Review: Refreshing Ideas!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 3, 2013
Parenting: 50 Tips on Building Your Child's Self Esteem by Author Jennifer LovelessI thoroughly enjoyed this parenting handbook penned by talented Author Jennifer Loveless. It is chock full of down-to-earth parenting tips and ideas to help raise our children to be the best individuals they can be. Right off the bat, this author quickly explains that she is not professing to be an expert in the child rearing field. She is telling us that she is one of us and has learned from her own mistakes and is now sharing bits of her wisdom and learning experiences based on raising three daughters. I like this concept. I actually find it refreshing. This author has done her homework. She has scoured the internet, the websites, and other sources of information. She then combines this fact finding mission with her own experiences and shares her discoveries with other parents looking for answers. This is no small feat to say the least, however, Author Jennifer Loveless has done an excellent job of doing so.As a parent to three daughters and now a grandmother to nine grandchildren....I can very much identify with what this author is trying to accomplish. There is not one tip that she or one of her experts recommends that I take exception to or disagree with. Each and every one of them is practical every day advice on how to effectively raise children and enhance their self-esteem.Parenting is one of those vocations which appears to need little or no training yet it is what I consider to be one of the most important choices we might ever make. We can do a whole lot of damage to our youngsters if we don't better educate ourselves. As the author states...it starts in infanthood and goes from there. She stresses the importance of meeting our baby's needs without sacrificing out own in the process. Great tips such as teaching our children responsibility...involving our children in good deeds...not arguing with our spouse in front of them....consistency in our affection so that our love for them is not seen as conditional. These examples are just a few of the useful ideas and gentle reminders of what it entails to build our child's self esteem.  Setting goals and playing with our children as well as admitting that it's okay to know failure with the realization that perhaps it's the first step toward success is sound thinking. What a refreshing approach Author Jennifer Loveless has on life as she looks at and embraces some of the good old-fashioned ideas that can get lost in the shuffle of our busy lives. Good stuff!Inspirational Author & Book Reviewer ~ Dolores AyotteI'm Not Perfect and It's Okay