Are My Kids on Track? - by Sissy Goff & Trevathan Melissa Mre & Thomas David Lmsw (Paperback)

About the Book

From birth our children's physical and intellectual development is carefully charted. But how do we know their hearts are on track? Filled with wisdom, research, and practical advice, this book shows how you can help your child reach 12 key emotional, social, and spiritual benchmarks that will shape the type of spouse, parent, and friend they will become.

Book Synopsis

How is Your Child Doing Socially, Emotionally, and Spiritually?

We have many tools for tracking our children's physical and intellectual development, but what about their hearts and souls? After all, how they develop emotionally, socially, and spiritually will determine who they become as husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, friends and co-workers.

In Are My Kids on Track? you'll learn the answers to such questions as:

● At what age should children be able to manage their emotions?
● When will they learn to empathize?
● How do they make their faith their own?

As you discover appropriate milestones for your child and encourage healthy development, you'll also learn the unique patterns of boys and girls, helping both genders flourish. Every chapter is filled with decades of experience, valuable research, and user-friendly practices to make supporting your child's heart and soul development a part of daily family life.

How can you raise courageous, compassionate, resilient, and empathetic kids? This book will help you answer those questions and more.

From the Back Cover

How is Your Child Doing Socially, Emotionally, and Spiritually?

We have many tools for tracking our children's physical and intellectual development, but what about their hearts and souls? After all, how they develop emotionally, socially, and spiritually will determine who they become as husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, friends and co-workers.

In Are My Kids on Track? you'll learn the answers to such questions as:
- At what age should children be able to manage their emotions?
- When will they learn to empathize?
- How do they make their faith their own?

As you discover appropriate milestones for your child and encourage healthy development, you'll also learn the unique patterns of boys and girls, helping both genders flourish. Every chapter is filled with decades of experience, valuable research, and user-friendly practices to make supporting your child's heart and soul development a part of daily family life.

How can you raise courageous, compassionate, resilient, and empathetic kids? This book will help you answer those questions and more.

About the Author

Sissy Goff, MEd, LPC-MHSP is the Director of Child and Adolescent Counseling at Daystar. The author of seven books, she is a monthly contributor to Parenting Teens and ParentLife magazines. Sissy has a master's degree from Vanderbilt University and is a sought-after speaker for parenting events.

David Thomas, LMSW, is the Director of Family Counseling at Daystar. He is a popular speaker for parenting events and is the author of seven books. David and his wife, Connie, have a daughter and twin sons.

Melissa Trevathan, MRE, is the Executive Director of Daystar Counseling Ministries, which she founded in 1985. A graduate of Southwestern Baptist Seminary, she's written seven books and spoken at churches, schools, and graduate programs across the country.