Partnership Parenting: How Men and Women Parent Differently--Why It Helps Your Kids and Can Strengthen Your MarriageMen and women not only have naturally different communication styles, but unique approaches to parenting as well. While mothers tend to overprotect their kids, fathers tend to push them toward independence. And whereas many experts tend to advocate “a united front,” Drs. Kyle and Marsha Pruett reveal how Mom and Dad not always being on exactly the same page— which, initially, may seem to cause conflict— can actually strengthen the whole family. Informed by the Pruetts' research and extensive experience with parents and children, Partnership Parenting offers a new outlook. In addition to fascinating biological insights, the book features strategies for negotiating common “landmine situations” from birth to age eight, from discipline and bedtime to helping kids with homework and teaching them responsibility. With wisdom and humor, Partnership Parenting helps couples take advantage of their individual strengths to raise confident children while simultaneously improving their marriage. |
Contents
PART | 3 |
Cuddling vs the Football Hold | 15 |
Building a Partnership That Works | 35 |
Managing Conflict and Fighting Fair | 49 |
Valuing Your Spouses Contribution | 65 |
Assumptions and Actions | 79 |
PART | 99 |
Care and Feeding | 115 |
Coparenting and Sleeping Children | 133 |
Safety | 151 |
Education | 169 |
For Divorce Prevention | 191 |
Parental Profile Answers | 205 |
Other editions - View all
Partnership Parenting: How Men and Women Parent Differently-Why It Helps ... Kyle Pruett Limited preview - 2010 |
Partnership Parenting: How Men and Women Parent Differently -- Why It Helps ... Kyle Pruett,Marsha Pruett No preview available - 2009 |
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