Parent Trek: Nurturing Creativity and Care in Our Children

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Summary: Stepping Off the Beaten Path
Review: Did you know that advertisers have a new target group? Preteens and children! What's a parent to do when kids are aware of and demanding the latest and greatest?
Parent Trek is a great resource for parents, helping them pass on the value of "living more with less" to their children. One would imagine that this would be a constricting, joyless book. Instead, the kind of creative, intentional parenting portrayed through stories, practical ideDid you know that advertisers have a new target group? Preteens and children! What's a parent to do when kids are aware of and demanding the latest and greatest?
Parent Trek is a great resource for parents, helping them pass on the value of "living more with less" to their children. One would imagine that this would be a constricting, joyless book. Instead, the kind of creative, intentional parenting portrayed through stories, practical ideas and resources is very inspiring.
Parent Trek is a very useful parent's resource book that covers life with children. Each chapter begins with a short meditation, followed by a closer look at the topic, thought-provoking questions, anecdotes and small, achievable first steps for families. At times, the content within a chapter seemed repetitive, but this becomes a bonus as the variety of approaches makes the message of the book accessible for any parent.
Mennonite Central Committee, an organization known worldwide for its relief efforts, commissioned this book. The author is actually one of many contributors who share a common dream. Zimmerly Jantzi and her family serve with MCC in Indonesia. The real life experiences of all the authors as they live counter-culture, both in North America and in the third world, gives credibility to the suggestions they espouse.
An underlying theme in Parent Trek is that a faithful following of God can be demonstrated in the value we live out with our children. While obviously written from a Christian perspective, any parent seriously seeking ways to positively influence their child's values will find the stories and ideas very useful.
as and resources is very inspiring.
Parent Trek is a very useful parent's resource book that covers daily life with children. Each chapter begins with a short meditation, followed by a closer look at the topic, thought-provoking questions, anecdotes and small, achievable first steps for families. At times, the content within a chapter seemed repetitive, but this becomes a bonus as the variety of approaches makes the message of the book accessible for any parent.
Mennonite Central Committee, an organization known worldwide for its relief efforts, commissioned this book. The author is actually one of many contributors who share a common dream. The real life experiences of all the authors as they live counter-culture, both in North America and in the third world, gives credibility to the suggestions they espouse.
An underlying theme in Parent Trek is that a faithful following of God can be demonstrated in the value we live out with our children. While obviously written from a Christian perspective, any parent seriously seeking ways to positively influence their child's values will find the stories and ideas very useful.

Rating:
Summary: Stepping Off the Beaten Path
Review: Did you know that advertisers have a new target group? Preteens and children! What's a parent to do when kids are aware of and demanding the latest and greatest?
Parent Trek is a great resource for parents, helping them pass on the value of "living more with less" to their children. One would imagine that this would be a constricting, joyless book. Instead, the kind of creative, intentional parenting portrayed through stories, practical ideDid you know that advertisers have a new target group? Preteens and children! What's a parent to do when kids are aware of and demanding the latest and greatest?
Parent Trek is a great resource for parents, helping them pass on the value of "living more with less" to their children. One would imagine that this would be a constricting, joyless book. Instead, the kind of creative, intentional parenting portrayed through stories, practical ideas and resources is very inspiring.
Parent Trek is a very useful parent's resource book that covers life with children. Each chapter begins with a short meditation, followed by a closer look at the topic, thought-provoking questions, anecdotes and small, achievable first steps for families. At times, the content within a chapter seemed repetitive, but this becomes a bonus as the variety of approaches makes the message of the book accessible for any parent.
Mennonite Central Committee, an organization known worldwide for its relief efforts, commissioned this book. The author is actually one of many contributors who share a common dream. Zimmerly Jantzi and her family serve with MCC in Indonesia. The real life experiences of all the authors as they live counter-culture, both in North America and in the third world, gives credibility to the suggestions they espouse.
An underlying theme in Parent Trek is that a faithful following of God can be demonstrated in the value we live out with our children. While obviously written from a Christian perspective, any parent seriously seeking ways to positively influence their child's values will find the stories and ideas very useful.
as and resources is very inspiring.
Parent Trek is a very useful parent's resource book that covers daily life with children. Each chapter begins with a short meditation, followed by a closer look at the topic, thought-provoking questions, anecdotes and small, achievable first steps for families. At times, the content within a chapter seemed repetitive, but this becomes a bonus as the variety of approaches makes the message of the book accessible for any parent.
Mennonite Central Committee, an organization known worldwide for its relief efforts, commissioned this book. The author is actually one of many contributors who share a common dream. The real life experiences of all the authors as they live counter-culture, both in North America and in the third world, gives credibility to the suggestions they espouse.
An underlying theme in Parent Trek is that a faithful following of God can be demonstrated in the value we live out with our children. While obviously written from a Christian perspective, any parent seriously seeking ways to positively influence their child's values will find the stories and ideas very useful.