The Positive Child: Guided Steps To Giving Your Child A Life Worth Living In A Happy Home

by Jessica Palmer

“The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.”  — Denis Waitley

You want the best for your child, it’s true, and you might think “the best” is gifting them with material things that will only bring momentary happiness. For those of you who can’t afford to do so, you see yourselves as failing parents.

The truth is, what saves our children, what saves a family, are the things that can’t be bought, but can only be taught, learned, and practiced.

The Positive Child was written with every parent in mind, whether well-off or struggling, new or seasoned, for those who think they’ve got this parenting thing in the bag, and for those who have no idea what they’re doing.

Jessica Palmer, mother of four, wants to help you build a healthy, happy, positive home, by starting with you. Your attitude, your ideals, your beliefs. It is not the lifestyle that you can or can’t afford for your child that will morph them into phenomenal adults, it’s how you live and what you practice in the home. 

In this eye-opening guide, Jessica shares a bucketload of sagacious tips and tricks on how to cultivate healthy, positive behaviors in kids, using guiding principles such

Becoming your child’s best exampleRespecting your child’s space and life decisionsEmpowering instead of shamingEncouraging creativity and independent definitionsTeaching emotional intelligenceSetting high expectationsPracticing family ritualsBuilding meaningful relationshipsAfter raising four happy, healthy, ambitious kids, Jessica is more than confident in her methods for fostering positive, vibrant children. In The Positive Child, you will find a range of workable, efficient, and adaptable strategies based on values, moralities, and ethics.

Do you really want to give your child the best life? The life they truly deserve? The life that will shape them into determinedly successful adults?

Then this is where you start.

Genres: Parenting

86 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 10, 2020

Reviews

[Melanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book in exchange for my honest and voluntary review.
This book has great tips for creating and fostering happiness in your own life, in order to be the best role model you can for your child. Most of the tips are very practical and can be implemented immediately into your life. While I do agree that doing your best to be a positive role model is important, and will definitely help foster a good relationship with your child, I think the idea that if you are happy your child will be happy is overreaching. Children do not automatically emulate their parents' personalities even in the best circumstance, but that is especially not true for any children that are prone to anxiety or have other mental health challenges.
Many of the tips in this book are helpful, but some of the advice needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Many children will not respond well to being pushed into activities or relationships as suggested, and it can actually be harmful for some children to try. Overall I have mixed feelings about the advice, and would highly suggest you consider the needs of your own child(children) and yourself before implementing the advice. Also it is ok and normal not to be perfectly happy all the time or to struggle with some relationships in your life. Yes, you should work toward the goal of happiness and positive relationships, but not having that all the time will not doom your child to a life of unhappiness as the author seems to imply.

[Kristi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Initially I have to say- I am almost always turned off by books that say “if you do this YOU WILL be happy - YOU WILL have happy kids etc” no formula works for all kids. There are outliers and special circumstances.... Also not all children thrive on being pushed- but some definitely need it! I have read many many parenting books and I’m grateful to be able to take bits and pieces from each to add to my knowledge and skill set as a parent.
That said I actually really liked this book. A lot of practical (and sometimes obvious) advice. Perhaps it is because I have 5 kids of my own and they are 17 and under so we have already adopted so many of these things into our own home. I think this would be an especially good book for new parents or parents with young children!
I really appreciated the posts about helping a child understand *how to earn money and why
*counting blessings and understanding how much they have
*importance of incorporating family traditions.

I received this audiobook for free in exchange for my honest review.

[Kirsten Carlyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was given the audio version of this book in return for an honest review and here it is! I enjoyed listening to this book. It was a change from my usual genre of book. I found the book to be a honest, practical guide to raising happy, positive children. I have two children myself and i am going to aim to put in to practice some of the lessons that I have taken from this book, such as making happiness habits and empowering rather than shaming my children. I also liked the chapter about building a work ethic in my children. The narrator spoke clearly and at a good pace. I would recommend this book yto any parent who wants to make a positive impact on their own and children’s lives.

[Vero Aguirre vides · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book, goes into basics and expands on them in an understandable way. For parents to enrich their positive reinforcement skills, and can be applied in greater settings such as school environments, or anywhere in which children are present

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great insight. Good practical advice - i especially like the concept of happiness habits.