A Powerful Lesson on Unconditional Love and How to Raise Happy Children

"A must for every family library."-USA Today

This collection of essays offers a gentle guide on how to put your love into daily actions. A parent's calling is to raise a person. By making loving actions part of your life, you have the power to build the kind of family unit most people long for. Wonderful Ways to Love a Child is filled with true stories of parents and children who are nurturing strong and loving families. The book provides the support that empowers you to be the parent you want to be and expands your parenting skills.

No simple tricks. Cultivating a loving relationship with your child demands integrity, compassion, and emotional honesty. It is a forever commitment to continuous loving actions-even when you are too tired. This low-stress approach to positive parenting produces children with high self-esteem. This is how children succeed.

A perfect gift for new parents. Wonderful Ways to Love a Child is a prescription to strengthen family bonds that will last a lifetime. There are many different parenting styles-this one is based in love and logic, and positive discipline. Learn to put yourselves in your children's shoes-and have fun in the process.

In this book you'll discover guides to:

• Loving yourself and allowing your child to love themselves
• Giving the gift of your presence and being open to the miracle of transformation
• Saying yes as often as possible, and knowing when to say no
• Teaching that all feelings are acceptable and making room for the Crankies
• Delighting in silliness by laughing, dancing and singing together
• Teaching values by example
• Other essential tools to ensure a loving, lasting friendship with your children-and make them want to come visit when they are older

If you enjoyed parenting books such as How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and How to Listen so Kids Will Talk, 1-2-3 Magic, or Parenting with Love and Logic, you'll love Wonderful Ways to Love a Child.

About the Author
Judy Ford is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with heart and soul, who has been studying love and relationships for over three decades. Her work has been featured in Oprah Magazine, Family Circle, Women's World, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Woman's Day, and more. With compassion and candor, she inspires us to persevere through life's challenges and to share our gifts with others. For more, visit www.judyford.com Amanda Ford is a young, vibrant writer with a talent for uncovering extraordinary meaning in everyday events. Amanda's work has been featured in publications such as Real Simple, Glamour, The Chicago Tribune, and The Seattle Times.

Reviews
"Wonderful Ways to Love a Child is a beautiful guide to aid parents in cultivating love, understanding, respect, and kindness in the most important relationship they will ever have-the one with their child." -Amanda Ford, author of Be True to Yourself and Retail Therapy

"A must for every family library." -USA Today

"A beautiful and moving guide to connecting with your child. I buy this for all my parental friends!" -Becca Anderson, author of The Book of Awesome Women

"If you don't have a child, surprise someone who does and give them a copy of this book. They'll love you for it!" -The New Times

Book Information
ISBN 9781642502923
Author Judy Ford
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Mango Media
Publisher Mango Media