10-Minute Life Lessons for Kids: 52 Fun and Simple Games and Activities to Teach Your Child Honesty, Trust, Love, and Other Important Values [Paperback]

Jamie C. Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 23, 1998

52 playful and easy to understand activites to hhelp parents teach children moral lessons that they won't forget

A child says, "I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand." 10-Minute Life Lessons for Kids is a book about seeing and doing--a book that gives parents the ability to teach the powerful principles of honesty, trust, generosity, love, and other values. Children will discover the objectives themselves as they actively participate in fun games and activities.

The games can be done in any order, with very little planning and with very few supplies--just common objects most people have around the house like toothpicks, string, pennies, or an apple. Some can be done while riding in the car, and others can be expanded to fill a whole evening with family fun. The activities in 10-Minute Life Lessons for Kids will not only create cozy and enjoyable moments of family togetherness, they will have a lasting impact on your growing child.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"10-Minute Life Lessons for Kids is an inspirational, upbeat and practical guide to teaching our children powerful principles needed for lifetime success. I love this book and am using it with my family." -- Roger Crawford, author of HOW HIGH CAN YOU BOUNCE?

"10-Minute Life Lessons for Kids is packed with simple, effective techniques for teaching values to children in a way that will translate into lasting integrity. Jamie Miller has given significant help to every busy, caring parent." -- Gary and Joy Lundberg, Authors of I DON'T HAVE TO MAKE EVERYTHING ALL BETTER

"A wonderful book. Teaching values to our children has never been this easy--or fun!" -- Dr. Kevin Steede, author of 10 MOST COMMON MISTAKES GOOD PARENTS MAKE: AND HOW TO AVOID THEM

'I love this book! It's so easy to apply, and truly inspires me to better parenting. Just reading it feels like a pat on the back." -- Joni Hilton, author of FAMILY FUNBOOK and GUILT-FREE MOTHERHOOD

About the Author

Jamie Miller created these games for her five children and has also used them successfully in many church and schoolroom settings. As a member of the singing King Family, Jamie was featured on their weekly television show in the 1960s and 70s and toured the United States and Canada performing during those years. A book editor and the coauthor of Christmas Miracles, she has a degree in education and lives in California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; 1st edition (September 23, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060952555
• ISBN-13: 978-0060952556
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,466 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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  • #36 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Family Activities

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98 of 103 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Geared towards kids under 10, November 25, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: 10-Minute Life Lessons for Kids: 52 Fun and Simple Games and Activities to Teach Your Child Honesty, Trust, Love, and Other Important Values (Paperback)

I purchased this book after reading the glowing reviews from other parents. The concepts are great, the games and activities - truly ten minutes or less - are creative and effectively teach the lessons they set out to teach. However, I disagreed with previous reviewers who found this book helpful for opening up lines of communication with their pre-teen and teenage children. These are sound lessons, but I don't see how any parent could get their older children to participate without a lot of eye-rolling and protests of "I am SO too old for this." More interesting for older kids are "201 Questions to Ask Your Parents" by Pepper Schwartz or "201 Great Questions for Kids and Parents" by Jerry Jones. Both books allow older kids to ask parents about their feelings and life experiences in a way that makes them recognize parents as regular people, just like them, who grew up just like they did, learning and making mistakes along the way - not infallible, inaccessible, or larger-than-life as we sometimes seem.

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary!, December 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 10-Minute Life Lessons for Kids: 52 Fun and Simple Games and Activities to Teach Your Child Honesty, Trust, Love, and Other Important Values (Paperback)

I have used these activities with my kids, ages 5-13 and they love them! Doing these together has led to some wonderful discussions with my kids about important values. These games and activities are fun and easy and don't take much forethought or planning. I've never seen such an interesting approach to combining games and teaching values. Every parent should have this book to help get discussions going about important life lessons. It's a great tool!

48 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for school counselors, September 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: 10-Minute Life Lessons for Kids: 52 Fun and Simple Games and Activities to Teach Your Child Honesty, Trust, Love, and Other Important Values (Paperback)

I am an elementary school counselor and found several activities in this book to use in my classes. The students cheer when I walk in the room. They expect to learn through the fun activities I used from this book. If you like to have creative lessons you'll love this book!