Positive Parenting

One of My Baby and More's goals is to provide children with a safe, warm, and loving environment in which they can grow and learn to their full potential. To achieve this goal we feel we must provide parents with the necessary tools needed to foster this nurturing environment. Parenting skills are just that - skills. We are not born knowing how to take "good" care of our children. It is a skill that is developed over time.

My Baby and More is proud to offer a variety of ways that parents can brush up on their parenting skills. Our most popular way is participating in our Positive Parenting Workshop. This workshop provides an outlet for parents to learn the skills needed to respond to the daily challenges or parenting, while talking with other parents about the issues that they are trying to learn from. Many parents find comfort in knowing that they are not the only ones whose children melt down in the candy isle, hit their brother, or make them feel emotions they have never felt, before having children.

There is an amazing strength in being Positive. Positive Parenting can make a huge difference in the quality of your family's lives. After consultations, classes, and seminars, our clients are ready to try things a little differently. Many parents ask me what books I recommend to further advance their knowledge and skills. Here are a few of my favorites:

Playful Parenting By Lawrence J. Cohen

Perfect Parenting: The Dictionary of 1000 Parenting Tips
By Elizabeth Pantley, William Sears

The Discipline Book: How to Have a Better-Behaved Child From Birth to Age Ten
By Martha Sears, William Sears

Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline By Becky A. Bailey, Ph. D.

Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, Energetic By Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

The Happiest Toddler on the Block: The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and Well-Behaved One- to Four-Year-Old By Harvey Karp, Paula Spencer

The Power of Positive Parenting: A Wonderful Way to Raise Children By Glenn I. Latham