About the Book
Book: Unison Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Christian Parenthood with One Voice
Author: Cecil Taylor
Genre: Parenting/Family, more specifically Christian Parenting
Release date: September 17, 2024
Singing in unison is when all voices sing the same note, at the same time, to emphasize the text. Similarly, families need to parent in unison to emphasize the message they want to send to their children.
Cecil Taylor uses his personal parenting experience, and those of the families he’s taught and ministered to over decades, to create unique foundational strategies for unison parenting within a Christian context. Learn how to stay on the same page throughout the trials of parenting, provide children with a solid faith foundation, and balance loving nature with firm boundaries to create a warm, stable environment where the child and parent can eventually collaborate to bring the child to full, responsible adulthood.
Whether in a traditional or nontraditional family structure, Unison Parenting leads parents through the ages and stages of childhood into mature adulthood. Additionally, Cecil lays out parenting fundamentals to manage your child’s growing need for independence during their teen years, while gradually building trust through incremental decision-making.
Book Excerpt
But you can pick your spots to let a bit more consequence happen.
By the way, it’s OK and even necessary for your child to fail now and then, from the beginning, but especially during this phase. Failure and struggle are truly a part of life. In the long run, you want to create a resilient person who can handle inevitable failure and can overcome struggles to become proficient or to achieve a goal. Don’t protect them so much that they can’t make a mistake.
A classic example comes in managing sleepovers. Especially as they reach upper elementary, sleepover invitations arrive. If your child is active in extracurriculars, it may mean that the sleepover is the night before a game in which they’re playing.
The conversation typically goes like this:
Mom: If you go to this sleepover, you may not be rested for the game. You may be tired and not perform well.
Kid: Oh, come on, Mom! I’ll be fine. I’ll be able to play the game, and I can take a nap afterward if I’m tired.
If you agree to let them try, they will soon find out exactly how dragged out it makes them feel to go to bed well after normal bedtime but then perform the next day.
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Excerpt One: https://www.artistwriterandstudentohmy.com/posts/unison-parenting-epic-book-launch/
Excerpt Two: http://kid-lit.library-lady.blog/epic-book-launch-and-excerpt-unison-parenting-non-fiction/
Excerpt Three: https://www.guildmaster97.com/posts/unison-parenting-epic-book-launch-excerpt/
Excerpt Five: https://musingsbymaureen.blogspot.com/2024/08/celebrate-lits-presents-unison.html
Excerpt Six: https://blossomsandblessings.blogspot.com/2024/08/unison-parenting-by-cecil-taylor-epic.html
Excerpt Seven: https://storiesbygina.com/2024/08/31/unison-parenting-epic-book-launch-with-celebrate-lit-publicity/
About the Author
With more than 30 years’ experience as an adult Sunday School teacher and as many in youth ministry, Cecil Taylor has impacted lives in local churches throughout his adult life. He founded Cecil Taylor Ministries to broaden that impact, teaching Christians to live a 7-day practical faith through books, video studies, and speaking engagements. His ministry is cross-denominational, focused on the common struggle Christians face in putting their faith into practice and applying scripture and faith principles to life situations.
Cecil has written three previous books, all of which have been awarded across international, national, and regional contests. For each book, Cecil has created a study guide, a video study, and downloadable free leader guides.