June 2023 MBR The Parenting Shelf

The Parenting Shelf

The Power of PR Parenting
Marjie Hadad
https://prfor.life
Muse Literary
https://museliterary.com
9781958714652, $24.99 Hardcover/$14.99 Paper/$4.99 Kindle

https://www.amazon.com/Power-Parenting-confident-resilient-successful/dp/1958714658

The Power of PR Parenting: How to Raise Confident, Resilient, and Successful Children Using Public Relations Strategies connects two seemingly-disparate subjects in a survey that working parents, in particular, will appreciate. This audience might initially question how strategic public relations techniques can apply to basic childrearing, but Marjie Hadad's connections between the two are astute, entertaining, and realistic; from managing chaos with grace to instilling self-confidence in children and encouraging them to be their best.

Hadad's admonitions are passionate and lively. Many different aspects of a parent's reactions to life events and the process of supporting their child come to life. These include addressing issues of safety in public (whether it be on the streets or handling altercations and strangers on a bus), being laid off from work, and other circumstances which influence family dynamics, parenting, and raising kids to be strong individuals.

Hadad's public relations rules, lessons, and guidelines come into play in virtually every aspect of life, while her candid examination of her own world and the hard lessons learned from life events reinforces these concepts and how they play out in the real world. Perhaps in no other parenting guide is the message of positivity so strongly profiled. Perhaps nowhere else are the public relations guidelines to success so powerfully connected to parenting approaches and choices.

Perhaps (no, make that definitely) The Power of PR Parenting should be made a foundation acquisition for any library strong in parenting books, parents interested in building relationships and approaches cemented by the real-world applications of business principles, and any book club or parenting group interested in lively discussions of what it means to be a powerful leader and teacher to one's children.

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