Confident Parenting

To counter the usual trial-and-error method of parenting, Jim Burns offers time-tested advice and strategies for today's busy families. Infused with his signature candidness and practicality, each chapter explores a different aspect of parenting--from breaking generational chains of dysfunction and creating a warm atmosphere at home to handling discipline issues and blessing your children with a legacy of faith. Helpful follow-up exercises and questions along the way reinforce the basics of good parenting and provide a foundation for developing your own family plan.

You won't find any quick fixes here, but you will learn how to make a positive difference in your family.

Pub. Date:  June 2009
View more by:  Jim Burns

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The basics of good parenting sometimes get lost-or weren't taught-and kids suffer for it. Jim Burns, with more than 20 years of experience counseling hundreds of families, helps parents get on the right path and experience the rewards of a healthy home life. Here is time-tested advice along with strategies for today's families. Infused with his signature candidness and practicality, he explores different aspects of parenting in each chapter-from breaking generational chains of dysfunction and creating a warm atmosphere to handling discipline issues and blessing children with a legacy of faith. At the heart of his message are three parenting keys: affection, warmth, and encouragement.