Good Enough Parenting by John Philip Louis

Good Enough Parenting by John Philip Louis

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Good Enough Parenting by John Philip Louis

Good Enough Parenting combines principles from schema therapy and the latest research with the Louis' experiences as therapists, community leaders and parents to provide a thorough, practical, easy-to-read and well-reasoned guide. Good Enough Parenting introduces Core Emotional Needs and explains why meeting them is absolutely crucial for raising emotionally healthy children. Parents will gain insights into their own issues and learn how to avoid Exasperation Interactions as well as how to Repair after a conflict and Reconnect with teenagers and adult children.
Schema Therapy has been successful with adults, but I have always wanted to see someone do something on preventing schemas, or Lifetraps, in children, and here it is! --- DrJeffrey Young Dept. of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York; Founder, Schema Therapy; Author, Reinventing Your Life

This ground-breaking book will help parents raise healthier children, and when they grow up, healthier and more successful adults. I highly recommend it. --- Charles L Whitfield MD International bestselling author, Healing the Child Within

[Full of] step-by-step strategies for overcoming [parents'] most difficult obstacles...Good Enough Parenting will be a valuable asset to your library. --- Wendy Behary President, International Society of Schema Therapy, Author, Disarming the Narcissist

Based in Asia for over 25 years, the John and Karen Louis divide their time between conducting their I Choose Us and Good Enough Parenting workshops around the world, helping others in and around Singapore, and serving on a myriad of committees. John is a certified Schema Therapist and member of the International Society for Schema Therapy, trained by the founder, Dr. Jeffrey Young; Karen is a certified Solution Focused Therapist. A Malaysian, John enjoys playing competitive badminton, and Karen, a native of Texas, enjoys mysteries; they especially love spending time at the ocean with their two adult children.

John Philip Louis, Karen McDonald Louis--both hold a Masters Degree in Counseling and are professional counsellors based in Singapore; John was the first certified schema therapist in Southeast Asia and is a regular speaker at international conferences. Their marriage book, I Choose Us, has been translated into seven languages and their marriage & parenting programs are taught all over the world. The Louis recently received confirmation that their marriage program will be catalogued by the federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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ISBN 13 9781630474065
ISBN 10 1630474061
Title Good Enough Parenting
Author John Philip Louis
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Morgan James Publishing llc
Year published 2015-06-18
Number of pages 250
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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