The 10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Children: Parenting from the Heart (Paperback)

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David Hartenbach Superintendent, Aurora Public Schools The 10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Children is more informative to parents than Dr. Spock or Sesame Street in helping children develop into self-directed and capable adults. -- Review

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Jack Canfieldauthor of Chicken Soup for the SoulThe greatest gift you can give your children is to read this book and use the powerful principles it teaches.

Doug Krugauthor of Enlightened LeadershipThese concepts are as vital to shaping your child(ren)'s future as a solid foundation is to building a house. The 10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Children offers astonishing, simple, effective methods of imparting priceless values to our children.

Spencer Johnson, M.D.coauthor, The One Minute Manager; author, Value Tales for ChildrenA wonderful way to encourage your children to develop their own character -- from integrity to humor!

Judith Brilesauthor of The Confidence Factor and Woman to WomanCalling all parents -- Finally, a real person, a parent, delivers the answers. Steven Vannoy identifies the questions and gives fabulous solutions. Where was he when I had little ones?

David HartenbachSuperintendent, Aurora Public SchoolsThe 10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Children is more informative to parents than Dr. Spock or Sesame Street in helping children develop into self-directed and capable adults.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster; A Fireside Book edition (September 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671502271
• ISBN-13: 978-0671502270
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #339,578 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read book for all parents., January 24, 1999

By	Elizabeth Pantley (Kirkland, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This is a very pleasant book that helps put the joy back in parenting. It contains stories and thoughts that will encourage you to focus on what's most important in your life. It will help you enjoy your children on a day-to-day basis. It's a book that I've read more than once.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great parenting book!, June 21, 1999

By A Customer

This is one of the best parenting books I've read. It gives you solid tools for parenting from the heart. This author is a management expert, not a psychologist, and many of the tools are appropriate for working with people, no matter what their age. I especially like the "gift of forward focus" which helps kids to see that all of life is about learning lessons, and that the only reason to look backward is to understand the lesson in order to be able to avoid the same mistake again. Otherwise it just wastes your energy. I also like the "gift of feeling fully" which helps kids to be in touch with their emotions. I have already given several copies as gifts and will continue to do so. To the author: Have you considered an audiotape?

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This stuff really works!, July 25, 2000

By	Lynn Gillespie (Paonia, CO USA) - See all my reviews

I read this book about 2 years ago. I started using his techniques first with the kids. Boy what a difference! The kids responded great. Next I tried it on my employees, it worked great with them too. This is such a gentle way to get the kids and employees to behave in the manner in which you need them too. Thanks Steve for making life at home and work much better. My kids are just entering the teenage years and I think these techniques are going to make these years quite managable.