by Deborah
Drezon Carroll
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BOOK DESCRIPTION
This practical and easy-to-read book shows parents how they can raise happy, responsible, respectful, and yes, AMAZING kids by simply living their lives and inviting their children to join them in the everyday situations of life.
You probably think that parenting is challenging. Good news – you’re not crazy, you’re right. It is challenging. But, it can be wonderful and rewarding too. The key is in not giving up everything you loved and enjoyed just because you decided to have children. You can maintain the integrity of your life and raise terrific kids.
You are doing things every day that you can use to teach your children some valuable life skills. Simple things like cleaning, cooking, home repair, grocery shopping, and planning trips (yes, you can even travel with your kids!) lend themselves to fulfilling parent/child interactions. You’ll get a bit of help with the things you have to do and you’ll be teaching your child the skills he or she will need to someday leave your nest and live independently. Plus, along the way, you and your child will get to know each other better as you build a life of love based on good communication and shared times.
You’re busy. You might be overwhelmed with all of the things you think you must do in order to be a good parent. You’re probably too busy to read this book. That’s why you need to. You’ll get some advice and tips that will show you how you can save time while you’re raising terrific kids and, as a bonus, you’ll have more time to do some of the fun things you enjoy.
Here’s the first paragraph:
Being a great parent is easier and more fun than you think. If you are a new parent, you may be worried (or perhaps even scared to death!) because you have no training in this arena. But, in fact, you do. You already possess the skills you will need to raise amazing kids. You made it through your life up to this point, so you have life experience. That will take you far when it comes to dealing with your kids. You will draw on that -- on every experience that brought you to where you are now – to raise children who are happy, healthy, responsible, morally sound, and, yes – amazing. And, you’ll be able to do it while maintaining the integrity of your own life.
Along the way, interspersed with the advice, you’ll read inspiring and funny stories that will prove to you that even YOU can do this parenting thing and maybe even have some of your own funny stories to tell.
Life is hard. Parenting is hard. But when you learn how to weave them together, they both get just a little bit easier.
AUTHOR BIO
Deborah Carroll is a former teacher, educational consultant, wellness coach, and the mother of three "amazing" children. She grew up in New York and Philadelphia where she taught in the public schools for ten years before becoming the Manager of the Education Department of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News. She has conducted hundreds of workshops and has appeared on Good Morning America with her first parenting book. That appearance, while lots of fun was also one of her most embarrassing moments so if you meet Debby, be sure to ask her to tell you about it.
OTHER WORKS
Teaching
Your Children Life Skills
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