It Starts With You—A Guidebook for Parents.
Sound familiar?
If you’re a parent, chances are you’ve uttered at least one of those statements during the past year—or something pretty similar.
Dr. Suzanne Gelb, a psychologist and life coach, who has worked with parents and families for many years, and also an attorney (currently inactive) who has handled family law cases, intimately understands your frustrations.
Year after year, moms, dads, and kids—from toddlers to teenagers—have stepped into Dr. Gelb’s offices, and she has heard stories about every crisis, melt-down, tantrum, and hair-pulling situation that you can imagine.
Three decades—and thousands of transformational success stories—into her career, Dr. Gelb has consolidated her immense knowledge into a new guidebook for parents:
IT STARTS WITH YOU.
This book does not outline a “revolutionary” or “ground-breaking” parenting philosophy. Rather, just the opposite. It’s a refreshingly simple guidebook on how to raise great kids by setting a great example that your kids naturally want to follow. As Dr. Gelb explains, you set the tone for your household. If your child is acting out, first, look towards yourself. IT STARTS WITH YOU urges parents to get back to basics—starting with your words, your actions, your role modeling; the messages that you knowingly (and unknowingly) feed to your child every day.
In this book, you’ll find:
- Relatable stories from parents and kids
- Tips on how to set age-appropriate rules and consequences for kids of all ages, including teenagers
- Worksheets to organize and track family chores and responsibilities
- Guidelines to help you resolve dozens of tricky, uncomfortable scenarios (from public tantrums to curfew-breaking to texting at the dinner table to navigating major life events, like illness or divorce)
- Inspiration to heal and improve your own mind, body, and life—forgiving your own parents, releasing the past, becoming a stronger, more positive role model for your kids: a family leader who’s worthy of admiration and respect
Fans have called this book “game-changing” and “incredibly effective,” and the message rippling through the pages of IT STARTS WITH YOU is one of hope and empowerment:
It is never too late to become the person, parent, and role model that you want to be—and that your child needs and deserves.
Your child is looking to you & counting on you.
It all starts with you.
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Digital (PDF). 172 pages. Read it on your tablet, phone, or computer.
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Praise for IT STARTS WITH YOU
From parents:
— Mark B.
— Tracy L.
From kids:
— Ryan, 8
— Adam, 9
"My parents never used to listen to anything I had to say. It was always, "Because I said so." I used to cry myself to sleep, and not want to get up in the mornings. Lately [after they read this book] they've been really listening to me when I have something to say. For the first time ever, I feel heard in my family, and like I belong, and that I want to be part of this family. It's so different at home now... so much better."
— Jenny, 12.
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Praise for Dr. Suzanne Gelb
—Ron Mizutani, Anchor, Reporter, KHON2 TV News
—Kanoe Gibson, Weather Anchor, Reporter, KHON2 TV News
—Kirk Matthews, Anchor, Reporter, KHON2 TV News
—Charlie Harrington, Publisher, Hawaii Parent Magazine I just read and shared your beautiful article!
—Dr. Susan Mathison
—Dr. Gemma Stone
Read an excerpt from the book
Download here: drsuzannegelb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IT-STARTS-WITH-YOU-excerpt.pdf