Prepares moms for the time when their school-aged kids take their first few steps into the world and away from mama's nest.
Sending a child off to school is a whole lot more than stocking up on school supplies and packing a (somewhat) healthy lunch. This helpful guidebook walks Christian moms through:
- discovering a long-term vision for the person that Christ has purposed for your child to become
- instilling a sense of "who I am and where I came from" in your child
- choosing a school for your kids
- helping your kids to develop key attributescourage, kindness, perseverancethat lead to success in school
- dealing with teachers, sports, and lessons
- navigating those difficult conversations that will come sooner rather than later
- a special feature includes sidebars "From the Principal's Office" with insights from a 35-year elementary school principal and educator
Moms will learn how to cover their children in prayer so that their launch into the world, and away from her control, is done with grace and wisdomhelping them grow into the men and women God intended them to be.
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| Introduction: Into the Big, Wide (and Sometimes Scary) World |
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One Getting into the Big-Kid-Mama Groove |
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Surviving and Thriving as You Transition into the Grade-School Years |
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Doing What It Takes to Help Your Kid Succeed |
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Three The Most Important Factor |
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Helping Your Kid Find a Genuine Faith |
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Stepping Forward with a Christ-Centered Vision |
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Five Courage at the Great Divide |
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The Place Where Stepping Forward Means Stepping Back |
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Sending Your Kid off to the Right Place |
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Seven Social-Emotional Learning 501 |
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Preparing Your Kid for the Grade School Social Scene |
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Eight Your Kindergarten-Readiness Checklist |
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Getting Your Kid Academically Ready for School |
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Nine Great Communicators Anonymous |
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Encouraging the Fifteen Factors with Your Words |
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Ten The Christian Daddy's Guide to Starting School |
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What Dads Need to Know About Sending Their Kids out into the World |
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Eleven When Things Don't Go "Right" |
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What to Do When Your Kid Struggles in School |
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Twelve The Glitter Glue Incident |
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And Other Grade-School Behavior Issues You'd Rather Avoid |
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Thirteen Michael Phelps Was Born Swimming |
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And Other Urban Legends About Talented Kids |
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Fourteen Do This, Not That |
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Helping Your Kid in a Way That's Actually Helpful |
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| Epilogue: Bring on the Big-Kidness |
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| Appendix: The Christian Mama's Guide to Praying for Your Kids |
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| About the Author |
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Erin MacPherson is a mom of three who never does anything halfway. When she discovered she was pregnant she decided to write about itbut then kept writing. A former staff writer and editor for Nickelodeon, Erin now entertains parents on her personal blog as well as through freelance magazine articles, devotionals and speaking. She wants to come beside her readers not only as a confidant and Christian sister, but also as a best girlfriend who understands what daily life is all about.
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