Book description
Parenting: The Long Journey
stands out in its approach to parenting in that it reinforces the view
that parenting is primarily a relationship requiring a particular
attitude and a series of skills readily available to parents. In this
way it is both instructive and encouraging for parents in their
respective day-to-day of parenting their children in a variety of family
constellations and real life circumstances.
Although good advice for
parents may be found in a variety of resources, Parenting: The Long
Journey couples solid advice with encouraging words that can lead
to an attitude and relationship approach that will last for the many
years after the active parenting of children comes to a close and
children enter into adulthood. This makes the material widely
applicable to parents of every social class, family structure and
education level.
The book offers guidance on approach in general which applies to a
wide variety of parenting issues. The book includes plenty of real
life examples and stories. The advice is non-judgmental and its
philosophical approaches like "parents are experts on
themselves" and "aim for better not perfect" make the
book very inviting to those faced with the challenges of parenting in
today's world.
Joe Rich, (Toronto, Ontario Canada) is a Social
Worker with a Master of Social Work Degree from the University of
Toronto. He has practiced social work for over 20 years and has worked
with couples, families, and individuals in a variety of counselling
and counselling-related settings.
Although many know Joe Rich from his role as weekly guest therapist
on the nationally syndicated television show CityLine, Joe has a been
active in both providing counselling services, consultation and
professional development for professionals for over 20 years.
Joe has been a guest lecturer at several academic settings including
the University of Toronto (School of Graduate Studies; Continuing
Education, and the Faculty of Social Work) and Sir Wilfrid Laurier
University.
