“Well, certainly, even separate from what our culture is going through, kids have different personalities and different natural bents and skill sets that they seem to come pre-programmed with. One of my two sons is very athletic. The other one is into social skills and humor.” WellsTwoDifferentSeemsKidsCultureSocialNaturalSonPersonalitySkillsAthleticSocial Skills Author:Alex Kendrick
“I have six kids - four girls and two boys. I'm amazed that growing up in the same house, same parents with the same exposure to the same things that all my six kids can be so different. I see that as their (being) designed by God.” TwoDifferentKidsGirlHouseParentBoysGrowing UpFourGrowingSixAmazedExposure Author:Alex Kendrick
“As our kids are drawn into, you know, Facebook and twittering and having their own cell phone and iPod and all those things , all of those things will take up as much time as you give them. What our goal is is to help them find that natural balance so that the things of our culture don't just steal their hearts and their minds and just consume their lives.” KnowsGivingMindHeartHelpingKidsCultureGoalNaturalBalancePhonesStealingCellsCell PhoneIpods Author:Alex Kendrick
“So, what we do in Love Dare for Parents is walk through the principles that help you win the hearts of your children and find that balance as a parent. As we all know, parenting can be wonderful and exasperating at times. So, we walk through the principles of demonstrating love to your kids in the most appropriate and healthy ways. We learned a great deal doing it and we believe the readers will too.” KnowsWayBelieveHeartChildrenHelpingKidsWinningParentWalksDealsPrinciplesWonderfulReaderBalanceHealthyOur ChildrenDareYour ChildrenAppropriateDemonstratingLove Dare Author:Alex Kendrick
“There was on section in First Corinthians 13 that talks about (showing) patience, kindness, politeness, how can I demonstrate forgiveness to my children and more fully enjoy them as they're growing up and vice versa. And so, each of those has a day's journey. There are 40 days that people will go through in applying these biblical principles for their kids. We spell them out in layman's terms so it's really easy to grasp a principle.” PeopleFirstsChildrenKidsEasyEnjoyTermPrinciplesKindnessGrowing UpGrowingJourneyVicesMy ChildrenSpellsBiblicalSectionsPolitenessVice VersaLaymanCorinthians Author:Alex Kendrick
“We dare them to apply a principle for 40 days to their kids. They don't have to be 40 consecutive days...Already people that even tested the book for us had amazing responses from their kids.” PeopleBookKidsPrinciplesResponseDareTestedConsecutive Author:Alex Kendrick
“As you show these principles over and over , it becomes engrained into how we think. And, when your kids see that, they begin doing it to their siblings. And so we've seen that as well. Many of these aspects I already knew as a parent but, as I study them more, there are more avenues that I can apply in my own parenting and I'm seeing how my kids are watching how I (interact) with my wife and (with) each of them and I watch how they (interact) with each other.” ThinkingWellsI CanShowsKidsParentMy OwnPrinciplesWatchesStudyWifeSeeingAspectMy WifeOver ItAvenuesSibling Author:Alex Kendrick
