Product Description

When it comes to parenting, who you are is more important than what you do. The Parent You Want to Be shows you how to select your top four or five “intentional traits” and pass them along to your children. It’s a revolutionary approach that you won’t find in any other parenting book.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #80836 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 208 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780310272458
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Back Cover
Choose the parent you’ll be—and you choose the child you’ll raise. When it comes to parenting, who you are is more important than what you do. After all, your child internalizes your traits more than anyone else’s on the planet. And that’s why Les and Leslie Parrott—in a parenting book like no other—give you a proven plan for cultivating the traits you most want your child to have. Discover … • the most important question you’ll ever ask as a parent • the three-step method to avoid being the parent you don’t want to be • the secret to making your “intentional traits” stick on even your worst days … and much more. A husband and wife team made up of two of today’s leading relationship experts, Les and Leslie Parrott reveal their personal experiences as parents to help you fulfill the most important calling you will ever have. The Parent You Want to Be is inspiring, warm, and filled with a transformational power for your entire family.

About the Author
Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott are founders of RealRelationships.com and the Center for Relationship Development at Seattle Pacific University. Their bestselling books include Love Talk, Your Time Starved Marriage, and the award-winning Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts. Their work has been featured in the New York Times and USA Today, and they have appeared on CNN, Good Morning America, and Oprah.

Les y Leslie forman un equipo como marido y mujer, y son expertos avanzados en los asuntos concernientes a las relaciones personales. Muestran sus experiencias como padres con el objetivo de ayudarte a cumplir la vocación más grande de u vida.

Customer Reviews

Great Book for Any Stage of the Parenting Journey!
I got this book to review as a possibility for our couples small group study, but found myself not being able to put it down. The book gently leads readers to reflect on ten traits worth considering to becoming the parent you want to be and then focus on the top two. I have to admit, I have more than two that I want to work on personally, but because of the authors' no-guilt guidance, humor and encouragement, I know I can do it! Great book for all parents in any stage of parenting and it will be a wonderful book for our small group discussions.

Easy for a parent to read
So many parenting books are full of a guilt trip. Due to either the content or the fact that you could never actually finish the book because you are busy parenting! This book was different. It was easy to read with practical wisdom to really help a busy parent evaluate their priorities. Thank you!

Gets to the root of the issue
This book gets to the root of most parenting issues, I think. Although parenting techniques have some value, the book suggests that who you are will speak over the techniques you use. Even if you "do the right thing", you will end up communicating what is in your heart through the means. By becoming the parent you want to be, you can communicate important traits to your children through your behavior...it seems a lot more natural than following step-by-step directions.

The book is quite practical (although it isn't a parenting technique book) and down-to-earth. It has small chapters and thought-provoking questions. It will help you to feel better about the things you are good at and it will encourage you in doing better at the things you are not so great at. I enjoyed the book and I think it has given me a lot of hope for my future as a parent.