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The Kind of Parent You Are
THE KIND OF PARENT YOU ARE DOES NOT SIMPLY REFLECT THE KIND OF PERSON YOU ARE … THE KIND OF PARENT YOU ARE IS THE KIND OF PERSON YOU ARE.
What imprint will you leave upon the future? How will you incorporate your core beliefs and values into your parenting style? How will you parent with purpose?
This book applies the principles from The Optimal Life Experience to the subject of parenting. It will help you define and develop the best in yourself—and set the stage for your child to do the same.
You will learn how to:
•Create your parenting purpose, vision, and goals
•Be an example for your children to emulate
•Set the environment for your children’s enrichment
•Help your children develop the inner qualities to get the most out of life
•Empower your children to be the best they can be
None of these things will be easy. This book offers plenty of support to help you. Inside, you will find practical tools, creative techniques, and introspective activities that you can use for your child’s growth, and for your own.
What imprint will you leave upon the future? How will you incorporate your core beliefs and values into your parenting style? How will you parent with purpose?
This book applies the principles from The Optimal Life Experience to the subject of parenting. It will help you define and develop the best in yourself—and set the stage for your child to do the same.
You will learn how to:
•Create your parenting purpose, vision, and goals
•Be an example for your children to emulate
•Set the environment for your children’s enrichment
•Help your children develop the inner qualities to get the most out of life
•Empower your children to be the best they can be
None of these things will be easy. This book offers plenty of support to help you. Inside, you will find practical tools, creative techniques, and introspective activities that you can use for your child’s growth, and for your own.
- GenresNonfiction
309 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 26, 2018
About the author
Brian Vondruska
5 books11 followersBrian Vondruska is the founder and author of the website https://www.thekindofparentyouare.com, a portal for parents to help their children, and themselves, become their best selves. Brian is also a twenty-year veteran of the chemical industry, having served in R&D, marketing, and business process roles. Brian lives in Aurora, Ohio, with his wife and two children.
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June 26, 2018
I received an ARC [Advanced Reader’s Copy] mobi.file copy of this book from the author’s publisher through a giveaway they had on LibraryThing and the following is my honest opinion.
The indication of the kind of parent you are is far from being the kind of individual you happen to be. It’s just what it states the kind of parent you are in its simplistic form the kind of parent you are. Any parent should already know that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. And that whatever you do in rearing your child has a way of imprinting itself onto the child. This includes any and all of the beliefs and values you currently possess.
According to the author the book applies the principles from The Optimal Life Experience to the subject of parenting. Essentially, achieving the so-call optimal life experience is not achieved solely by taking something it requires a give and take, a give and take which is both physically and mentally. Extracting a combination of psychological, philosophical, and economical ideas the author succeeds in completing the jigsaw puzzle of the totality for the experience of human life itself. And in doing so should create an environment in which you can find the best qualities within yourself and then help to further express and expand on them.
Given the complexities of life itself, each individual’s path they’ll take is going to be different and this is where this book allows its readers to find their own individual path to their own feeling of being contended, healthful and cheerful.
If you are under the impression that one’s journey into parenthood is one which is going to be tranquil, you’ll it’s going to be one which will be a bit more complicated. For in the end, whatever you do as a parent will imprint itself onto the child and its future as an adult.
This book is intended to give its readers the kind of support they’re looking for with the realistic tools, innovative methods, and actions which can be best described as being self-examining, and the child’s development as well as the parent’s. It is for this reason I’ve given the author, Brian Vondruska, the 5 STARS I’ve given him and his endeavor here.
The indication of the kind of parent you are is far from being the kind of individual you happen to be. It’s just what it states the kind of parent you are in its simplistic form the kind of parent you are. Any parent should already know that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. And that whatever you do in rearing your child has a way of imprinting itself onto the child. This includes any and all of the beliefs and values you currently possess.
According to the author the book applies the principles from The Optimal Life Experience to the subject of parenting. Essentially, achieving the so-call optimal life experience is not achieved solely by taking something it requires a give and take, a give and take which is both physically and mentally. Extracting a combination of psychological, philosophical, and economical ideas the author succeeds in completing the jigsaw puzzle of the totality for the experience of human life itself. And in doing so should create an environment in which you can find the best qualities within yourself and then help to further express and expand on them.
Given the complexities of life itself, each individual’s path they’ll take is going to be different and this is where this book allows its readers to find their own individual path to their own feeling of being contended, healthful and cheerful.
If you are under the impression that one’s journey into parenthood is one which is going to be tranquil, you’ll it’s going to be one which will be a bit more complicated. For in the end, whatever you do as a parent will imprint itself onto the child and its future as an adult.
This book is intended to give its readers the kind of support they’re looking for with the realistic tools, innovative methods, and actions which can be best described as being self-examining, and the child’s development as well as the parent’s. It is for this reason I’ve given the author, Brian Vondruska, the 5 STARS I’ve given him and his endeavor here.
May 28, 2018
This is a pretty fascinating, very thorough, guide to parenting that comes with its own website support system full of tips, videos, printables and more information.
Vondruska, a dad of two with a business background, uses analysis techniques which have obviously served him well in his business career to evaluate and quantify various aspects of parenting with the aim of helping you - the expectant parent (for this is his target audience) - become good at being a mum or dad.
Vondruska, a dad of two with a business background, uses analysis techniques which have obviously served him well in his business career to evaluate and quantify various aspects of parenting with the aim of helping you - the expectant parent (for this is his target audience) - become good at being a mum or dad.
November 19, 2019
A Great book for Parents with young children.
While I am not a parent, I found that this book was well constructed and researched. The author has compiled many different studies and techniques for parents with young children to use. In addition to the parenting theories, the author includes his own experiences with his son, such as allowing the son to compete in martial arts tournaments, as well as creating and/or demonstrating activities for children to do with their parents. The candy buyback program and the concepts of giving children limited options and allowing them to problem solve among others were written in a way that even those that do not have a psychological background could understand with relative ease.
As I said, I am not a parent, but I can see, at least a small bit, of what parents have to go through for their children, especially those with extremely young children. This book is different from what I usually read, but after reading a few chapters I found the strategies and psychological research intellectually interesting. I would recommend this book to parents, both those already with children and those who are expecting to have children.
**I received this as part of a goodreads giveaway.
While I am not a parent, I found that this book was well constructed and researched. The author has compiled many different studies and techniques for parents with young children to use. In addition to the parenting theories, the author includes his own experiences with his son, such as allowing the son to compete in martial arts tournaments, as well as creating and/or demonstrating activities for children to do with their parents. The candy buyback program and the concepts of giving children limited options and allowing them to problem solve among others were written in a way that even those that do not have a psychological background could understand with relative ease.
As I said, I am not a parent, but I can see, at least a small bit, of what parents have to go through for their children, especially those with extremely young children. This book is different from what I usually read, but after reading a few chapters I found the strategies and psychological research intellectually interesting. I would recommend this book to parents, both those already with children and those who are expecting to have children.
**I received this as part of a goodreads giveaway.
September 5, 2018
I received an ARC for my honest free review.
I found the book very interesting. It was a different structure to most of the parenting books I have read as it talked about setting your core believes and values, rather than just giving tips on how to be a good parent.
The book encourages the reader to create their own purpose, vision and goals. I enjoyed preparing these, it gave more meaning and depth to my family life and purpose reading the book.
There were times that I found the book a little thick on the theoretical side. It mentioned personality preferences and many articles to substantiate the research. Occasionally, I found this a little dry.
That said, I enjoyed the book and I would recommend it to anyone who feels overwhelmed as a parent or is simply reflecting on how they could improve their parenting skills. I am glad I had the opportunity to read it.
I found the book very interesting. It was a different structure to most of the parenting books I have read as it talked about setting your core believes and values, rather than just giving tips on how to be a good parent.
The book encourages the reader to create their own purpose, vision and goals. I enjoyed preparing these, it gave more meaning and depth to my family life and purpose reading the book.
There were times that I found the book a little thick on the theoretical side. It mentioned personality preferences and many articles to substantiate the research. Occasionally, I found this a little dry.
That said, I enjoyed the book and I would recommend it to anyone who feels overwhelmed as a parent or is simply reflecting on how they could improve their parenting skills. I am glad I had the opportunity to read it.
February 11, 2023
My children are grown, but I am an educator and found that a lot of what Brian recommends for parents aligns with what I practice in my classroom. I think his ideas of getting to know a child's temperament, framing things as cans instead of cants, providing choices, and modeling problem-solving are solid, research-based ideas. I do feel that the format of the book may make it a bit hard for some parents to get through, especially in the beginning chapters when he is describing how his personal journey led him to writing this book. It got more user-friendly when it got into the chapters offering the actual strategies and examples.
I won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway.
I won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway.
January 24, 2020
Too textbook
This book reads like a textbook. I don't know about you, but I never enjoyed reading textbooks. The material is dry and difficult to absorb. I'm not sure this book will help me become a better parent. It did offer some helpful advice while other information certainly didn't seem to apply to my family and it's circumstances.
*I won a copy of this book from a Goodreads giveaway. The review is my own, honest and unsolicited.
This book reads like a textbook. I don't know about you, but I never enjoyed reading textbooks. The material is dry and difficult to absorb. I'm not sure this book will help me become a better parent. It did offer some helpful advice while other information certainly didn't seem to apply to my family and it's circumstances.
*I won a copy of this book from a Goodreads giveaway. The review is my own, honest and unsolicited.
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