Getting There! Nine Ways to Help Your Kids Learn What Matters Most in Life [Hardcover]

Lisa Marie Nelson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2000

You can teach your children to walk, talk, and understand the difference between right and wrong, but how do you instill in them-and the whole family-a sense of spirituality? Now author and mother Lisa Marie Nelson helps parents-with easy, effective techniques-develop "spiritual intelligence" within their families. Replete with quotes, anecdotes, fun exercises, and interactive refrigerator magnets, Getting There brings the popular spirituality of today into real-life homes, and proves that getting there is more than half the fun.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A kind of cookbook for enhancing family togetherness and spirituality." -- New Age / Body & Soul

"Fun, simple ways to foster spirituality for the whole family." -- New Age Retailer

"If you would like to reacquaint yourself with your children, then read Getting There...her ideas are catching on." -- Oklahoma Family Magazine

"This spiral-bound resource provides advice and exercises for families to use together." -- Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Lisa Marie Nelson writes a monthly column for Creative Living magazine and appeared on the Creative Living television show on TNN. Co-author of Tuttle's The Healthy Family Handbook, she is also president of Bright Ideas Productions and writes, produces, and performs in music and videos for children, for which she has won several awards. Ms. Nelson lives outside of Los Angeles with her husband, two sons, two dogs, three cats, two turtles, and two fish.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 168 pages
• Publisher: Journey Editions (May 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885203829
• ISBN-13: 978-1885203823
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,361,536 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have book for parents!, November 9, 2000

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Candace Liccione (Royersford, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Getting There! Nine Ways to Help Your Kids Learn What Matters Most in Life (Hardcover)

Getting there by Lisa Marie Nelson is a must have book for parents who are searching for a book on parenting. A spiritual parenting handbook which deals with many of life's child rearing questions answered in a wonderful anecdotal and problem solving way. A huge help in steering your children through life's journey. This book is brightly colored, spiral bound and filled with wonderful family activities, projects and solutions to some of the difficult problems parents face in raising children in these times. The book also includes magnetic words to stick onto your refrigerator and ideas on how to use them in the teaching and learning process with your children. This book enables families to work on a spiritual level with their children. Giving insight, help and encouragement to families seeking to add the spiritual elements to their children's upbringing.

I would definitely buy this book for any parents I know. I loved the family project ideas, how to teach children about life in a spiritual way and great ideas for family togetherness. I really can't say enough about this book! I feel it is a wonderful tool to assist parents in their difficult job of raising children. I wish this book was around when my son was small. It would have been very helpful to me in briging him up with a more reverent and spiritual approach to life. I would have loved to do the projects and activities with my son. So, as a service to all parents out there looking for help, purchase this book for them right now!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just discovered, but fantastic, book., May 10, 2000

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This review is from: Getting There! Nine Ways to Help Your Kids Learn What Matters Most in Life (Hardcover)

I'm not a big parenting book buyer, but took a chance on this one, and it came up smelling like roses. The activities are the kind that my kids will actually do, and the sheet of refrigerator magnets in the back are an absolute brilliant idea!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Today's Parents, May 21, 2000

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This review is from: Getting There! Nine Ways to Help Your Kids Learn What Matters Most in Life (Hardcover)

This is a book whose time as come. Wish I had had it years ago. It addresses other aspects than the basics in parenting and inspires. Use it and your kids will thank you.