Janis Clark Johnston, EdD, has worked as a school psychologist in public schools, a supervising psychologist at a mental health center, an employee assistance therapist, and a private practice family psychologist.
As adults we strive hard to guide our children in the right direction. Yet most of us do not realize something interesting is happening as we’re steering them, our own childhood memories good or bad reappear.
I have found that when my children need me the most, I become needy myself and my unresolved issues as a child creeps up on me. Many of us have childhood memories that influence us at times~good or bad. We realize a lot of the times our children help us meet our needs, as we are helping them meet their very own needs.
“It Takes a Child to Raise a Parent” helps parents understand how their own childhood memories and needs influence the way they interact and raise their own children. I know everyone is different, and some may say,”I’m never raising my child the way my parents raised me!” I’ve even said that myself. However, just as some parents may overcome how they were raised, I for one, have found it very difficult.
I felt very lonely and afraid many times in my childhood. My parents were off having fun, as my sister and I “babysat” ourselves. I have provided the total opposite for my children, I am home with them 24/7 and hardly ever leave them with a babysitter. But this leaves me at times feeling overwhelmed and tired, because I am doing everything for them. This book helped me realize we all have 5 basic needs, as children and parents:
You can buy It Takes a Child to Raise a Parent on Amazon $33.00.
