Childhood lasts only a few years, but the experience lasts a lifetime.
Positive Parenting Prevents Problems
According to a Canadian survey, nearly 30% of infants and young children have an identifiable emotional, social, or intellectual problem that could have been prevented with a positive parenting approach. Positive parenting supports all aspects of healthy child development.
Decades of research now support the fact that positive parenting enhances the physical, social, and mental health of children by addressing major skill areas that shape great kids. Read more
"It Changed My Life"
A Letter from Prison
“First of all, thank you for being one of the Positive and Inspiring people who helped change my life. My name is Jack*. I’m a 39 year old survivor of every kind of child abuse and self abuse (from within) there is. When I was six my mother gave me and my two brothers up because she ws being abused by my father and couldn’t take care of us. For the next 11 years I lived in hell…. From the age of six to about four years ago I was very confused and lost by the hate I felt inside.
“In 1997 my life was in such disarray; I was a very lost Soul. I was doing drugs and was involved in a very emotionally abusive relationship. Then something great happened: the woman got pregnant. At the time I didn’t know how much that would change my life.
“I got into trouble and came to prison where I’ve been for the last four years and have made great strides in changing and in understanding all the things and behaviors that have directed my life.
“The changes all started when one day I picked up a book called, The Winning Family. Before I got through the preface I cried. From that day on I have become a new person! I always said growing up that if I ever had a child I would not let he/she go through all the things I did. Well I now have a good relationship with my daughter and her mother.
“Thank you once more, Louise, for being an inspiring role model in my life and giving my daughter back her father.”
Forever grateful, Jack*
(*not his real name)
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Raising Kids with Positive Psychology
“When people are so focused on what’s wrong with you, it’s hard to discover what’s right with you!” The frustrated teenager was fed up because his parents had been seeing only half of the picture—his flaws and pimples, his shortcomings and problems. They totally missed “the good stuff”—the finer qualities—his kindness, joy, cooperation, compassion and strengths. Read more
"I hate myself, mom. I hate myself."
A Parent Success Story
“My son was about ten years old, seriously depressed, school phobic, anxious and had very poor self-esteem. I used to hear him say, “I hate myself. I hate myself.” After learning about positive self-talk in The Winning Family I told James about it and asked him if he’d be willing to try something – an experiment – that I’d read about.
“I explained that at least twenty times a day, he was to say, “I like myself.” “But it isn’t true, Mom,” said James. “I know you feel that way but let’s just try it and see what happens. Louise Hart says it will change what you believe to be true. “We used to say it at bedtime, that very sensitive time of the day. Some- times during the day I would ask him what he wanted to tell himself. It got to be fun – a joke shared between us. After about two weeks he said to me, “You know, Mom, it’s true. I do like myself!” It was a huge step toward James’s healing. “He’s fifteen now and still likes himself. Thank you, Louise.” — Jane, Ottawa, Canada
"As a parent educator for 28 years, I have read every parenting book available. This is still the best book there is! It has changed so many lives."
—Nevin Valentine
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