Product Description

Are you a Pinocchio Parent?

You may be asking yourself these very questions: What lies, clichés, and half-truths do I tell my children? How do these lies hurt my children and my relationship with them? Clinical psychologist and author Chuck Borsellino claims that our culture condones all sorts of lies -- from "tiny fibs" to calloused misrepresentations. Though well-intentioned in our unintentional lies, we set our children up for failure and disappointment and undercut our credibility.

In the pages of this book, Dr. Chuck Borsellino helps you sort out fact from fiction, intention from outcome. Most important, you'll learn a better way -- a way to help your children live life within the bounds of reality while fully exploring the dreams of their heart.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #851497 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

Review
"Once I picked up Pinocchio Parenting, I couldn't put it down. Instead of piling on heaps of guilt, Pinocchio Parenting offers practical help for communicating life's most important truths to our kids."Dr. Robert Jeffress -- Pastor; Best-Selling Author, Hell? Yes!

About the Author

DR. CHUCK BORSELLINO PH.D., PSY.D

While Dr. Borsellino has accomplished much throughout his professional career as a psychologist, author and television host, his most prized accomplishment to date . . . is that of husband and father.

Dr. Borsellino has two doctoral degrees, a Ph.D. from the University of North Texas and a Psy.D. degree from Forest Institute of Professional Psychology. In addition to being a licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Borsellino is an ordained minister and serves as founder and President of OpenHouse Family Ministries.

As a graduate student Dr. Borsellino was inducted into Phi Delta Kappa and has subsequently been recognized in Personalities of America, 2000 Notable American Men and 500 Leaders of Influence. In addition, he has been recognized and honored by Who's Who in America, Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America, International Who's Who of Intellectuals and Who's Who in the World. Dr. Borsellino is a member of' the American and Canadian Psychological Associations, the National Academy of Neuropsychology, the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists and the American and Canadian Associations for Marriage and Family Therapy.

Traveling extensively throughout the United States and Canada, Dr. Borsellino has spoken to more than one million people in seminars and workshops and is currently host and Executive Producer of FamilyNet's flagship program and nationally syndicated daily television program At Home Live with Chuck & Jenni.

The program, which is dedicated to preserve, strengthen and enrich family life, was honored in 2001 as a finalist for the "Program of The Year" at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention and is a finalist again this year for "Program of the Year" honors. During the past 5 years, the program has received numerous Telly Awards for Outstanding Television Performance.

In addition, the Borsellino's are authors of How to Raise Totally Awesome Kids (Multnomah) and have been featured in Marriage Partnership and Christian Parenting Today magazines. Furthermore, they have been appeared Life Today with James Robison, TBN's Praise the Lord, CTN's Herman & Sharon Show, TLN's Jerry Rose Show, DayStar's Celebration, 100 Huntley Street and Janet Parshall's America.

Previously, Dr. Borsellino served as Vice-President of Ministry with Crossroads Christian Communications and co-hosted their flagship program 100 Huntley Street. While there, Dr. Borsellino was also the Clinical Director of The Family Centre, a Christian mental health clinic staffed by physicians, psychologists and marriage and family therapists.

Borsellino resides in Dallas, TX area with his wife, Jenni of 27 years and three children (Brittany, Cody and Courtney). Oh yea, a canine named Bentley runs the place.

Customer Reviews

Pinocchio Parenting
Pinocchio Parenting is a wonderful book. The author provides simple, valuable insights and ideas that are easy to apply to real life. The 21 lies that the author points out that we often tell are kids are thought provoking, to say the least. I found that some were "lies" that I actually believed myself. While I didn't agree that all were actually "lies", Borsellino certainly gave me food for thought.

Learning to recognize and teach your kids the truth will be a valuable experience for the entire family. I highly recommend this book to anyone that deals with kids in anyway. It is a wonderful guide.

A wonderful parenting book
Pinocchio Parenting is a truly exceptional book. The author has done extensive studies and provides simple, valuable insights and ideas that you can immediately apply. The 21 lies are profound and simply working on them with your kids will be an awesome experience/exercise. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has kids, teaches kids, or interacts with kids in any way. It is a wonderful playbook!

Read it...a.s.a.p.!
I am a school administrator and teacher. One of my teachers shared a couple of pages of the book with me, and I immediately decided to buy my own copy. After reading it, I recommended it to all of my teachers. I will include concepts from Dr. Borsellino in my classes, including reading some of the stories to my students.