Price: $6.95 - 24 pages - Ordering Information - ISBN: 0-931029-02-3 - ©2004

Parenting Styles Revealed is a workbook that helps you do four “D’s”:

1. Discover your own parenting style.

2. Decide which parts of your style are useful to keep or change.

3. Discuss and compare styles with your spouse, parents, or in-laws.

4. Develop a plan to use what you learn from the workbook.

Purposes of Parenting Styles Revealed:

1. To put into words the most common — and often unconscious — thoughts and views that we have about child-rearing.

2. To improve communication between those of us who routinely care for our children.

3. The workbook is used in the free Parenting Workshops . Some of these can be conducted by phone.

4. To stimulate conversations and dialogue in the community about the important topic of parenting.

Reviews:

“This is a completely unique way of discovering our strengths and barriers to effective parenting. I use it regularly with my children.”
—Todd Thornburg, Ph.D.

“I highly recommend this workbook to all my patients who are parents or grandparents. It provides answers that people want nowadays. It builds strong children and families.” —Stephen Leighton, M.D., Family Practice Physician

“My husband and I spent two hours planning how to use these ideas. A few days later we saw positive changes in our son. Since then the workbook stays handy on my night table.” —Rebecca Roy, Housewife

“This workbook opened our eyes to the differences in our parenting styles, but we found ways to discuss and settle them.” —Mimi and Jason Shubert

“The parents of all children—from toddlers to teens—will find practical solutions in this slim booklet. On each page there is at least one idea you can use immediately.” —Sanford Danziger, M.D.

Parenting Styles Revealed Background Information:

Parenting Styles Revealed is a product of the Parenting Initiative, which offers workshops, presentations, discussion groups, and educational materials for adults, teens, and children. The workbook is based on 18 years of practical research by a team of ordinary parents, medical doctors, and professionals in children’s education. The team has conducted hundreds of workshops, discussion groups, and follow-up coaching on the topics contained in this workbook. The issues and items in it are based on the success of these activities. In addition, an extensive nationwide survey of 1600 parents and formal research support the workbook’s main findings and propositions.

See research information supporting the material in Parenting Styles Revealed. See also the Discussion Guide for readers of Parenting Styles Revealed.

For inquiries, please contact the Parenting Initiative.