Synopsis: “Pilates For Parenting: Stretch Yourself & Strengthen Your Family” by Holli Kenley is a personalized workout regime for parents, guardians, those contemplating parenthood and anyone else who is open to assessing their parenting attitudes and adjusting their approaches as they strive to build stronger parent-child relationships.

When it comes to implementing healthy roles and tackling heavy responsibilities of being a parent, Pilates For Parenting targets five strategic areas. The goals of the Warm Up, 3 Workouts and Cool Down include: Increasing awareness regarding the importance of parenting; Strengthening the skill of being present for children: Fortifying the skill of doing what is best for children; Honing the skill of meeting children’s needs; Increasing accountability as parents become purposeful in their parenting.

Critique: Unique, informatively instructive, and thoroughly ‘user friendly’ in tone, commentary, organization and presentation, “Pilates For Parenting: Stretch Yourself & Strengthen Your Family” will prove to be an immediate and enduringly popular addition to family and community library Parenting instructional reference collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists that “Pilates For Parenting” is also available in a paperback edition (9781615994878, $17.95) and in a digital book format (Kindle, $5.95).