Unison Parenting
The Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Christian Parenthood with One Voice
Proven parenting techniques underpinned by a foundation of parenting in unison - that's what Unison Parenting is about. Cecil Taylor walks parents through the ages and stages of a child's life with great parenting tips. All the while, he illustrates how to get and stay in alignment as parenting partners, pointing out the divisive potholes that parents must avoid. The end result isn't just unison parenting; your family becomes a unison family that functions harmoniously while bringing each child to mature adulthood, making good decisions according to Christian principles.
"Wow! I am blown away by Cecil Taylor’s new book, Unison Parenting! I’ve read and studied plenty of parenting guides during my twenty years as a Children’s Ministry Director and Family Outreach Coordinator. But I’ve never come across a book like this one. Taylor provides parents with a comprehensive framework for building solid relationships with their children that will foster trust, encourage growth, and train them for successful independence."
- Annette Marie Griffin, award-winning author and speaker
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You thought your growing-up family was normal...
...Until you found out it wasn't.
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Everyone thinks their family is normal, but at some point, we realize that the only thing normal about all families is that they are not normal. There are so many different ways to raise a family.
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And a lot of those ways produce negative outcomes.
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How can you make sure you provide the best possible outcomes for your children?
We either repeat or refute the past.
When we become parents, we tend to do one of two things - and both may be wrong paths.
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We parent just like our parents did. This usually happens instinctively; our parents modeled this style for us, and we repeat it.
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We parent in the opposite way of our parents. Scarred by our upbringing, we refute our parents' style and go to the other extreme - which also produces negative results and scars our children.
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Add to our own issue that our parenting partner(s) are doing the same thing. We wind up with a weird mishmash of parenting styles and influences that creates confusion and chaos for our children. Two or more families of origin are fighting it out in the same household.
No one told you how to optimally parent.
Into this dilemma steps Unison Parenting. First, you'll read about optimal parenting practices: proven strategies, supported by research that indicates the most favorable outcomes when looking across families. Unison Parenting leans on Cecil's leadership of parenting classes in his church for fifteen years and the feedback he received on his recommended techniques; on his thirty years in youth ministry, observing a wide variety of parenting styles and outcomes; and his own experience in raising three children, one of them adopted. Cecil supplements his own findings and resulting structure with research studies that pair with the teaching to prove that this stuff works.
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Second, you'll learn how to resolve differences in parenting styles by creating a mutually agreed framework based on Unison Parenting principles. The framework starts with values and turns into policies that parents can execute consistently and efficiently.
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Third, you'll see how such execution creates harmony between parenting partners and among all family members. Conflict reduces. Collaboration increases. Children flourish as they grow in the framework and grow in their decision-making. The end product is a grown-up child ready to go out into world and confidently make good decisions.
What they're saying about Unison Parenting
"Some books are read with mental note-taking. It’s the rare gem that inspires physical notes eagerly put into action without delay. This book is the latter."
- Kindra Silk Kreislers, author, speaker, and Children's Ministry Director, Memorial Presybterian Church, Midland, Michigan
"I wish I had met Cecil or knew about Unison Parenting when my children were younger. . .My favorite saying from Cecil is, “No one has a blank check in this family to do what they want.” I loved this saying because it enforces collaborative parenting and the family consultation together as they set expectations. . .Unison Parenting is a fabulous book and a wonderful tool to use in parenting your children through all stages of life. I highly recommend this book to all parents!"
- Rebecca Grant, book reviewer, Texas
"This book is not a one-time read, but a handbook to keep by your side on your parenting journey. I just wish my parents had this book when I was growing up and that I had it when raising my children."
- Pam Mahaney, book reviewer, Utah