The Parenting Companion: Meditations and Exercises For Giving the Love That Heals [Paperback]

Harville Hendrix (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1999

Harville Hendrix and his wife, Helen Hunt, brought their relationship expertise to "Giving the Love That Heals," the acclaimed parenting guide with a groundbreaking premise: by healing past wounds to their own psyches, parents can nurture and encourage emotional wholeness in their children. Now, with this wonderful companion volume, you can achieve personal transformations that will enrich the life you share with your children, regardless of their age.

Here are practical, hands-on exercises and affirmations that make the insights of "Giving the Love That Heals" a day-to-day reality. As you learn more about yourself and your own upbringing, you'll:

RESOLVE the "cycle of wounding" -- the handing-down of emotional wounds from parent to child

DISCOVER how the unconscious mind guides your search for a life partner

STRENGTHEN the parent-child bond for a lifetime

UNDERSTAND the influences that internally shape how you interact with your child

GIVE your child a sense of assurance as you present a model of your own healed self

Fulfilling the powerful vision of whole, healthy relationships began in "Getting the Love You Want" and "Keeping the Love You Find," Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt come full circle with "Giving the Love That Heals," and with this step-by-step companion.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This parenting compendium reads much like a daily devotional, which might be an advantage for busy parents. Each month has a general theme, with each day focusing on concrete exercises or meditations. The authors, both family therapists, cofounded the Institute for Imago Relationship Therapy in 1984; Hendrix is a frequent talk show guest. Their emphasis is on how to stay healthily connected, both with children and with the other parenting partner. Another main tenet is that the child is a separate individual, not an extension of the parent. The impact of the parenting the parents received is also addressed. While readers will find it helpful to be familiar with the authors' earlier book (Giving the Love That Heals, LJ 10/15/97), a glossary is included that defines their main ideas. The examples and scenarios tend to be somewhat simplistic, and prayers and references to diverse deities may be off-putting to some. Similarly, the repetitive inclusiveness of different types of family structures becomes tedious. An optional purchase for public libraries.AMargaret Cardwell, Georgia Perimeter Coll., Clarkston
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., has spent more than thirty years as an educator and therapist, specializing in working with couples, teaching marital therapy to therapists, and conducting couples workshops across the country. Dr. Hendrix is the creator of Imago Relationship Therapy, which is known and practiced internationally; and the cofounder, with his wife Helen Hunt, and president of the Institute for Imago Relationship Therapy, based in Winter Park, Florida. He is the author of Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples, and Keeping the Love You Find: A Guide for Singles, and has coauthored, with Helen, The Personal Companion: Meditations and Exercises for Keeping the Love You Find and The Couples Companion: Meditations and Exercises for Getting the Love You Want.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Atria (April 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671868853
• ISBN-13: 978-0671868857
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,002,730 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)