No Regrets Parenting

Barry Kaufman's life has been spent helping others cope with severe adversities and traumas. When he learned of his father's cancer diagnosis, he had to summon all of his strength. That struggle, and the surprising rewards that came from it are the subject of No Regrets. Kaufman's father, Abe, was a man of simple tastes, modest aspirations, and respectable accomplishments who dares, at age eighty-five, to open his heart in the face of a terminal illness. His son was not ready for it at first, having limited emotional reserves after his own son was diagnosed as irreversibly autistic. This moving book about the unbreakable bond between a father and son shows how one man learned to confront and finally celebrate life's transitions.

For every type of family, this updated and expanded edition is the quintessential, open-to-all parenting guidebook, guaranteed to help you find more—and better—time for your kids and yourself. It's not just how much time you have with your kids, but how you spend that time that matters in the life and legacy of a family. No Regrets Parenting focuses on the simple truth that the long days of busy parenting race quickly by and, looking back someday, the years with kids will feel far too short. Written by renowned pediatrician, celebrated author, and distinguished parenting expert, Dr. Harley Rotbart, No Regrets Parenting, Updated and Expanded Edition helps parents readjust their perspectives and priorities. Dr. Rotbart teaches parents how to experience the joy and depth of the parenting experience amidst the chaos and choreography of daily routines. Carpool, bedtime, bath time, soccer practice, homework, dinner hour, and sleepovers all become more than just obligations and hurdles to overcome. They become opportunities for intimate and meaningful time with kids— opportunities to turn fleeting minutes into memorable moments. Your kids need to see who you are and how you live your life. And, in return, they will help you to see who you really are and how you should be living your life. For all of that to happen, families need memorable and meaningful time together. No Regrets Parenting is about time—finding enough of it and making the most of it. Accompanying this timeless advice, Dr. Rotbart has added timely, updated content to address the ever-changing needs of today’s busy families. Also in this edition are two brand new sections: "Parenting Young Adult Children" (because parenting doesn’t end with high school graduation) and "No Regrets Grandparenting" for those magical years when your children become parents! Oh my! This updated and expanded edition answers the ageless question: How can you do it all…and stay sane in the process?

How many parents can say that they have no fears, doubts, or regrets after having raised a child? We always doubt ourselves and regret some of the mistakes we made. This father looks back on his job of parenting his oldest son with the conviction that he did the best he could do. He believes he learned more from his son than he taught, and he wants to share the nine insights that he realized he'd attained after raising his son. This is a compelling story that leads us to want to be a warrior parent, too!

For every type of family, this revised and expanded edition is the quintessential, open-to-all parenting guidebook, guaranteed to help you find more time for your kids and for yourself. It's not how much time you have with your kids, but how you spend that time that matters. By pediatric doctor, celebrated author, and parenting genius Harley Rotbart, No Regrets Parenting, Updated and Expanded Edition offers the chance to shift perspectives and priorities. With the goal to help the modern parent juggle family responsibilities, professional lives, and personal lives, No Regrets Parenting is all about time--finding enough of it and making the most of it. Car pool, bath time, soccer practice, homework, dinner hour, and sleepovers all become more than just obligations and hurdles to overcome to get through the day. Accompanying his tried-and-true advice, Dr. Rotbart has included new content to address the ever-changing needs of families, taking unprecedented pandemics into account, along with the new challenges parents are facing. No Regrets Parenting, Updated and Expanded Edition answers the overwhelming questions: How can you do it all and, most importantly, how can you stay sane while doing it all?

No matter where you are in your parenting journey, NO REGRETS PARENTING recognizes the mystery and confusion around childrearing and offers candid and sensible advice in the form of ten simple, straightforward, and profound rules that will help you navigate a steady course. NO REGRETS PARENTING covers: .Parenting truths-differentiating between fact and fiction .Crafting your parenting role and putting it into practice .Effective ways to communicate with your child and your partner .Helping your child develop emotional intelligence .Tips for building a relationship with your child that fosters trust and confidence .Tools for handling discipline and encouraging desired behaviors in the most positive and stress-free way possible .Developing easy strategies and practices that will best equip your children for success The simple tools offered in this book can be implemented immediately and don't cost a thing aside from practice, patience, and time. NO REGRETS PARENTING doesn't endorse one parenting style or school of thought over another; it is simply one parent's advice to another on what has worked and what hasn't. Timmons has gathered the best information available and combined it with her real-world experience in one clear, concise, and entertaining little book, with the aim of helping all of us raise children with no regrets

Dr. Harley Rotbart's prescription for a life filled with gratitude for what we have and appreciation for what we have done with our time on earth. No Regrets Living is a proactive, 7-step plan to help us better appreciate what we have in our lives, and take greater pride in what we’ve done with our lives—without spending precious time and energy wishing things had turned out differently. Of course all of us have had disappointments, lamentable moments. For some, those times have led to lasting unhappiness and a life that feels unfulfilled, even meaningless. Others have found ways to move past the downturns and find better ahead. No Regrets Living leads us to see the world through a lens of appreciation for the magnificence around us, which in turn helps us accommodate those not-so-magnificent moments in our lives. Dr. Rotbart brings his unique perspective as physician, scientist, child of a Holocaust survivor, and heart patient to No Regrets Living. Part self-help manual, part inspirational road map, part moving memoir, No Regrets Living is a blueprint for reaching greater satisfaction and fulfillment in life. Woven into the timeless message of the book are especially timely observations on the COVID-19 pandemic from Dr. Rotbart's expert perspective as an infectious diseases physician, including coping mechanisms and paths for going forward as individuals and as a society.

"Too many people reach the end of their lives wishing they had done things differently. Could they have changed things? Turning back the clock is impossible, of course, so the time to act is in the present--because our future hangs in the balance. No regrets living offers 7 Keys to help us better appreciate what we have in our lives, and take greater pride in what we've done with our lives--without spending precious time and energy wishing things had turned out differently" -- Back cover.

As a mom of eight children, Bonni has learned from experience what not to do as a mom and a wife. Over time, she has found an easier way. Follow along as she shares countless mothering tips and secrets with you, to help you find an easier way in . . . * Potty training * teachable moments* discipline * finding humor* Whining * a better marriage* trusting god * and more . . .