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    Parenting: How To Be A Great Parent And Raise Awesome Kids
    Parenting: How To Be A Great Parent And Raise Awesome Kids
    Parenting: How To Be A Great Parent And Raise Awesome Kids
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    Parenting: How To Be A Great Parent And Raise Awesome Kids

    By Patrick Baldwin

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    Parenting: How To Be A Great Parent And Raise Awesome Kids

    There’s nothing like being a parent. Parenting is the absolute greatest and most honorable job on earth. It’s also the most difficult, terrifying, amazing, and most fulfilling job on earth.

    When it comes to raising kids most parents are eager to listen and learn from those who’ve been-there-done-that. We crave knowing what works and what doesn’t when it comes to getting your baby to sleep through the night, potty training, homework, monitoring social media, setting rules and guidelines, and all those other parenting ‘things’.

    I want to suggest, however, that parenting is about much more than the things that have just been mentioned. Parenting is about teaching our children who to be and not just what to be. Or as I like to say, “Parenting is being there; listening, talking, forgiving, asking forgiveness and most of all, loving with the same unconditional love we receive from Jesus.”

    That’s the reason for this book—to provide you with the encouragement and instruction necessary to raise up your children to be respectful, intelligent, confident, compassionate, responsible, and Godly people - you know, Awesome Kids :-)

    Each of the individual subject matters we’re going to look at will address both the physical or tangible aspects and the intangible or emotional aspects of parenting.

    Table of Contents

    Dedication
    Forward
    Chapter 1: Don’t Lie to Your Kids
    Chapter 2: Health
    Chapter 3: Safety
    Chapter 4: Awareness
    Chapter 5: Education
    Chapter 6: Boys and Girls
    Chapter 7: Spiritual Upbringing
    Chapter 8: Political Involvement
    Chapter 9: Being A Late Bloomer
    Chapter 10: Conclusion

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    God Bless

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherACDA
    Release dateApr 1, 2017
    ISBN9781944321413
    Parenting: How To Be A Great Parent And Raise Awesome Kids
    Author

    Patrick Baldwin

    Patrick J. Baldwin was born on July 30, 1965 in Vallejo, California. He is the youngest of three children. He spent his early childhood in Connecticut; the state he calls home. He graduated from high school in 1984 from Northbrook High School in Houston. He held numerous jobs after high school until sixteen years later he found his calling. He became an LVN in 1997 and has been working as a LVN/Surgical Technologist in one of the South’s largest hospital systems ever since. Patrick plays the piano, is always trying to whittle down the stack of books by his bed, loves to cook, enjoys composing music on his computer, and has learned over the years that writing is not only enjoyable, but therapeutic. He loves to write about real-life events mixed with fiction and some of his own dreams and fantasies. He got his joy of reading and writing from his mother, Joyce, who passed away in 2010 from a failed liver transplant. He misses her terribly and dedicates all of his writing to her. For comments, rants, and raves, Patrick can be contacted at pjbaldwin1965@att.net

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      Parenting - Patrick Baldwin

      Parenting

      How to be a Great Parent and Raise Awesome Kids

      By Patrick Baldwin

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      Thank you for purchasing our book and supporting our Ministry. We actually have two requests – To Pray for Our Ministry and to Read this Book All the Way through. No Ministry can Survive without Pray and Support so we ask you to keep our Ministry in Your Daily Prayers and Pray as the Lord leads.

      We also encourage you to Read the Book you purchased all the way through. Many Books NEVER Get Read, and the ones that do only get read the first few pages.

      One of our Special Request is that if you are serious about learning the material in this book that you take time to actually read this book in its entirety – all the way through.

      We all lead such busy lives nowadays and can get side tracked so easily please take a moment to consider my words and read to the end of the book and keep us in Your Prayers.

      Thank You once again for purchase. We deeply appreciate Your Prayers and Support and know that God will Bless You as You continue to Bless this Ministry.

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      Dedication

      This book is dedicated to my loving family who continues to be my inspiration and motivation. You have always encouraged me to follow my dreams and live with no regrets. You are eternally appreciated for all you have done and continue to do to enrich my life in so many ways.

      This Book is also dedicated to you the reader and your family. I pray that this book will be a blessing to you as you read it.

      God Bless.

      Forward

      There’s nothing like being a parent. Parenting is the absolute greatest and most honorable job on earth. It’s also the most difficult, terrifying, amazing, and most fulfilling job on earth. When it comes to raising kids most parents are eager to listen and learn from those who’ve been-there-done-that. We crave knowing what works and what doesn’t when it comes to getting your baby to sleep through the night, potty training, homework, monitoring social media, setting rules and guidelines, and all those other parenting ‘things’.

      I want to suggest, however, that parenting is about much more than the things that have just been mentioned. Parenting is about teaching our children who to be and not just what to be. Or as I like to say, Parenting is being there; listening, talking, forgiving, asking forgiveness and most of all, loving with the same unconditional love we receive from Jesus.

      That’s the reason for this book—to provide you with the encouragement and instruction necessary to raise up your children to be respectful, intelligent, confident, compassionate, responsible, and Godly people – You know, Awesome Kids!.

      Each of the individual subject matters we’re going to look at will address both the physical or tangible aspects and the intangible or emotional aspects of parenting.

      So without further ado, let’s get started. Let’s get down to the joys of parenting with our best foot, heart, and mind forward.

      Table of Contents

      Special Request

      Dedication

      Forward

      Chapter 1: Don’t Lie to Your Kids

      Chapter 2: Health

      Chapter 3: Safety

      Chapter 4: Awareness

      Chapter 5: Education

      Chapter 6: Boys and Girls

      Chapter 7: Spiritual Upbringing

      Chapter 8: Political Involvement

      Chapter 9: Being A Late Bloomer

      Chapter 10: Conclusion

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      Chapter 1: Don’t Lie to Your Kids

      Just like the chapter on sexuality, this chapter is going to be short and sweet. In fact, I could easily sum up the subject of lying to your children by simply saying, Don’t do it…not ever! and be done. I’m actually tempted to do that, but me being me, I can’t quite bring myself to do it. I want to expound on the subject of lying by saying the following…

      There is no such thing as a good Lie

      A lie is a lie is a lie. To say it’s just a little lie or a half-truth is like saying a woman is just a little bit pregnant. It’s not possible.

      I know some of you are thinking about all those times when you’ve been asked Did you get my birthday present yet? or Is there really a Santa Claus? or Who is the tooth fairy…really? or Did Fluffy go to heaven?

      When your little ones ask questions like this, rather than lying, you simply need to say, I am the tooth fairy. Or I don’t know if Fluffy is in heaven but the Bible talks about animals in heaven so he might be. I’m sure if animals are in heaven Fluffy will be there, too.

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