Growing Up Again: Parenting Ourselves, Parenting Our Children

No Matter The Age Of The Children, Parenting During The Pandemic Presents A Range Of Old Challenges With New Twists. This Book Offers Practical Insights And Seasoned Advice For Every Developmental Milestone, From Real Parents As Well As Professional Family Educators.Growing Up Again Offers Guidance On Providing Children With The Structure And Nurturing That Are So Critical To Their Healthy Development -- And To Our Own. As Time-Tested As It Is Timely, The Expert Advice In Growing Up Again Second Edition Has Helped Thousands Of Readers Improve On Their Parenting Practices. Now, Substantially Revised And Expanded, Growing Up Again Offers Further Guidance On Providing Children With The Structure And Nurturing That Are So Critical To Their Healthy Development -- And To Our Own. Jean Illsley Clarke And Connie Dawson Provide The Information Every Adult Caring For Children Should Know -- About Ages And Stages Of Development, Ways To Nurture Our Children And Ourselves, And Tools For Personal And Family Growth. This New Edition Also Addresses The Special Demands Of Parenting Adopted Children And The Problem Of Overindulgence; A Recognition And Exploration Of Prenatal Life And Our Final Days As Unique Life Stages; New Examples Of Nurturing, Structuring, And Discounting, As Well As Concise Ways To Identify Them; Help For Handling Parenting Conflicts In Blended Families, And Guidelines On Supporting ChildrenS Spiritual Growth.About The Authors:Jean Illsley Clarke Is A Parent Educator, Teacher Trainer, The Author Of Self-Esteem: A Family Affair, And Co-Author Of The Help! For Parents Series. She Is A Popular International Lecturer And Workshop Presenter On The Topics Of Self-Esteem, Parenting, Family Dynamics, And Adult Children Of Alcoholics. Clarke Resides In Plymouth, Minnesota.Connie Dawson Is A Consultant And Lecturer Who Works With Adults Who Work With Kids. A Former Teacher, She Trains Youth Workers To Identify And Help Young People Who Are At Risk. Dawson Lives In Evergreen, Colorado.