What Every Child Needs: Getting to the Heart of Mothering

Elisa Morgan · Carol Kuykendall

Nov 2003 · Zondervan · Narrated by Elisa Morgan

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The love you have for your children can give them a foundation for life -- provided you show it in the ways they need most. And now there’s help from the people best qualified to give it: moms like you who are successfully meeting the challenge. What Every Child Needs draws on the insights of moms across the United States and on the latest research to help you meet your children’s nine basic needs for -- Security: Hold-Me-Close Love -- Affirmation: Crazy-About-Me Love -- Belonging: Fit-Me-Into-the-Family Love -- Discipline: Give-Me-Limits Love -- Guidance: Show-Me-and-Tell-Me Love -- Respect: Let-Me-Be-Me Love -- Play: Play-With-Me Love -- Independence: Let-Me-Grow-Up Love -- Hope: Give-Me-Hope Love -- Using a child’s language of love, Elisa Morgan and Carol Kuykendall of Mothers of Preschoolers International (MOPS) show you how to recognize and meet each need . . . and how to respect your own needs in the process. You’ve got what it takes! And you don’t have to be Supermom to do it -- just the mother and the person you are. What Every Child Needs is full of sound advice and encouraging words. It’s liberally seasoned with poignant stories and wise, witty quotes from moms. And it’s well-stocked with practical suggestions for how to start meeting your child’s different needs today. This upbeat book will give you what you need to give your children what they need. So say good-bye to those nagging fears and self-doubts . . . and hello to healthy, effective parenting.

About the author

Elisa Morgan is President Emerita of MOPS International, Inc., based in Denver, Colorado. She is the author, editor, or coauthor of numerous books, including Twinkle, Naked Fruit; Mom, You Make a Difference! Mom’s Devotional Bible; What Every Mom Needs; What Every Child Needs; and Real Moms. Elisa has two children, and a grandchild, and lives with her husband, Evan, in Centennial, Colorado.

Carol Kuykendall is director of special projects at MOPS International. She is the author of four books including Five-Star Families: Moving Yours from Good to Great; and the coauthor of five more, including Real Moms, What Every Child Needs, and Children Change a Marriage. A popular seminar and retreat speaker, Carol also writes for Guideposts and Daily Guideposts, and her articles have appeared in Reader’s Digest and Parents magazines. She has been a guest on Focus on the Family and Family Life Today radio broadcasts. Carol and her husband Lynn have three children and three granddaughters. Carol and Lynn live in Boulder, Colorado.

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