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Tables of Contents for Mom, Dad Are You Listening?
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Dedication
x
 
Acknowledgments
xi
 
Foreword
xii
 
Introduction
xv
 
Life Is Relationships
19
4
Early Life
23
12
Harvest
24
2
School
26
2
Life at Home
28
1
The Jocks
29
2
Finally a Hero
31
2
Bigotry in the Real World
33
2
Families
35
12
What Is A Family?
35
1
Family Overview
36
1
Consequences vs. Punishment
37
6
Spanking
43
2
Boundaries
45
2
Family (Or the Lack Thereof)
47
20
Adolescence
48
2
Decision
50
4
Making the Team
54
5
Life Goes On
59
1
Growing Up
60
1
Senior Year
61
6
Communication
67
4
Personality Development
69
2
Adulthood
71
30
The American Dream
75
3
Pride Goeth Before the Fall
78
5
Catharsis
83
9
Rebirth
92
9
Barriers To Communication
101
26
Notions, Standards, Values, Feelings and Beliefs
101
6
How Attitudes are Formed
107
2
Altering Attitudes
109
2
What Are Your Attitudes?
111
1
Standards
112
2
Stress
114
1
Criticism
115
3
Words
118
1
Don't
119
1
A Lesson
120
1
The Energy of Relationships
121
2
Why Can't We All Just Get Along?
123
4
Getting It All Together
127
22
What Has to Happen?
127
2
Determining the Standards, Guidelines and Rules
129
2
Parents as Teachers
131
1
Parents as Coaches
132
1
Coaching
133
2
Coaching Exercise
135
1
Goals
136
3
Self-Discovery vs. Self-Improvement
139
1
Sharing Responsibility
140
2
Participating in Your Child's Life
142
1
Children as Leaders
143
6
Guidelines For The Family Meeting
149
14
The Meeting Process
154
5
Delivering Problems, Concerns and Irritations
154
3
Requests for Ideas, Solutions and Promises
157
1
Thank You's and Acknowledgments
158
1
How to improve meetings
159
2
Keeping the Harmony Going
161
2
Just A Few Final Comments...
163
6
Appendix
169
1
Questions And Answers
169
4
Vocabulary For Effective Family Meetings
173
1
Guidelines for Sender: Deliver specific communications to individual, without opinions or judgements. Message should be brief and understandable.
173
1
Guidelines for Receiver: Acknowledge feelings with nothing added. Do not debate. No zingers. No stories.
173
 
Examples of Feelings About Problems, Concerns or Irritations:
173
1
Examples of Acknowledgements
174
 
About The Author
169
1
References
170
1
Appendix
171
17
Sonny Elliott and the Family Connection Video Series
188