{"product_id":"being-at-your-best-when-kim-john-payne-9781611802146","title":"Being at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst: Practical Compassion in Parenting","description":"\u003cb\u003eA practical, meditative approach that can be used in the moment to help you stay calm and balanced when your child's behavior is pushing you to your limit--by the popular author of \u003ci\u003eSimplicity Parenting\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen children are at their most difficult and challenging situations arise, how can we react in a way that reflects our family values and expectations? Often, when children \"push our buttons,\" we find ourselves reacting in ways that are far from our principles, often further inflaming a situation. \u003cbr\u003e When our children are at their worst, they need us to be at our best--or as close to it as we can be. Educator and family counselor Kim John Payne, author of \u003ci\u003eSimplicity Parenting\u003c\/i\u003e, offers techniques that simply and directly shift these damaging patterns in communication and parental behavior. These grounded and practical strategies will help you: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - Slow down the interaction\u003cbr\u003e - Be more in control of your reactions\u003cbr\u003e - Open up a much wider range of helpful responses\u003cbr\u003e - Sense what your child's deeper needs are even though they are misbehaving\u003cbr\u003e - Respond in a way that gives your child a feeling of being heard and still puts a boundary in place \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Payne's meditative approach can be done anywhere, anytime; it lifts you out of old, unwanted patterns of action-reaction and prepares you so that the voice you speak with is closer to the parent you want to be. His concrete and simple techniques can help you, and your children, be at your best, even in the most challenging of times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kim John Payne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611802148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611802146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2019 pg. 83","brand":"Kim John Payne","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43991704568063,"sku":"9781611802146","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_934bf7cb-1a44-4bad-9206-d944b3c6163e.jpg?v=1683311749","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/being-at-your-best-when-kim-john-payne-9781611802146","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}