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BiographyComing soon: The Everything Parents Guide to Raising the Adopted Child, published by Adam's MediaCorrie Lynne Player's newest book, Loving Firmness: Successfully Raising Teenagers without Losing Your Mind. (Also avalable at Amazon.com) Also avalable at Barns and Noble, Borders, Deseret book, or your local bookstore! CHECK CORRIE'S EVENT CALENDAR FOR THE LATEST BOOK FUNCTIONS! Corrie Lynne Player, with her husband, Gary F. Player, is the mother of nine children and grandmother of 31. She has made children and family issues her life's work. She wants to reassure parents that they should enjoy their children and not worry too much. A reliance on a power greater than themselves and a sense of humor will get them through the tough times. The Players ran a special needs foster home for more than 35 years; they focused on behaviorally challenged adolescents. Mrs. Player’s copyrighted Point System, a behavioral modification program, is featured in her columns and books. Educated in child care and family-related issues, Mrs. Player has written for national magazines such as Family Circle, Parents, and Ladies Home Journal, as well as regional magazines and newspapers. Her published work includes Anchorage Altogether (a book of essays about parenting in Alaska), Dreams Do Come True (the biography of Philo T. Farnsworth, the inventor of television), So Your Teen Knows All the Answers (a survival manual for parents of teenagers), and two on-going weekly columns on parenting and relationships, both published under the title "Heaven Help Us." ![]() Sanpete Messenger Column Archive |
Selected WorksReduce the Nag
Reduce the Nag level in you home Book in Progress
THE POINT SYSTEM: Raising Good Kids Without Losing Your Mind
Behavior modification that helps make chores and rewards concrete at any age. Nonfiction
THE EVERYTHING PARENTS GUIDE TO RAISING THE ADOPTED CHILD
Authoritative guide for new and experienced adoptive parents. Provides timely and workable methods for building secure attachments. LOVING FIRMNESS: Successfully Raising Teenagers without Losing Your Mind
Loving Firmness: Successfully Raising Teenagers without Losing Your Mind is a warm, lighthearted and helpful approach to confronting the challenges of adolescents. "Heaven Help Us"
"Heaven Help Us" could be subtitled, "Raising Kids Without Losing Your Mind." Basically, I recommend that you (1) rely on a Higher Power and (2) keep your sense of humor. SEMINAR/WORKSHOP
THE POINT SYSTEM: ANGER-FREE KID MANAGEMENT
The seminar introduces The Point System and helps participants adapt it for their own families. |
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