How to Grow Kids
From the Heart of Andy
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Look at PARENTING from the child’s point of view…… where the child tells his parents what he needs to grow strong, socially and emotionally.
He doesn’t have all the answers, but has learned some things along the way.
For example:
“Before we get started, here are 4 things I need you to know:
1. You are my best teacher. I learn everything from you.
2. You set the emotional tone in our home, so please try to be cheery.
3. Try to always come from a place of love.
4. You are my mirror....I am who you say I am!”
In BOOK ONE, learn what your child needs to feel safe, respected and happy.
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About the Book
Your children are your world, and they want to be happy and emotionally strong. You, as parents, also wish that for them, but you don’t always know how to make it happen. In How to Grow Kids: From the Heart of Andy, author Wendy Iscove shares insight from a child’s point of view.
Young Andy tells parents what he needs to grow strong emotionally and socially. He offers practical suggestions for parents to help their kids feel safe and loved and calm inside while developing order and boundaries within their lives.
With full illustrations included, How to Grow Kids helps parents open discussion with their children as they explore and understand their own needs.
“This book is an invaluable resource for parents and more helpful than any I have used in my professional work with children and their families. The clarity and heartwarming presentation of the essential ingredients parents need to provide their children, is comprehensive and relevant for raising healthy, self-assured children and adolescents.”
Karen E. Davis, Psy.D. M.F.T., L.E.P.
Practicing Child and Adolescent Therapist,
Educational Psychologist in Beverly Hills, CA.
“This wonderful book, written from a child’s perspective, shows parents, with loving sensitivity, what is needed for a child to grow up feeling secure. Listening to Andy’s words and seeing him in action make it easy for readers to understand his world and his needs. The clear language provides parents with tools to address these needs. This rare glimpse into a child’s world will immeasurably assist parents and all others who work with children.”
Wendy Burke, Ph.D
Family Psychologist
practicing in Beverly Hills, CA.
About the Author
Wendy Iscove hails from what was once a small town outside Toronto, Canada - Mississauga, Ontario. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Toronto and completed her Master of Arts in Education degree from Pepperdine University. Professionally, she has worked as a preschool teacher and served for 11 years as a national coach for the Galef Institute; she worked in California, Texas, Utah, and Arizona, teaching teachers strategies for the integration of the arts in Grades Pre-K-12. Ms Iscove has taught in classrooms for over 32 years, working with differently-challenged students, as well. She has the great pleasure of being a parent herself.
To contact Ms. Iscove, please go to: HTGKids.com