{"product_id":"raising-children-at-promise-how-the-surprising-gifts-of-adversity-and-relationship-build-character-in-kids-paperback-softback-9780787975630","title":"Raising Children At Promise; How the Surprising Gifts of Adversity and Relationship Build Character in Kids (Paperback \/ softback) 9780787975630","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRaising Children At Promise\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow the Surprising Gifts of Adversity and Relationship Build Character in Kids\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A must-read for anyone who loves kids.  Tim and Mona Stuart’s immensely practical workbook will help you examine your assumptions about the children in your life, critically reflect on your own parenting, and lay the foundation for strong character growth in kids.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Michele Borba, Ed.D., author, \u003ci\u003eBuilding Moral Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDon’t Give Me That Attitude!\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRaising Children At Promise\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for our day--a day when parents are often terrified to let children experience any form of adversity or disappointment.  This practical guide encourages us to help kids make the most of the natural adversity they experience so that they can learn from it.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Betsy Hart, author and nationally syndicated columnist with Scripps\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTimothy S. Stuart (Author), Mona Stuart (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780787975630, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 January 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 17.8 x 1.3 cm, 0.352 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaising Children At Promise\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical resource and inspiring companion workbook to the revolutionary book \u003ci\u003eChildren At Promise\u003c\/i\u003e, which replaced \u003ci\u003eat-risk\u003c\/i\u003e thinking with an \u003ci\u003eat-promise\u003c\/i\u003e strategy to help \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e kids succeed and overcome challenges in their lives through a trusting relationship with a caring adult.  Step by step, this workbook explains the AT PROMISE paradigm and offers stories, activities, self-assessments, prayer reflections, and answers to frequently asked questions, encouraging readers to understand and apply At Promise principles in their daily relationships with kids.  Most notably, an observation guide facilitates focused thinking and journaling about kids, giving parents and educators a tool for recognizing progress and knowing how to encourage children to live up to their potential.  Solidly grounded in tested educational and psychological theory as well as timeless biblical wisdom, \u003ci\u003eRaising Children At Promise\u003c\/i\u003e offers a groundbreaking approach to character growth in kids.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments.  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One: The At-Promise Perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. A New Look At Promise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Telling Your At-Promise Story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Trailhead: Fear Versus Love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Companions for the Journey: Choosing Your At-Promise Kids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two: Requirements for Growth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Adversity: What’s Pain Got to Do with It?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Trusting Relationships with At-Promise Kids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Three: Building PROMISE Character.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Perseverance: Staying the Course.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Responsibility for Our Actions: Conquering the Blame Game.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Optimism: Real Tonic for a Toxic World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Motivation from Identity: Claiming Our True ID.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Integrity: A Mirror of the Soul.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Service: It Takes Two Brooms to Change the World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. 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