What Parent Educators Say

"I've used the Leader's Guide for the last couple of years in a large church with a diverse population and find that it gives parents tools and a language to talk about overindulgence across cultural groups. It also works across ages from preschool through teenage."

—Carole Gesme, author of While We're Apart, parent educator, Wayzata, MN

 

"This is such rich material."

—Marilyn Neel, social worker, Louisville, KY

 

"An organized, clear and comprehensive manual that almost any leader can pick up, read and then provide a comprehensive workshop series that will most assuredly impress, inform and inspire all who participate. What impresses me the most is the gentle, nurturing way Clarke guides the reader. Each workshop is so clearly designed that it is bound to be effective and meaningful. . . The information is rich, sophisticated and yet clear and easy to understand. In a society in which overindulgence is epidemic, the nurturing messages combined with the clear structure will help every leader stay in the center lanes when offering this workshop. Clarke even includes examples of ways parents might become confused or upset and thus she helps the leader consider healthy ways to respond."

—Diane Wagenhals, Lakeside Educational Network and the Institute for Family Professionals, Ft. Washington, PA

 

"The new How Much is Enough? Leader's Guide by Jean Illsley Clarke is a powerful, resource-rich, research-based parenting curriculum. Course participants experience guilt-free parenting while exploring topics such as human development and temperament, nurture and structure, different types of overindulgence, marketing, discounting, and concrete problem solving tools. Class and take-home activities address a variety of learning styles. Participants end the four- to six- week series wanting more. Facilitators end the series with energy and full hearts. The guide is well organized by session, master handouts and posters, so facilitators spend most of their preparation time on becoming familiar with the curriculum content rather than logistical details. This is one of the most balanced, easy-to-follow parenting curriculums available. If you loved teaching Growing Up Again or Self Esteem: A Family Affair, you'll love teaching How Much is Enough?"

—Debi Beagle, Director of Operations, and Karin Ganz, mental health specialist, Sound to Harbor Head Start/ECEAP, ESD 113, Olympia, WA

 

"For anyone who wants to help parents gain a better understanding of overindulgence, this Leader's Guide offers options that value adult learning styles, honors the life experiences of the participants, and provides a variety of ways for people to learn. More than a 'how-to' book! This Leader's Guide is both content and process. The process, as guided by the leader, models healthy parent behaviors, which parents, can, in turn, use with their children."

—Sandy Keiser, LISW, CFLE, Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio

 

"The content and organization of the material makes this different and better than any other leader guide I have used. I taught many classes a week and had to tailor this content to the time constraints of my course. Because of the guide's organization, tailoring was a breeze. I knew I would find what I needed, where I needed it and in the format I needed it. Many parents, teachers and others who care for and work with children see the effects of overindulgence on a daily basis. This curriculum gives hands-on, body-in involvement so the content is wired into the learner's brain in multiple ways. By using motor memory in addition to cognitive memory, learners are able to make long lasting life changes that positively influence those around them."

—Karen Zimmerman, M. Ed. CFLE, early childhood content coach, St. Paul (MN) Public Schools

 

"The curriculum does a wonderful job of helping parents let their guard down and really look at themselves honestly without shame or embarrassment. The frame of reference exercise sets the stage for this. There is nice wording to help parents feel empowered and strong and moving forward."

—Kristi Hanson, early childhood family education teacher, Lakeville, MN

 

"The Leader's Guide for Jean Illsley Clarke's How Much Is Enough? is an invaluable resource for parent educators with a wealth of materials for them to use in teaching parents about a cutting edge topic of importance to families today. The teaching resources in the Guide are based on the latest research on overindulgence combined with what we know about developmental changes in children, parenting styles and parent-child relationships."

—Betty Cooke, Family Education faculty, University of Minnesota