GROWING KIDS WITH CHARACTER : nurturing your child 's potential, purpose, and passion

Introduction -- On your marks, get set, grow! -- Each sapling according to its nature -- Their own kind of natural -- Parenting the palm tree -- Parenting the rose bush -- Parenting the boxwood tree -- Parenting the pine tree -- A whole nursery under one roof -- Hybrid trees -- Keeping perspective -- Addendum: Spanking and the biblical mandate.;In Growing Kids with Character, Hettie Brittz helps you identify your child's natural bent and how that affects your parenting journey. Hettie's famous tree metaphors show ways to let kids excel at being who they naturally are. Learn how to: Cultivate your child's unique way of encountering, following, and worshiping God ; Disciple and discipline based on your child's very own blueprint ; Recognize your child's strongest characteristics and apply that knowledge to everyday life ; Speak your child's unique dialect (or "tree language") to foster effective communication ; Help your child recognize and celebrate God's individualized design for others. Discover how to use kids' God-given personalities to guide them on their spiritual journeys and firmly establish their identity and purpose in Christ. Find the joy of parenting by a child's natural bent and God's supernatural wisdom! -- A code for a free interactive Child Profile Assessment is included in the paperback edition only of this book (a $10 value). Complete the online assessment to receive an individualized report with parenting tips that align with your child's temperament type. In Growing Kids with Character , Hettie Brittz helps you identify your child' s natural bent and how that affects your parenting journey. Hettie's famous tree metaphors show ways to let kids excel at being who they naturally are. Learn how to: Cultivate your child's unique way of encountering, following, and worshipping God Disciple and discipline based on your child's very own blueprint Recognize your child's strongest characteristics and apply that knowledge to everyday life Speak your child's unique dialect (or "tree language") to foster effective communication Help your child recognize and celebrate God's individualized design for others Discover how to use kids' God-given personalities to guide them on their spiritual journeys and firmly establish their identity and purpose in Christ. Find the joy of parenting by a child's natural bent and God's supernatural wisdom! In Growing Kids with Character, Hettie Brittz helps you identify your child's natural bent and how that affects your parenting journey. Hettie's famous tree metaphors show ways to let kids excel at being who they naturally are. Learn how to: Cultivate your child's unique way of encountering, following, and worshiping God ; Disciple and discipline based on your child's very own blueprint ; Recognize your child's strongest characteristics and apply that knowledge to everyday life ; Speak your child's unique dialect (or "tree language") to foster effective communication ; Help your child recognize and celebrate God's individualized design for others. Discover how to use kids' God-given personalities to guide them on their spiritual journeys and firmly establish their identity and purpose in Christ. Find the joy of parenting by a child's natural bent and God's supernatural wisdom! -- Back cover Through Hettie Brittz's famous tree metaphors, parents will discover how to let their kids excel at being who they naturally are as they grow in their unique purpose in the world. Parenting;Parenting book;Child development;Raising children;Raising kids;Christian parenting;Hettie brittz;Child personality;Parenting with purpose;Growing kids with character;Faith based parenting;Tall trees profile;Character based parenting;Understanding your child