Support Each Other

Children have a natural tendency to try to get their own way. It is part of human
nature. Often children will look for "chinks" in the armour. If they can get one
parent to give in, they can find success. If children find in their household that
they can "divide and conquer," they will do so. Parents protect your children
by supporting each other and staying strong and consistent with rules and
discipline. You can disagree in private, but in the eyes of your children
you should be indestructible. This consistency will provide security for you
children. When children know what to expect from their parents and when
their parents support each other, children find peace.

Press Release

New Book Declares “Good Parenting” Key to Raising Children

With 34 years of experience, Debra Bopp Barnes knows what works

LEBANON, Ind. – Every parent worries how his or her child will turn out. Will the child grow into a responsible adult? Parents ask themselves, “How can I ensure I’m raising my child correctly?” In her new book Creating Survivors: Children Able to Navigate the Ups and Downs of Life with Grace (published by AuthorHouse), author and professional educator Debra Bopp Barnes, Ph.D., offers one path to success.

“During my 34 years working with children and parents,” Barnes writes, “I have learned parenting is the key to a child's lifelong success. Children can be successful without effective parenting, but this is not the norm. Often, a teacher or another caring adult is necessary to inspire a child and lead them to success.”

             

Barnes knows that parenthood can be a delight and a frustration. Creating Survivors will teach parents the tools necessary to create children who are independent, respectful, responsible, frugal and resilient.

Watching parents and children struggle has pushed Barnes to write this book. Her oldest son, who is raising two beautiful girls, offered the most poignant advice: “Make it short. We don't have time to read all the philosophical stuff.”

“Remember, some children will be easy,” Barnes reminds readers. “Some children will be very difficult. That is the nature of man. All the effort expended early on will come back in blessings ten fold.”

About the Author

Debra Bopp Barnes, Ph.D., was an educator for 34 years. She has been a teacher, assistant principal, principal, superintendent of schools, director of instruction, and finished her career as a principal and teacher for alternative high school students. She has three children, two step-sons and two beautiful granddaughters.

Parenting - The Most Difficult Job You Will Ever Have AND The Most Important

Parenting is the most difficult job you will ever have. There is not a blueprint that will work for every child. And to top it all, it is the most important job you will ever have. The influence you have over the development of your child is immense. The book " Creating Survivors, Childre Able to Navigate the Ups and Downs with Grace," is my attempt to share with young parents what I have learned in 34 years of working with children. I hope it helps!! None of us can do this very important job alone.

http://www.amazon.com/Creating-Survivors-Children-Navigate-Downs/dp/1467066265/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1327847366&sr=1-1