{"product_id":"motherstyles-using-personality-type-to-discover-your-parenting-strengths-paperback","title":"Motherstyles: Using Personality Type to Discover Your Parenting Strengths - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanet Penley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDiane Eble\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn antidote to our stressed-out mother culture, \u003ci\u003eMotherStyles\u003c\/i\u003e validates the notion that good mothering comes in many styles and explains how understanding how you most often react to your child \u003ci\u003eand why\u003c\/i\u003e is the most important step toward working through areas that have long given you trouble. Drawing on the personality type-theory popularized by the Myers-Briggs(r) Type Indicator and author Janet Penley's more than eighteen years of working with mothers, \u003ci\u003eMotherStyles\u003c\/i\u003e explains the combinations of traits that make up sixteen distinct mothering approaches. From the Tuned-In Mother, the Heart-to-Heart Mother, and the Kids 'r' Fun Mother to the Responsibility Mother and the Independence Mother, Penley helps readers identify which style reflects her own strengths, struggles, and needs and, from there, offers unique and concrete ideas for ways to overcome the parenting challenges inherent to each type. Guiding mothers to an understanding of how type affects parent-child interactions and family dynamics, \u003ci\u003eMotherStyles\u003c\/i\u003e will help moms everywhere to recharge their batteries, and find success in this most important of roles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanet Penley\u003c\/b\u003e has been conducting parenting workshops for groups of mothers, therapists, and life coaches and for corporations for more than eighteen years. The mother of two grown children, she lives in Texas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiane Eble\u003c\/b\u003e is a professional writer, mother of two children, and the author of ten books. She lives outside of Chicago.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 7.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132020756615,"sku":"9780738210452","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ec62322da5e9709d7ed3b6bb91eb17b1.webp?v=1732623154","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/motherstyles-using-personality-type-to-discover-your-parenting-strengths-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}