Connections: The Threads That Strengthen Families

Connections: The Threads That Strengthen Families by Clarke, Jean Illsley. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781568383422.

A practical and much-needed guide for parents and other child caregivers that offers child-rearing information which emphasizes building strong families. The author outlines a new paradigm based on four major landmarks of interaction: ask, act, attend, and amend. Positive communication skills described can be used in many family contexts--discipline, setting healthy boundaries, grief blended families, and spirituality. The author is an internationally recognized parent educator, director of the Self-Esteem Center, and author of 10 titles.