Winning the Heart of Your Child: 9 Keys to Building a Positive Lifelong Relationship with Kids

Popular parenting blogger encourages parents of preteens and teens, offering nine keys to maintaining an effective influence in their child's life through the critical adolescent years when they seem to be pulling away. "If you're looking to establish a lifelong connection with your kids, Mike Berry deserves your full attention."-- Michael Hyatt, bestselling author of Your Best Year Ever and host of the Lead to Win podcast Many of us enter parenthood with a perfect vision of what our family will be. But along the way we discover that the children we've been blessed with are real human beings with their own minds, ideals, and views of the world. Our influence only goes so far, and when those children reach the preteen and teenage years, it may seem to have disappeared completely. Yet at no time in your child's life is your positive, godly influence more critical. If you're worried about your child pulling away, following poor role models, or making choices that will lead to pain and difficulty, Mike Berry has good news: it's not too late. He offers nine ways to help your child through these difficult years and develop a relationship with them that can weather any storm. "A must-have for parents who truly want to connect with their kids."-- Stephen Arterburn, bestselling author, counselor, pastor, and founder and host of New Life Live "How I wish I would have had such a book as a young mom, but even as a mom of adult daughters and as a grandparent, I can still incorporate the life-transforming truths articulated here."-- Sherrie Eldridge, author of 20 Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew "Drop the guilt and shame and step into smart parenting strategies that actually work, building relationships to last a lifetime."-- Cherie Lowe, author of Your Money, Your Marriage and founder of QueenOfFree.net Mike Berry is the cofounder, along with his wife, Kristin, of the award-winning parenting blog Confessions of an Adoptive Parent and the virtual support site Oasis Community. A sought-after speaker, Berry lives in Indiana with his wife and their eight children. Many of us enter parenthood with a perfect vision of what our family will be. But along the way we discover that the children we've been blessed with are real human beings, with their own minds, ideals, and views of the world. Our influence only goes so far, and when those children reach the pre-teen and teenage years, it may seem to have disappeared completely. Yet at no time in a kid's life is their parents' positive, godly influence more critical. For parents who are concerned that their child is pulling away, following poor role models, or making choices that will lead to pain and difficulty, Mike Berry has good news: it's not too late. He offers parents nine keys to maximizing and leveraging their influence to help their children through these difficult years and develop a relationship with them that can weather any storm.