Parenting Through Crisis: Helping - and 49 similar items

Shipped the next day "Suffering is a natural part of life and we cannot eliminate it. What we can eliminate are the things we do to unnecessarily compound our own suffering, and the things we do to unnecessarily cause others to suffer. . . . When we offer our children our time, our affection, and our sense of optimism, we help them find a way through their own adversity, grief, and sorrow. They learn that they too can take an active part in determining what they will do with what life has handed them."-- FromParenting Through Crisis In this companion to her bestselling kids are worth it! parenting educator Barbara Coloroso shows how parents can help children find a way through grief and sorrow during the difficult times of death, illness, divorce, and other upheavals that strike families or others we care about. She offers concrete, compassionate Ideas for supporting children as they navigate the emotional ups and downs that accompany loss, assisting them in developing their own constructive ways of responding to life's challenges. At the heart of' her approach is what she calls the T.A.0. of Family--time, Affection, and Optimism--coupled with her deep understanding of how people move through grief. Barbara Coloroso's clear answers to difficult questions are illustrated through Uplifting humor and insightful anecdotes from her own experiences as a franciscan nun, mother of' three,, and her thirty years as a parenting educator and leader of workshops and seminars worldwide. With this guide in hand, parents can feel assured that they are parenting with both head and heart, responding with wisdom and love when children need them most. 8/27/23