Wonderful Ways

Honoring the unique role that grandparents play, this delightfully heartwarming and down-to-earth book offers more than sixty inspiring suggestions for how you can actively participate in your grandchildren's lives, whether they live down the block or across the country. Parenting expert Judy Ford gives practical tips for developing your identity as a grandparent and for ways to complement and not conflict with parents. A must-have for all grandparents.

A Handbook and Guide to Parenting Teens Even when your relationship appears hopelessly beyond repair, you can follow the tips in this book and rebuild a loving bond. Learn healthy parenting habits. While there are a lot of highs to parenting, there are plenty of challenges, particularly when it comes to teens. While we were all teenagers once, we often can't understand what our own teens are going through. But there are certain habits you can pick up that can make the teen years easier for both you and your child. Dealing with the changes. Just because your relationship with your teen looks different doesn't mean it's any less meaningful. The shifts that come may seem unwelcome at first, but as you learn to adapt and respond in a way that connects with your teen rather than pushes them further away, the changes are easier to work through. Recognizing that you're growing and learning as you go, it's important to understand boundaries with teens, and give them the space to do their own growing. Love them through it. Author and licensed clinical social worker Judy Ford offers honest and valuable advice to parents who feel depleted and desolate when it comes to their relationship with their teen. With gentle wisdom and a healthy dose of good humor, Ford guides parents and teenagers through one of the most difficult times in parenting. Learn how to shift the focus from the hardships and the mishaps to the joys and heartfelt moments. Read this book by bestselling author, mother, and inspirational role model Judy Ford and discover… • Easy-to-follow advice for parents presented in 60 two-page essays • Powerful and poignant examples from true life stories • A how-to guide for loving your teens, even when it seems impossible Readers of other parenting books such as Parenting Teens with Love and Logic, Grown and Flown, Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety, and The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers will find a further source of wisdom in Wonderful Ways to Love a Teen.

Discover A New Approach to Positive Parenting Internationally known family therapist and parenting expert Judy Ford knows a thing or two about family relationships. After all, she's a parent herself and offers advice and insight for all kinds of parents. Family life isn't easy. It's a never-ending journey that is certainly rewarding in the end. Wonderful Ways To Be a Family gives you Ford's tried and true approach to what it means to be a family. Inspirational messages coupled with expert advice creates the ultimate parenting guide. Refreshingly honest. From raising kids to marriage, it isn't a smooth task, yet Ford's accessible and friendly style offers practical suggestions and helpful advice for every situation imaginable. Gain support and knowledge with: • Real-Life examples of how to handle conflict • Inspirational stories filled with encouraging messages and lessons • Professional advice on a variety of scenarios Whether you're a new parent or a veteran, Wonderful Ways to Be a Family offers a combination of professional and practical guidance that any parent can apply to their family dynamic. If you enjoyed books like How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, The Explosive Child, or How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide, then you'll love Wonderful Ways to Be a Family.