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Written for parents, teachers, counselors, and everyone else involved with raising children, this book emphasizes the need for kids to learn how to make smart decisions in the face of today’s permissive culture and strong peer pressure. Many parents go to great lengths to protect their children from dangerous influences, boredom, want, and even the consequences of the kids’ own choices, but Elisa Medhus — winning author of the 2002 Parent's Choice Award and National Parenting Publication Award — believes this doesn’t allow kids to develop the skills they need to be successful adults. She tells readers how to give their children opportunities to overcome adversity while still in a loving family environment, so they can develop internal wisdom, creative problem-solving skills, and basic common sense. Raising Everyday Heroes offers easy-to-implement techniques for raising responsible, self-reliant children.


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Dr. Elisa Medhus is the author of Raising Children Who Think for Themselves (Beyond Words Publishing, 2001), which won the 2002 Parents Choice Award, the 2002 National Parenting Publications Award, and the National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval, as well as Hearing Is Believing (New World Library, 2004). A mother of five, Dr. Medhus lives in Houston, Texas, where she built and operated a successful private medical practice for thirteen years. As founder and president of the Medhus Youth Organization, Dr. Medhus has further dedicated herself to transforming our society to a responsible, self-directed one. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Atria Books/Beyond Words (August 28, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1582700966
  • ISBN-13: 978-1582700960
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #183,417 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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external beacons, inner dishonesty, inner hero, everyday hero, responsible media, harmful messages, impartial observations, rescuing children, external direction, inner compass
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5.0 out of 5 stars Much Needed Book, June 10, 2004
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This is perhaps the single most important book for any parent or grandparent to read. Kids today are so rescued from nearly every hardship and challenge, that I worry about what that means for our future and our kids. I'm not alone in my concerns. Many parents I know make the same mistakes I've made over and over by rescuing their kids from sibling arguments, tough homework assignments, the consequences for their mistakes, frustration, boredom and delayed gratification. And they're afraid too. But Medhus gives us all hope by showing us how we can play to our children's strengths to bring out the hero that lies within.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic advice, June 24, 2004
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In Raising Everyday Heroes, Elisa Medhus gives parents the essential tools they need to 1)raise responsible, caring kids and 2)help parents learn ways they can make a difference in the world and act as strong role models for their kids. And the tips she offers start by teaching children as young as 18 months that they too, have an important role in life and society, as they learn basic skills -- from picking up toys to picking out their breakfast -- that teach them responsibility and therefore, builds strong character and work ethic. The tips are easy to read and are bulleted, great for busy parents -- or any parent looking for quick tips to help them raise kids who make a difference.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pearls Of Wisdom From A Mother Of 5!, June 17, 2004
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I found Raising Everyday Heroes to be refreshingly honest and to the point. Dr. Medhus hits the nail on the head! I love how she uses her own experiences to make a point and the way she recants those experiences with such charm and wit. Simply and yet wonderfully written. She keeps the readers interest. Her views on and recommendations for instructing and motivating today's children to be tomorrow's self reliant adults, make this book a must for all parents and non-parents alike. I have used some of her pointers in the workplace as well and it worked like a charm! Well done!
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