Family Cycles : How Understanding the Way You Were Raised Will Make You a Better Parent

Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.: NavPress Publishing Group, 1993. Trade Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0891097481. How Understanding the Way You Were Raised Will Make You a Better Parent. Are you making the same mistakes with your kid s that your parents made with you? Family Cycles examines the generational patterns that cause you to adopt many of the same traits and techniques that characterized your parents. Written to help you break those unwelcome cycles, it looks at such critical issues as: How the actions and beliefs handed down to you will affect your behvior as a parent; The messages being sent to your kids through yo u r parenting style; How kids react to different parenting styles; How to recognize and change the unwanted patterns you've acquired; and The qualities you most need to have in order to be a positive in fluence on your family. So if you are determined not to repeat the mistakes your parents made, Family Cycles will help make sense of the past-so you can give your kids the best possible shot at the future. As a professional child psychologist, Dr. WM. Lee Carter works extensively with children, adolescents, and their families..