The mommy diaries

The mommy diariesParenting is not for sissies! And once you've survived the spit up, the sleepless nights and the nappy changes (oh my goodness so many nappy changes!) you think you've survived it all. Until you suddenly find yourself with a pre teen or teen in the house! A child who needs help navigating the internet and social media, bullies, failure, the opposite sex, and a landscape of social issues that didn't even exist when you were a kid! That is when you

Parenting is not for sissies! And once you've survived the spit up, the sleepless nights and the nappy changes (oh my goodness so many nappy changes!) you think you've survived it all. Until you suddenly find yourself with a pre-teen or teen in the house! A child who needs help navigating the internet and social media, bullies, failure, the opposite sex, and a landscape of social issues that didn't even exist when you were a kid! That is when you realize that you, the parent, is the one who actually needs help if you want to equip your child to face those issues and so much more with courage and character! You need to read this book if you want to raise kids with a strong foundation of faith and values. In this book you will find out how to speak to your kids about social media, bullies, popularity, divorce, social issues such as race and poverty as well as issues of faith and so much more, to equip them to lead a life of wisdom and understanding with the right values in place. This book will help you be intentional about having those important conversations, and will give you guidelines for those tough topics that deserve more than pat answers!
As a value-based response to issues and events in the world and social and emotion challenges today's parents and kids face, the book focusses on equipping parents to develop in their kids a firm a foundation of the kind of faith and values that might nowadays be considered rare, such as integrity, courage, kindness, resilience, gratitude and more.
Kona Brown, South African blogger, speaker and businesswoman, uses the real stories and situations, the tricky questions and challenging scenarios of everyday motherhood (which mostly happens in the car, around the dinner table and almost always happens on the fly) from her own life with her two sons. With a humorous style and firm biblical grounding, she offers wisdom and insight that any parent can apply in a practical way.
Awesome kids don't just happen, and we as parents need all the help we can get to equip them with the tools they need for growth, self-knowledge, and faith.