Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Part I Get the Message 1
1 The Why and the What of Messages 2
2 Are Your Messages Getting Through? 21
3 What Can Block Your Messages? 35
Part II I Like Myself 57
4 Message #1: Love Is Your Child's Wellspring ("Sooo Much") 59
5 Message #2: Competence Is Your Child's Strength ("I Did It") 80
6 Message #3: Security Is Your Child's Safe Harbor ("I'm Okay") 111
Part III I Like Others 135
7 Message #4: Compassion Is Your Child's Hands ("Sharing Is Caring") 137
8 Message #5: Gratitude Is Your Child's Heart ("Mo' Grat") 154
9 Message #6: Earth Is Your Child's Home ("We're a Green Family") 165
Part IV Others Like Me 177
10 Message #7: Respect Is Your Child's Measure ("The Look") 179
11 Message #8: Responsibility Is Your Child's Shoulders ("That's the Job") 201
12 Message #9: Emotion Is Your Child's Palette ("Feel Good, Feel Bad") 220
Afterword 239
References 241
Acknowledgments 251
Index 253
About the Author 263