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    Her Name is Mother
    Her Name is Mother
    Her Name is Mother
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    Her Name is Mother

    By Sandra Clements

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    This book is an indispensable guide for mothers who seek greater achievement for themselves and their children. It covers defining a mother's real role and responsibilities in the family; discovering your parenting style and making it work; identifying children's challenges and needs at every stage; learning to communicate effectively and teaching children to do the same; overcoming communication gaps and emotional upheavals; administering effective discipline while showing love; and dealing with children of all ages.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKirby Clements, Sr
    Release dateDec 4, 2014
    ISBN9780979418105
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      Her Name is Mother - Sandra Clements

      HER NAME IS MOTHER

      by

      Sandra Clements

      Clements Ministries

      Decatur, Georgia

      Her Name Is Mother.

      Sandra Clements

      Copyright Sandra Clements 2014

      Published by Clements Family Ministry at Smashwords

      Printed and bound in the U.S.A.

      All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce or transmit this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever without written permission from the publisher.

      For more information, contact the publisher:

      Clements Family Ministries

      3653 F Flakes Mill Road, #202

      Decatur, GA 30034

      clementsministries.org

      Although the author and publisher have made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of information contained in this book, we assume no responsibility for errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or inconsistency herein. Any slights of people, places or organizations are unintentional.

      ISBN: 978-0-9794181-0-5

      LCCN: 2007902034

      Cover picture by Gabrielle Clements

      Composition and editing by Annette R. Johnson, Allwrite Communications Inc.

      DEDICATION

      To my parents, Robert and Annie Bell Childs, my husband, Dr. Kirby Clements Sr., and my children, Kirby Clements Jr., Esq., and Gina Clements, Esq.

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      I wish especially to thank my husband, Kirby Sr., for his invaluable input and constant motivation. I also give special thanks and appreciation to my son, Kirby Jr., for his tireless work in helping me with this book. I wish to thank Rev. Carolyn Driver and Pat Webb for their encouragement. Thanks to Carolyn Shines for continually asking, Where is the book?

      CONTENTS

      About the Author

      Introduction

      Chapter 1: Defining the Family

      Emotional Development

      Relational Development

      Chapter 2: Discovering Parental Styles and Roles

      Learning to Adapt

      Knowing Yourself

      Chapter 3: Having Dominion Over Our Bodies

      Anatomy at Issue

      Psychology at Issue

      Culture at Issue

      Chapter 4: Emotions of the Mother

      Sharing the Load

      Combating Stress

      Chapter 5: Ways We Communicate

      Communicating Honestly

      Communicating Discipline

      Chapter 6: Understanding How to Communicate

      Levels of Communication

      Teaching Proper Communication

      Exhibiting Proper Communication

      Overcoming Horizontal Communication Gaps

      Chapter 7: Disciplining Done Right

      Purpose of Discipline

      Challenges to Discipline

      Administration of Discipline

      Chapter 8: Creating Stability

      Making Time

      Using Opportunities

      Mothers and Stability

      Chapter 9: Mastering the Early Years

      New Changes, New Challenges

      New Changes, Same Goal

      Chapter 10: Communicating with Teens

      Maintaining Communication

      Communicating with Males vs. Females

      Solving Communication Problems

      Chapter 11: Embracing the Teenage Years

      Using Experience as a Teacher

      Following Their Direction

      Overcoming Generation Gaps

      Chapter 12: Mothering Adult Children

      Saying When to Leave Home

      Helping Those Who Stay at Home

      Experiencing Major Hallmarks Together

      Being a Balanced Grandmother

      Communicating with Your Adults

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      Atlanta, Georgia, native Sandra Clements has been married to Dr. Kirby Clements Sr. for 41 years and is the mother of two children and also a grandmother of two, Kirby III and Gabrielle. Personable, strong, and caring, Sandra is in many ways a trailblazer in championing the dignity of women and celebrating their various roles. A graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta, her professional experiences are varied. She worked as a high school English teacher, coordinated an in-hospital patient educational and volunteer training program, and served as program coordinator for the United States Agency for International Development, which provides economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide. Additionally, she has functioned as a consultant for several notable social organizations. Still dedicated to her family, she currently manages the office for her husband’s dental practice.

      Sandra and her husband have traveled throughout the world unlocking the revelation of co-laboring functions between men and women in the home, church, and marketplace. They have authored nine books that address many pertinent issues that affect the church. One of their books that have impacted the church’s attitude toward co-laborship of men and women is And He Gave Them. Sandra, meanwhile, has written newspaper articles, including one titled Her Name Is Woman.

      INTRODUCTION

      I love terms of endearment and feel that terms such as Mama, Ma, and Mom are fine, but I have always felt that the term Mother is more empowering. My children call me Mother. I wanted this endearing title because of the way I nurtured and empowered my children. The term Mother, in my mind, depicts a youthful, fun-loving, carefree woman who is still in charge of herself and her family.

      At my request, my grandchildren call me Grandmother. It expresses who I think I am to them. I do everything on a grand scale for them. I do things for them that their parents don't do. I am exciting, adventurous, playful, and fun. I am larger than their world. I also expand their world, so to them I am grand. I am Grandmother.

      My early childhood years with my parents and the experience I gained as a wife and a mother greatly has influenced my philosophy on mothering. The art of good parenting did not come easily, but I utilized the best resources possible: my own parents. I adopted my parents’ childrearing methods and then refined them for my own children. Their philosophy, in time, became mine as I interacted, instructed, and nurtured my children.

      Although some of my parents’ rules made little sense to me as a child, those same rules became a safeguard for my children and me. Their moral codes further mapped a road that was indeed invaluable for setting standards of behavior for my teenagers. For example, my parents had dating rules, and I, likewise, adopted the same policies because they kept me from prematurely indulging in adult behavior. I couldn’t date or talk on the phone to boys until I turned 16. I am unsure know why that was the magical age, but my parents felt that it was an appropriate age for dating. I remember them saying, You have all of your life to be grown, so enjoy your childhood. What they meant was that male-female social interaction was something that is inevitable, but the innocence of childhood is short-lived.

      Sharing my experiences will help some of you with this most important role in your life, motherhood. Even if the role of wife ends, the role of mother endures. Regardless of your children’s age, you will never stop being a parent. Your role may change from primary caretaker to being taken care of, but you, nonetheless, are the parent.

      Because so much of my philosophy on mothering is grounded in my parents’ ideals, I mention them often throughout the book. I also share stories of my children and their friends. This book ministers to women, so my main focus is on them and their responsibilities. Thus, I discuss a father’s role

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