by Dr. Judith Friedman
FOREWORD
“What am I going to do about my teenage son, he is out of control?” “I
don’t understand why my teenage daughter won’t listen to me!” These are
the complaints I have listened to hundreds of times in my twenty-three
years as a practicing licensed marriage and family therapist. Nine times
out of ten these families were in mayhem because the parents were out of
control and had poor listening skills. Most parents either don’t recognize
or don’t choose to recognize that children mirror and learn from their
parents’ communication styles and lifestyles.
In Loving Firmness, Corrie Lynne Player educates parents in a sensible and
clear, perceptive and empowering, easily comprehensible and fun-to-read
style. She equips parents with the tools they need to nurture their
children through the difficult teenage years.
What most impresses me about this book is that Corrie Lynne Player’s ideas
arm parents with constructive parenting techniques coupled with a much
needed family value system. Her assertion that “Somebody has to be in charge—it should be the
parents,” is right on target.
There are too many destructive forces tempting teenagers in today’s
culture. These negative distractions combined with faulty parenting skills
can spell possible disaster for your children. Finally, there is a book
that addresses these issues and many more that are troublesome to both
parents and teenagers as well. The most effective way I can express my
respect for this author and for her book, Loving Firmness, is to say,
“Read this book—save your children!”
by Dr. Judith H. Friedman, MFT
Dr. Judith Friedman began her career as a high school teacher in the Los
Angeles area, after which she obtained a masters degree in marriage,
family and child counseling and a PhD in psychology, both from Pepperdine
University. She practiced with Dr. Laura Schlessinger for fourteen years
as a marriage, family, and child therapist. Since 1997 she has specialized
in working with parents in high conflict custody disputes.
