What Every Child Needs: Meet Your Child's Nine Basic Needs for Love

by Elisa Morgan

From Elisa Morgan and Carol Kuykendall of MOPS International (Mothers of Preschoolers) comes a valuable resource for all mothers struggling to meet the challenges of raising young children. Full of encouragement and sound advice, this work outlines the nine basic needs for each Security, Affirmation, Belonging, Discipline, Guidance, Respect, Play, Independence, and Hope. Compiled with touching stories and helpful advice from moms and researchers alike, this book will help you to gain confidence as you continue to provide your children with their foundation for life.ABOUT THE AUTHORElisa Morgan is one of todays most sought-after authors, speakers and leaders. For twenty years, Elisa Morgan served as CEO of MOPS International and now serves as President Emerita. Elisa received a B.S. from the University of Texas and a M.Div. from Denver Seminary. Her latest work is She Did What She Could (SDWSC): Five Words of Jesus That Will Change Your Life. As the President of Momentum and the Publisher of FullFill, a FREE digital magazine for women of all ages, stages and callings, her current mission is to mobilize women to invest their influence in Gods purposes.Carol Kuykendall is Consulting Editor and columnist for MOPS Internationals MomSense magazine. She is the author of four books including Five Simple Ways to Grow a Great Family and co-author of five more including What Every Mom Needs. Carol also writes for Guideposts and Daily Guideposts and is a popular speaker. She helped launch and is leading a Stories ministry at her church in Boulder, CO., where she lives with her husband Lynn. Most of all, she loves being surrounded by preschoolers once again as she watches her three adult children and spouses raise her nine grandchildren.

Genres: Parenting

Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Elisa Morgan was named by Christianity Today as one of the top 50 women influencing today's church and culture, and she's a sought-after author, speaker, and leader. She has authored more than 25 books on mothering, spiritual formation, and evangelism, including The Beauty of Broken, Hello, Beauty Full, She Did What She Could, and The NIV Mom's Devotional Bible.

For 20 years, Elisa served as the CEO of MOPS International (www.mops.org). Under her leadership, MOPS grew from 350 groups to more than 4,000 groups throughout the United States and in 30 other countries, influencing more than 100,000 moms every year. Elisa now serves as president emerita of MOPS.

Elisa received a BS from the University of Texas and an MDiv from Denver Seminary. She served as the dean of women at Western Bible College (now Colorado Christian University) and on the board of ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability). Currently she serves on the board of Denver Seminary.

Elisa is a cohost of the syndicated radio program Discover the Word (www.discovertheword.org), a daily 15-minute real-time conversation around the living Word of God. She is married to Evan (the senior vice president of global ministry efforts for Our Daily Bread Ministries) and has two grown children and two grandchildren who live near her in Denver, Colorado. Wilson and Darla, her two rottweilers, take her on walks in the open space behind her house.

Connect with Elisa at www.elisamorgan.com. You can sign up for her blog, Really, at her website or by texting the word REALLY to 22828.

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