Parenting Challenging Children
Parenting Challenging Children with Power, Love and Sound Mind
“Children are a blessing from God.” Psalm 127:3-5
Does the above quote resonate with you – or does it seem to break your heart because of what you’re experiencing as a parent?
Licensed Clinical Social Worker Wendy A. West Pidkaminy has penned a compelling, important book especially for stressed-out Christian parents and caregivers. Inside, she carefully teaches an immensely successful and easy to understand method for raising and encouraging triumphant, ethical children and teens — no matter how difficult or challenging they may be at this moment or how dire their clinical diagnoses.
Based on the Nurtured Heart Approach™ developed by Howard Glasser, the strategy increases positive parental engagement with young children and teens in ways that nurture, inspire and guide them to uncover their inner wealth and harness it in ways that will carry them to their goals without circuitous routes and painful missteps along the way.
This book is especially helpful for addressing the issues and needs of children and teens deemed “difficult” or “oppositional” by their parents, teachers, counselors and other committed individuals, including those with disobedience, stubbornness, bedwetting, temper tantrums, anger, depression, anxiety, Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder, Autism, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and other serious challenges.
In sharp contrast to more traditional child-rearing methods, this book re-trains young children and teens to recognize and change the behaviors and attitudes that result in the kind of dysfunctional environments and interactions they have come to expect. With the help of this ground-breaking, easy to implement approach, harried parents are being delivered out of homes that resemble war zones and into homes that exude peace, love, cooperation and a sense of shared purpose and direction.
I highly recommend this book for all parents who are serious about raising morally responsible children. It is a wonderful contribution and provides parents the strategies to instill inner wealth, develop effective discipline techniques and promote an enriched home environment. Wendy West-Pidkaminy’s insights, energy, and heart will guide you to success. A colleague for many years, Wendy is renowned for her expertise in Child Welfare, teaching, and parenting education.
Child Welfare Supervisor/Clinical Social Worker