Out of the Mouths of Babes: Parenting from a Child's Perspective [Paperback]

Dyan Eybergen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 19, 2008

For those who have struggled with parenting strategies that have failed or worked for one child but not another, Out of the Mouths of Babes offers a unique parenting approach tailored to working with the personalities of individual children, ultimately educating parents how to observe and appreciate every experience through the eyes of their child.Parent, educator, and pediatric psychiatric nurse, Dyan Eybergen shares how relying on the principles of attachment theory works for both her and her husband as they raise three boys with very different personalities. Eybergen details how she learned to develop an understanding of how her children were thinking and feeling by paralleling their experiences with her own. She teaches that parents who learn to rely on this theory can uncover successful solutions to such frustrating child-rearing dilemmas as:?Sleeping through the night?Eating at all ages?Toilet training ?Sibling rivalry and conflict resolution?Effective disciplineThis innovative guidebook will help parents empower their children to acquire new skills, effectively problem solve, manage conflict, and develop a healthy self-esteem, and most importantly, offers a new choice for parents who believe there are other alternatives to the one-size-fits-all paradigm of raising children.

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About the Author

Dyan Eybergen, a paediatric psychiatric nurse, has more than ten years experience working as a therapist and parent educator. Dyan and her family were guests on the cable television show ?For Kids Sake,? along with parenting expert Barbara Coloroso. Eybergen resides in Ontario, Canada, with her husband and three sons.Inquiries regarding Dyan Eybergen and speaking opportunities can be directed to www.childperspectiveparenting.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 148 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (November 19, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595470629
• ISBN-13: 978-0595470624
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,399,625 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Of interest to parents who want to think outside the box for the future of their children, September 9, 2009

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This review is from: Out of the Mouths of Babes: Parenting from a Child's Perspective (Paperback)

Parenting is not a one way street. Children play perhaps the biggest part. "Out of the Mouths of Babes: Parenting from a Child's Perspective" is a different sort of parenting manual encouraging parents to parent reactively to their child's needs, as every child has a different personality and temperament. "Out of the Mouth of Babes" is of interest to parents who want to think outside the box for the future of their children.

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read full of practical advice, June 8, 2009

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Janet Leszl "- author of A Pebble to Polish" (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Out of the Mouths of Babes: Parenting from a Child's Perspective (Paperback)

My own children are grown, but curiosity to read the work of a fellow Mom's Choice Award honoree prompted me to read this book.

When my daughter was a teenager, she was convinced that I, like all parents, must have read some official parenting manual. Of course, as parents we wish there was such a thing. Out of the Mouths of Babes helps us recognize there is indeed an official guide to parenting: that's the children themselves. Using personal accounts, the author illustrates ways to utilize the child's unique personality to parent appropriately. Mistakes as well as successes are shared with specific examples of children's behavior, often paired with situations faced by adults. In this fashion, readers learn to understand their child's perspective, while directing them along the journey toward maturity- with love and respect.

Now that my daughter has children of her own, this book can be her guide to raise each according to their own needs.

4.0 out of 5 stars Silver Recipient Mom's Choice Awards, March 24, 2009

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Dyan Eybergen - See all my reviews

This review is from: Out of the Mouths of Babes: Parenting from a Child's Perspective (Paperback)

Out of the Mouths of Babes is a recipient of the prestigious Mom's Choice Award. The Mom's Choice Awards honors excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. An esteemed panel of judges includes education, media and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, medical and business professionals, authors, scientists and others. A sampling of the panel members includes: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, Ten-time Emmy-winner, professor and founder of Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, Creator of Baby Einstein and The Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, New York Times Best-Selling Author; LeAnn Thieman, Motivational speaker and coauthor of seven Chicken Soup For The Soul books; Tara Paterson, Certified Parent Coach, and founder of the Mom's Choice Awards. Parents and educators look for the Mom s Choice Awards seal in selecting quality materials and products for children and families. This book has been honored by this distinguished award.