Saturday, August 24, 2024

" Unison Parenting" by Cecil Taylor -- Epic Book Launch



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

In my view, a child doesn’t need a mobile phone until they are of an age to be somewhere
unsupervised, where they need to be able to call their parents if needed (e.g., after an
extracurricular activity). It wasn’t very persuasive to me that other kids owned mobile phones.
(A mother from my parenting classes wrote me, “Your lessons helped us realize that it was ok to
say ‘no’ when other parents would say ‘yes’ or ‘they are just being teens.’ ”)
Our family policy was that we would purchase a cell phone for the child when they began
driving. However, the child was allowed to purchase their own cell phone and pay their share of
service on the family plan anytime from sixth grade onward.
I used a spreadsheet with our children to calculate the cost of a mobile phone. Their sources
of money at a young age included gifts, allowances, and paid chores. We estimated how much
money they spent on things like candy or video games. Then they could see the impact of a
mobile phone. Every one of my children decided to delay the purchase of a cell phone until later;
as I recall, they all waited until eighth grade.

 


Missed Any Excerpts, Go Here


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 Four: https://www.simpleharvestreads.com/posts/unison-parenting-epic-book-launch/
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.