky and Sila Lee have been married for over forty years and have four children. They are on the staff at HTB, London, UK. They have spoken to thousands on the subject of marriage and family life, authored The Marriage Book and The Parenting Book, and created The Marriage Course, The Marriage Preparation Course, The Parenting Children Course and The Parenting Teenagers Course.

Product Description

How can we develop a family identity?

How can we meet our children's deepest needs?

How and where do we set the boundaries?

How can we pass on our values to our children?

The Parenting Book is designed for parents with children aged zero to eighteen years to help build their family life. Drawing on their own experience of bringing up four children and having talked to thousands of parents over the years on their parenting courses, Nicky and Sila Lee bring fresh insights and time-tested values to the task of parenting. Full of valuable advice and practical tips, The Parenting Book is a resource for parents to come back to again and again.

'Provides real insight into how to be a good parent'

(Bear Grylls)

'I would recommend it to any parent wanting to do the best they can for their child'

(Natasha Kaplinsky)

'Parenting is a higher calling than the pursuit of our own happiness. It carries a big cost. But it can also bring the highest rewards: the depth of love a parent feels and the privilege of knowing that we have helped shape a life.'


Contents

Section 1: Understanding how families work

1 / Knowing what the family is for

2 / Building a healthy family life

3 / Creating special family time

4 / Helping sibling relationships

Section 2: Meeting our children's needs

5 / The five ways of showing love

6 / Words

7 / One-to-one time

8 / Touch, presents and actions

Section 3: Building character through setting boundaries

9 / The foundation of discipline

10 / Setting boundaries with pre-school children (aged 0 to 5)

11 / Setting boudaries with 6 to 10-year-olds

12 / Letting go gradually with 11 to 13-year-olds

13 / Teenagers - guiding without alienating

Section 4: Helping our children make good choices

14 / Handling anger (ours and theirs)

15 / Stress, depression and eating disorders

16 / Sex and sexuality

17 / Alcohol and other drugs

18 / Money, TV and the Internet

Section 5: Passing on our beliefs and values

19 / Establishing a family identity

20 / Dealing with the big questions

21 / Building a child's spiritual life