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Connecting With Your Kids

By Timothy Smith

Published by Bethany House

Are you too busy to read?  I think you should make time for this book!

So many books out there are all about fitting more into your schedules, packing all you can in, organizing those busy schedules to add even more and using every waking moment to work, work, work and multitask out the ears.  I believe that is why this book was so refreshing for me.  It wasn’t about making room for more, it was about making room for the most important.  It was about family and knowing your children.  It was about making time for the little things and really taking time for what is important in life.  For me, I think I felt it gave me permission to slow down.  I loved the chapters on parenting different children.  Smith called this the heart print of your child.  There are different bents and prints for each child and as a parent I need to take the time to know that.  In knowing that I become a better parent to the children I have.  That is important to me above all else.  Parenting my children is my mission and this book gives very practical ways to be a better parent. 

If you are burned out and tired of running this book is perfect for you.  In our world of hurry up and get it all done this book really showed me that letting some things go is very important.  Eating dinner together and playing together is important.  Letting our children come to a place that they are bored is a good thing.  I think that was very big for me.  He said that boredom brings creativity.  We need to let them slow down enough to explore that creativity.  We need to take time to be creative with our children. 

In my own life, this book has inspired me to turn off the television and the radio.  I am shutting down the computer more and more in order to just sit and read with the kids.  We are taking time to let go of the busy activities and play in the backyard instead.  We are making time to eat meals together especially when my husband is home.  I just want to say thank you to Timothy Smith for setting that in motion in my home. 

I loved this book and think you will too!

This review was done for Active Christian Media.  I am not a paid reviewer.  I merely do this for the love of books!