The 10 Greatest Gifts I Gave My Children

Parenting from the Heart

By Steven Vannoy

No Band-Aids, Please

What I like best about Steven Vannoy’s book, The 10 Greatest Gifts I Gave My Children is his overwhelming positive approach to parenting and his focus on giving children gifts (not material ones) that set them up for life success. Vannoy states,” We all have wonderful dreams for our families when we first see our children, whether they are born to us, chosen for adoption, or blended in through new relationships. But all too often the real world starts to get in the way as jobs, bills, schedules, to-do lists, fears, and broken promises obliterate our vision of those dreams. The “10 Greatest Gifts” process provides a way to rediscover and realize those dreams again-but with a much different twist. This book is not about creating Band-Aids for old problems. Instead, it focuses on the ways you can immediately begin to achieve your vision for your family or school or neighborhood-for today, tomorrow, and the next century.”

Steven Vannoy tells readers he gifts this book to parents, teachers, grandparents, and all concerned leaders who want to move forward with their vision of wholesome, thriving children in a growing, productive society.

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Parenting from the Heart

By Steven Vannoy

Chapter One- Forward Focus

Steven Vannoy writes in chapter one, “Sometimes I wonder about certain drivers I see hurling down the highway. While they appear to be looking ahead, they were actually driving by looking in the rearview mirror. We only have a certain amount of energy, time, and potential use of each day. Only we can choose where to focus it. And while at times it may look as if we’re moving forward, most of us are really aiming backward.” Does this strike a chord with you? Sound familiar? Do you find focusing forward leads to handling life more successfully? Your children are listening and watching you as you navigate life. What are you modeling to them?

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