ScreamFree Parenting, 10th Anniversary Revised Edition

How to Raise Amazing Adults by Learning to Pause More and React Less

By: Hal Runkel LMFT

Narrated by: Hal Runkel LMFT

Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

Parenting is not about kids; it's about parents. If you're not in control, then you cannot be in charge. What every kid really needs are parents who are able to keep their cool no matter what. Easier said than done? Not anymore, thanks to ScreamFree Parenting, the principle-based approach that's inspiring parents everywhere to truly revolutionize their family dynamics. Moving beyond the child-centered, technique-based approaches that ultimately fail, the ScreamFree way compels you to focus on yourself, calm yourself down, and grow yourself up.

For those of you who are parents, know parents, or have had parents, the notion that the greatest thing you can do for your children is to learn to focus on yourself may sound strange, even heretical. It's not. Here's why: We are the only ones we can control. This practical, effective guide for parents of all ages with kids of all ages introduces proven principles for overcoming the anxieties and stresses of parenting and setting new patterns of connection and cooperation. Told in an engaging, conversational tone, this audiobook is sensible, straightforward, and based on the experiences of hundreds of actual families. It will help all parents become calming authorities in their homes, bring peace to their families today, and give kids what they need to grow into caring, self-directed adults tomorrow.

©2007 ScreamFree Omnimedia, LLC (P)2007 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.

EXCELLENT BOOK!

Author is amazing explain g the concept in practical ways, perfect examples to try to execute at home
Loved loved this book!
I will read again and hoping my husband reads it too

Screaming at Your Kids is a Waste of Time

I just finished the"Screamfree Parenting and I want to recommend it to all parents. It kind of reminded me of a “Solo Partner” for parents where it teaches you to not focus so much on your children and instead on yourself and your actions. I picked this up when I found myself resorting back to yelling if the kids were listening or were just being plain rotten. I had kicked the habit of doing that, and I didn’t want to pick it up again. Checking out my Amazon recommendations, I decided to buy this book via Audible.
The author had a great speaking voice that made me focus on what he was saying. He discusses consistency, labels, and non-reaction when dealing with children. For the past week, since I started reading the book, I have been doing this with my children and it has worked wonders. They are listening now, I am more consistent, and the level of noise in the house has quickly diminished.
One thing that I liked is that he didn’t pretend that one method of disciplining is better than the other. For instance, many parents are divided on the subject of spanking. The author just said that if are not going to follow through with the spankings, then don’t do it and ask yourself why you believe you have to. If you can spank, then do it.
I can’t be much help on his writing style or book format because I did this via Audible, but from his reading, I can tell that it was well written.
Definitely a must-have in a parents’ collection of parenting books. If you are unable to read the print version, I recommend the Ebook.

Very Good Book, Based on Timeless Principles

I have a background in education, and have also spent time reading and researching a number or parenting philosophies. The truth is, most of the successful and lasting parenting books teach many of the same principles. Scream Free Parenting keeps with many of the most best practices and drives home what I've said for years. It's about the parent, and how we must deal with ourselves. The presentation is good, easy to hear. Along with Covey, Leman, and the Love & Logic programs, this should be at the top any parents reading list.

This is the best parenting books I have ever read!

I am glad I got the audio version this way I can listen to it every day in the car and keep myself accountable. It is not an easy method to implement but the methods he recommends are definitely useful and they work. We have seen some immediate changes in our kids as we are implementing the changes, other changes I'm sure will take longer. But they are all positive changes. I would definitely recommend this book to parents and parent figures of children of any age!

Great Book

Every parent needs this book. So common sense and so practical! I recommend to every parent

amazing

very well constructed. he does take some time explaining what this book will do to you, etc, promoting it a little, but so many examples and not just talking about the same thing. I've read and listened to 30-40 all together parenting books and yet this one still brought new ideas for me. Not like every other book does. strongly suggest!
would reccomend the author to be more specific about managing that PAUSE.

Game-changer!

The principles in this book have changed our family’s wellbeing for the better in dramatic and lasting ways!!! I can’t recommend it highly enough!

Excellent must read for everyone

This author has done an amazing job. If you consider and implement these dynamics into your life I feel you will reap reward beyond what you ever thought you could. Looking at ones self first can be very difficult but is the key to any relationship or problem. Thank you for an amazing book!

Good Listen....

I would say this is not the typical thought process of all of us but opens your mind to other ways of thinking!!!

Please read this book!

Wow. This book is about so much more than screaming is so much more than parenting. If you're parent please read this book. If one of your coping mechanisms to stress is screaming, please read this book. If you have ever experienced anxiety or are in a relationship or would like to be in a relationship with any human being ever, please read this book.