Launching Your Kids for Life
A Successful Journey to Adulthood Doesn't Just Happen by Accident
- Marriage, Family & Relationships
- Publisher: W Publishing Group (Thomas Nelson)
- Published: 2005
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Publisher's Description
Ask any parent what they want most for their child, and most likely you'll hear the same answer again and again: to see their children grow up into happy, healthy adults whose lives count for something. But ask those same parents what they're doing to equip their children for such a life and you'll get embarrassed silence. Finally, parents can find help for this crucial task in a book that is encouraging, easy to grasp, and filled with great practical suggestions. In Launching Your Kids for Life, Bob and Cheryl Reccord liken the job of equipping your children for success in life to the procedure that NASA undertakes to prepare for a shuttle launch. The Reccords, along with their friends Dr. Tommy Holloway, past director of the NASA Space Program and three-time shuttle astronaut David Leetsma point out that just as the shuttle must break through the Earth's gravitational force into space, so too must children break free into adulthood. But our children can't do it on their own. They need our help. They need us to equip them, to prepare them, to help them discover their life's mission, and to celebrate the milestones along the way. If we learn how to do this, then we can be sure that they can fly anywhere their wings will take them.
Endorsements (10)
“Few things are more worthy than setting up your children with a solid basis for life. By using a space mission analogy, Bob and Cheryl show us how we can “launch” our children safely and successfully into the world. The proven principles from Mission Control can be adapted to the raising of our children, setting them on a proper course for their lives. So get ready to launch! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, lift off to a richly rewarding, life-changing reading experience.”
“launch your kids” in the same way Bob and Cheryl did!”
Dr. Gary Smalley
“My friends Cheryl and Bob Reccord have amazed me again! They’ve written a book for parents that’s full of great insight and practical ideas. It will motivate you to try simple suggestions that lead to big results. Your kids will discover their life’s mission, your family will become their training ground, you and your spouse will become closer, and your family will have a blast together living the on mission lifestyle.”
“Getting your children to adulthood healthy and emotionally stable is not enough. They need a spiritual mission that gives purpose to their lives. Launching Your Kids for Life gives a road map for parents who want their children to count in the kingdom of God.”
“As the parents of a five-year-old girl and a two-year-old boy, my husband and I have begun to look into the future, wondering how to give these precious little ones the right foundation not only to know the Lord for themselves, but to be salt and light to those around them. The school years will go by so quickly, and I’ve been praying for guidance to make the most of them. Bob and Cheryl Reccord’s book has become one delightful answer to that prayer.”
“principles and value-based wisdom are an encouragment to every parent.”
“Launching Your Kids for Life is innovative and encouraging. Thanks to Bob and Cheryl for showing us that what we can do for our children now will make a difference in their adult lives. It’s all about preparation, and this book will teach you how to equip and encourage your children for life.”
“The most important thing about reading this book is that your children will someday thank you for having read it! I highly recommend it to everyone who touches the life of a child.”
“The real question for parents is not when will your children leave home, but how prepared will they be when they leave home. This insightful book will not only give them roots, but also give them wings!”
“Launching Your Kids for Life is a must for parents or parents-to-be who desire to launch their kids into a full life of service and living for the Lord. Bob and Cheryl provide a Bible-based foundation and ample examples to choose from. Relating the launching of kids for life to the launching of astronauts on a mission in space makes it easy to understand and fun to read.”
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