by Dr. Todd Cartmell
Every parent wants to raise a great kid, but there are so many signals, rules, suggestions, books and other input coming in from all sides that it can be hard to determine how to do anything right by your kids. Setting out to raise them in God's design sure does help thin down some of that noise, but still leaves a parent struggling to sort through all of the input.
Thankfully, books like "8 Simple Tools for Raising Great Kids" are available and written with God's plan for our kids in mind. I am glad to have stumbled across this book. Withing its covers, parents, grandparents, teachers and others caring for children will find many great things. This is an easy book to pick up and read because it is broken up into 8 Tools: talking, listening, influencing, connecting, teaching, encouraging, correcting and leading. These tools are further broken up into smaller bits in 5 chapters for each tool. These chapters average 3-4 pages, so they are short, quick, to the point and easy to read in the few minutes you find to sit down during the chaos of the day.
I have enjoyed this book and learned so much. From the first chapter, which addressed talking, and grabbed me right away with the idea of controlling volume and talking to kids the way you want to be talked to. Many of these tools are vital for healthy adult relationships as well as those between adults and children. I have walked away with many nuggets of wisdom I am now trying to put into action.
Dr. Cartmell writes from experience, training and real life experience. His words are relevant, contemporary and timeless. This is a book that should be a part of the parent training library for sure!
For a limited time, between April 15, 2016 and May 15, 2016, you can get this book for 50% off through Moody Publishers with this code: GREATKIDS16
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* I received this book for free in exchange for my honest and un-biased review. All opinions expressed are my own and I was not compensated for them.
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