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 For
the Parenting Soul
is a bi-monthly featured Chicken
Soup® column brought to you by the co-author of the upcoming Chicken
Soup for the Soul at Midlife®, Stephanie Marston.
Stephanie Marston is licensed Family Therapist with over 25 years experience
in women’s issues and parenting. She is an internationally published
author, speaker and consultant. She is the author of the books, If
Not Now, When? Reclaiming Ourselves At Midlife, The Magic Of Encouragement:
Nurturing Your Child's Self-Esteem and The Divorced Parent: Success
Strategies For Raising Your Children After Separation. Stephanie has
also produced two highly acclaimed audio cassette programs, Parenting
For High Self-Esteem and Raising Capable, Confident Kids. Stephanie
is the mother of a 28-year-old daughter.
Stephanie has appeared on numerous radio and television programs such
as: The Oprah Winfrey Show. Stephanie also contributes regularly to publications
such as: Family Circle, Ladies Home Journal, Reader's Digest, Better Homes
& Gardens, New Woman, and Working Mother.
We are in a time of crisis. Creating peace in the world starts with creating
peace in our families. Our hope is
that this column will provide information that will help you to learn
tools for turning, what often feels like, a frustrating battleground into
a peaceful, cooperative, nurturing environment for your entire family.
Every two weeks we will give you “kitchen-tested” tools and
simple strategies that can be applied in daily situation with children
of all ages. Whether your child is a three-year-old who throws temper
tantrums, a sullen twelve-year-old, or a teenager with friends you disapprove
of, the ideas presented here will offer help.
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This
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Is There Hope
For My Child? - Part 3
(posted
8/27/02)
 Now
what about Elise?
Like Nancy and Bob, Elise's parents were
well meaning, but lacked the necessary skills to create a more positive
atmosphere for their daughter. Her mother's criticism and comparisons
to her older sister only reinforced her feelings of hopelessness
and worthlessness. Elise's was treated as though she were a problem
child because they didn't recognize her despair, discouragement
and low self-esteem. They were unaware that her behavior was a desperate
attempt at getting her basic needs met. After they understood the
underlying causes of her misbehavior they were able to see Elise
as a child who was discouraged and starved for attention, affection
and encouragement. As they focused more on her efforts and small
improvements, building on her strengths she started to feel better
about herself. more>>
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Stephanie Marston is the author of If
Not Now, When? Reclaiming Ourselves at Midlife. To learn more
about her book, visit her website at:
www.stephaniemarston.com.
 Click
here to read a sample chapter of If
Not Now, When? Reclaiming Ourselves at Midlife
If
you would like information about Stephanie speaking to your organization,
please call 505-989-7596.
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This
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