The “8 Questions” Series For Parents…
No matter how fast the world changes, families remain at the center of our lives. We live in relationships each moment. And meaningful relationships are the only consistent factor in any measure of the quality of life, well-being, and happiness. Given the parent-child relationship is primary, mothers and fathers hold the most influential role in our social fabric.
Parenting through the stages of a child’s development is challenging, and a “how-to” formula or step-by-step approach would barely scratch the surface. Yet most parenting books focus on stock answers for “What do I do when…?” But a snapshot from a life story ignores the depth and breadth of parenting because…
…It’s complicated.
These 8 Questions help frame the parenting role for each developmental stage in a simple and concise manner. The answers you create are yours and for your family. Families change through the years, but the Questions are always there to ask and return to. When you do, you create an informative and enriching dialogue regarding life’s most meaningful matters.
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The Teen Years present their own challenge for growth and development for them and you. New dynamics mean different questions. Or the same questions from a different perspective… These 8 Questions serve as the next step to help understand the unique challenges of parenting developing adolescents.
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A Father’s Path looks at the unique relationship of fathers and sons through a developmental lens, offering valuable ideas to build, strengthen, and mend relationships. The Path offers an intergenerational view of son to father to son.
Life is a gift. And all through life’s stages we touch lives and are touched by the lives of others. We are not alone and our choices matter. How we live our lives honors those who have come before us and those who follow long after we are gone.
With stunning simplicity and grace, John C. Panepinto offers Four Gifts for the next generation, the unborn who will inherit our legacy. The story is told by a father to his sons as a gift for his soon-to-be-born grandchildren, and the essence of a purposeful life is manifested through these Four Gifts.
The story provides inspiration to manage the path through the complexity of modern life and beckons the inner strength to wade through everyday distractions toward a brighter tomorrow. Four Gifts provides a compass for parents and children, old and young, to find their way home.
About the Author
Dr. John C. Panepinto has worked in educational, clinical, and private settings for over twenty-five years (and counting). Presently, he has a private practice and also serves as Clinical Psychologist for Carolina Developmental Pediatrics. With specialties in developmental psychology, parenting, attachment, and performance psychology, Dr. Panepinto has written several books as well as articles for various resources. He blogs on his passions for fatherhood (AFathersPath.net) and performance psychology and leadership (AbovetheFieldofPlay.com).
Most importantly, he is married and the father of two wonderful sons.
Find out more at DrJohnPanepinto.com.
