Blossoming with HOPE : parent education manual

Author

Pamela Robinson

Call Numbers

• PARENTS J 306.856 ROBI (CEN, OSH, WSQ)
• 306.856 R6634 (EAS)

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Publication Information

[Kalamazoo, Mich.] : Pamela Robinson, 2021.

Physical Description

xxv, 117 pages ; 28 cm

Summary

"As the saying goes 'When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.' Dr. Robinson found out that this proverbial phrase was the bona fide truth. Therefore, in the face of adversity she exhibited a positive can-do attitude, making a potential sour situation into a positive circumstance. Accordingly, in January 1994, her courageous journey by way of single parenting began. During this time Dr. Robinson found herself a divorced African American woman, left to raise three small children on her own. Although she was devastated by the situation, in the wake of the staggering life circumstance, she saw it as an opportunity to re-frame the situation of being a single parent into a positive resource for herself and other single parents who would pass through the same treacherous waters, she had been able to successfully navigate because of God's grace and mercy. Moreover, utilizing her own life experience as a former single parent, she wrote Blossoming with HOPE: Parent Educational Manual. Blossoming with HOPE fills a critical gap in currently limited resources for African American parents. This timely parenting resource combines real life scenarios with practical exercises. Anyone curious about how to walk with a child through tumultuous times needs to purchase this manual. Parents can utilize the manual as conversational tool to connect with their children or as and to aid in their child's development. Whereas teachers can benefit from this manual in the classroom. This engaging manual supports mental health-- It is proven to help kids discover and appropriately express a wide range of emotions in which to builds empathy, self-awareness, and interpersonal connection. Blossoming with HOPE: Parent Educational Manual is a culturally relevant guide that provides coping strategies to guide families when dealing with everyday stress and crisis situations. It offers hope for families in these troubled and challenging times. Blossoming with HOPE explains the critical stages in children's development from birth to eighteen. Most importantly, it instructs parents on how to maintain the wisdom to intuitively guide their children through the growth process by utilizing their own heart intelligence. Blossoming with HOPE is a 'how-to' compendium of sound advice and recommendations for preventing communication gaps and repairing the ones that may already exist. Blossoming with HOPE is a 'must' for parents, therapists, teachers, guidance counselors, camp counselors, and church youth leaders. The manual Includes: Practical character values throughout the exercises to supports social-emotional learning. Techniques to teach your kids to identify emotions through facial expressions, body language, and in social contexts. Discussion questions that spark conversation. Social-emotional learning exercises that gets kids talking, listening, and learning new skills. Techniques to recognize cultural nuances that are oftentimes mislabeled as 'bad behavior' in black kids. Interactive chapter with worksheets with proven ways to break the cycle of poverty, get our of debt, and finally stop living paycheck to paycheck. Techniques to encourage creativity and build self-confidence in your kids. And much more . . ."--Amazon.com.