All Children Flourishing - Igniting the Greatness of Our Children (Paperback)

~ Howard Glasser with Melissa Block (Author), Chris Howell (Editor), Michael Kichler (Illustrator)

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Howard Glasser has created a method for delivering energy from the heart of the parent directly into the heart of the child. The key is that the heart immediately responds to truth. This separates Howard s method from others that are more procedural and rule-bound. You re working here with the energy of love with true acknowledgement of the greatness of everyone involved in this energetic transaction. --Susanna and Puran Bair, authors of Energize Your Heart

The best part of learning this approach is that I so enjoy how much I can now inspire my children. A close second is that my fiancé and my parents, who used to constantly offer advice, now are following my lead. It is so much fun to see how confident they are in me, which matches how I feel...like an extraordinary parent. I can t wait to use the Nurtured Heart Approach in my classroom. --Parent and Teacher, Atlanta, GA

This remarkable approach has already changed the lives of many families I know. I wish I had had this knowledge when I was raising my own children. After describing these methods to my daughters, they instantly started using them with great success. It just made so much sense. I love how people light up when they hear about it. It s almost like people realize in a flash that life has changed forever to a new way that is going to make everything better and easier. And I feel like I m 10 times more effective in my work with families now, too. --Grandparent and Therapist, NYC

Product Description

This approach was originally designed to help families help their difficult children better adapt to school and family life. During years of using this approach with these children, however, I discovered that it works beautifully to foster inner strength, higher achievement, happiness, security and exemplary conduct in every child. It is not just another positive approach to parenting designed to improve behavior. Rather, it s an approach to greatness, a method of recognizing and appreciating the gifts each child possesses. Parents who had been desperate to find something that worked and adopted the Nurtured Heart Approach with their difficult child typically also used the approach with their other children, because it s just easier that way. They would then report similar, extraordinary results: they described their other children as flourishing beyond anything they had ever seen or experienced before. This approach gives parents enormous power to help every child navigate an ever more complex world with confidence and an inner compass of greatness. This book also updates The Nurtured Heart Approach to incorporate the invaluable input and support I have gained over the years from those who have attended my trainings and read my books, those who have put the model into practice and have made it their own. They have helped the approach continue to evolve. This volume integrates the progress all of us have made in refining, expanding, and evolving the original approach. Although I was always pleased about the secondary impact of my work with difficult children on their less challenging peers and siblings, I had resisted the idea of writing a book on this subject. I just didn t see that as my focus; they didn t seem to need as much help as those who were obviously struggling. I was still only passionate about helping difficult children. But this view changed following the infamous day of September 11, 2001. I now feel an urgency I didn t feel before. I see that children carry more uncertainty and less hope than just a few years ago. They sense the fears, anxieties and pressures of the adults around them. Now, more than ever, children need to be significantly stronger on the inside to not only make it, but to make it a better world. They need a real inheritance, not monetary wealth, but inner wealth. We may no longer have the luxury of using old methods - conventional and traditional ways of instilling self-esteem and enforcing/reinforcing positive choices considering all that a child faces these days. We need approaches that put us all in an advantageous situation: a place where parents have tools at their disposal that reliably infuse their children with enormous inner strength. The stakes seem too high to do otherwise. We have to introduce them to who they really are at their core: a child who has and who carries the inspiration of intense greatness. And I am convinced, now more than ever, that every child has greatness to which they can be introduced if we do it properly. We can no longer just occasionally urge our children to feel self-worth, to make better choices and to have a better attitude. A more proactive approach is needed. We have to give them incontrovertible evidence, in real time, that they are successful. Note that I m not talking about their potential for success [e.g., Come on Billy - I know you can do this if you only try harder; I m talking about reflecting to each child that he or she is successful right now. To do this more powerful tools are needed and that is what this approach accomplishes. This is the foundation that will not only strengthen them enough to weather whatever storms come their way, but also will inspire them to live their lives at an entirely higher and more delightful trajectory.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Nurtured Heart Publications; 1st edition (January 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967050782
• ISBN-13: 978-0967050782
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #240,424 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All caring adults MUST read this book!, April 3, 2008

By	Nan Henderson (Ojai, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

All Children Flourishing is THE book I am now promoting above all others for parents, counselors, and educators to best learn how to interact one-on-one with children and youth to create "bounce-back kids." My professional work for the last 18 years has focused on "moving children and youth from `risk' to resilient" (i.e., how to help kids bounce back from stress, trauma, crises and all types of difficulty), and I emphasize the resiliency research findings that THE most important factor in fostering a resilient outcome for children is the one-to-one, heart-to-heart interactions they have with caring adults.

Howard Glasser and Melissa Block explain in brilliant detail in their book how to specifically, daily, hourly, implement the findings of the growing body of resiliency research: Children and youth bounce back because "what is right about them grows in power and influence in their lives." To make "what is right" grow, adults must develop "the eyes to see" strengths and positives in children's lives and then communicate in specific ways so children begin to live from a self-concept of strength and goodness--or as the authors emphasize, "greatness."

Part of the greatness of this book is its specificity. It so clearly articulates in reader-friendly detail exactly what to say and what to do, and punctuates the suggestions with real-world examples that all parents can relate to.

I cannot overstate what an invaluable tool this book is for all caring adults. I believe reading it (and applying it) will result in moving any child from stressed to success, and create an extremely positive change in the reader's own heart and mind in the process. The authors say the book presents "a parenting paradigm for the new millennium." My belief is that the widespread implementation of their paradigm can transform our world from the obsession with risks/problems/deficits to the recognition of the reality and power of each person's strengths, gifts, and innate resiliency.

Nan Henderson, M.S.W.
President, Resiliency In Action
Editor, Resiliency In Action: Practical Ideas for Overcoming Risks and Building Strengths in Youth, Families, and Communities
Author, Resiliency in Schools: Making It Happen for Students and Educators, Updated Edition (1-Off)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All Children Flourishing, February 12, 2008

By	D. Brinker (Ohio) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a warm, wonderful, hopeful parenting book. At first the techniques seem counterintuitive, but they are very effective in bringing positive change. I have read all of Howard Glasser's books, and have gleaned helpful information from each--this latest is no exception. Using the Nurtured Heart Approach can smooth out conflict and allow you to truly nurture your child's spirit, by focusing on the qualities that will make him a great person.
I recommend this book highly.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All Children Flourishing, February 7, 2008

By	D. Brantley (Birmingham , AL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In this book , the work of Howard Glasser ,The Nurtured Heart Approach is presented with amazing simplicity. The techniques described in the book are immediately available for any person allowing them to be present in the moment in a helpful way for children. Both "intense" and "normal" children can do more than simply survive . The book creates hope that all children, through these techniques, will be able to thrive as well as survive.