This
popular 90-minute presentation is the “centerpiece” of John’s
presentation menu. While it stands alone, Assuming the Power of
Parenthood can also be scheduled along with Parenting the Strong-Willed
Child (see description below), making for a powerful and inspiring
combination. When so combined, the two presentations should be titled
Parenting the Strong-Willed Child—Part One and Parenting the
Strong-Willed Child—Part Two. In
the 1960s and ‘70s, American parents embraced a new, psychological
vision of children and child rearing. This new paradigm, which John
calls “Postmodern Psychological Parenting,” is the antithesis of the
viewpoint that had guided American parents for hundreds of years. This
180 degree turn has proven enormously problematic to child, marriage,
family, school, and culture. John asserts that many—nearly all, in
fact—of today’s parenting struggles are the result of parents who
unwittingly adopt a parenting paradigm that does not work. After
clearly illustrating the difference between the traditional and modern
points of view and demonstrating the failures of the latter, John
outlines an equally clear solution: Parents need but conform their
behavior to each of the “Three Seasons of Child Rearing” as they
naturally and logically unfold over the term of a child’s dependency. Attendees
regularly use such terms as “uplifting,” “liberating,” and “empowering”
to describe this powerful yet immensely entertaining presentation.
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