Initially I wasn’t too excited to read Love Centered Parenting by Crystal Paine. On the front Crystal writes “the no fail guide to launching your kids”. Anytime an author says they have no fail advice I am hesitant. However I must admit I thoroughly enjoyed Love Centered Parenting. Crystal relates the story of how one of her children was having an issue at school. She then comes to find out there are many more issues as well as depression. Crystal‘s world is turned upside down. She needs to rethink all of her parenting styles and strategies. Through the book, Crystal shares the healing and shift in her parenting. Crystal says this book is for parents of younger children to elementary age, but I would recommend it for up to high school. This book is all about raising your children to launch them, or release them well. While the strategy is not unique to Crystal she does share some definitive examples and advice.
Crystal has a list of suggested parenting practices we need to encourage for independence in our children. These include being fully responsible for their own homework and projects, email their teachers when they have a question, have difficult conversations with adults and peers, contribute to the household, and plan their own social events.
Crystal ultimately shares that “love centered parenting means you don’t have to carry around the weight of feeling like you’re not doing enough because He is enough.”
I did thoroughly enjoy Love Centered Parenting. I found the book was filled with practical advice. Crystal learned many tough lessons through her parenting and shares her insight with others. I was given a free copy from the publisher for my honest review which I was happy to do.
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