Friday, September 21st, 2012 we had a fabulous conversation in the FHHS Commons with dr. Laura Kastner, please join us for this free author series, sponsored with our partners: Griffin Bay Bookstore & San Juan Island Library.
What readers are saying about
Getting To Calm by Dr. Laura Kastner
“An ideal guide book for parenting teens, Getting to Calm shows how emotional intelligence starts in the home. Parents are given valuable strategies for managing their own emotions and tackling challenging situations, all with a keen focus on the critical importance of maintaining a strong parent-teen relationship. Indispensable!”
-John Gottman, Ph.D., author of Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
“This is a smart book. Filled with accessible science and illuminating stories,Getting to Calm offers sound advice for not only staying sane as a parent, but navigating the waters of your teen’s life with clarity and skill so that both you and your adolescent will benefit. A wonderful contribution to every parent’s library of support. Bravo!”
-Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., author of The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being and Parenting From the Inside Out
“Required reading for any parent who struggles with their teen. Here is true insight into the mental and emotional world of adolescents. Kastner and Wyatt offer parents useful, step-by-step tools for managing their own emotions in the face of teenaged chaos.”
-T. Berry Brazelton, MD and Joshua Sparrow, MD, Harvard Medical School