About the book (provided by Litfuse)...
(un)Natural Mom: Why You Are the Perfect Mom for Your Kids (David C Cook, August 2016)
Do you feel like you’re the only mom who serves store-bought birthday treats, dreads school plays, and misses the days of going to the bathroom by herself?
Unnatural Mom gives you permission to say that mothering doesn’t always come naturally to you. Parenting expert and self-proclaimed unnatural mom Hettie Brittz helps you…
—Recognize how unrealistic our culture’s standards of mothering are
—Move beyond the myths of “supermom”
—Complete a profile to determine your own parenting style
—Understand and forgive the mothers who hurt you
—Embrace your capabilities as well as your challenges
—Move beyond the myths of “supermom”
—Complete a profile to determine your own parenting style
—Understand and forgive the mothers who hurt you
—Embrace your capabilities as well as your challenges
Come find new hope in discovering that every mother has unique gifts. In Christ, the “unnatural” mom becomes the supernatural mom who is just right for her family!
About the author...
Hettie Brittz is an author, international speaker, and one of South Africa’s foremost voices on parenting advice. She is the developer of the Evergreen Parenting Course and Tall Trees Profiles. Hettie and her husband, Gospel singer Louis Brittz, live in South Africa with their three children.
Keep up with Hettie Brittz by visiting www.hettiebrittz.com or following her on Facebook (HettieBrittzAuthor) or Twitter(@hettiebrittz).
Endorsements...
“Our culture puts so much pressure on moms to be perfect. Hettie Brittz reminds us that the ‘supermom’ is a myth and encourages mothers to embrace their unique temperaments and gifts as they raise their kids.” —Jim Daly, President, Focus on the Family
And I thought. . . Real, Authentic Truth. Hettie allows us moms to realize that God has blessed us by being the moms he intended us to be.
I love the subtitle . . .
Why You Are the Perfect Mom for Your Kids
First I wish I had been taught these truths when I was parenting.
Second I wish that every mom gets a chance to read this book.
As a retired preschool teacher I have seen how damaging moms can feel from comparing themselves to other moms.
These days moms feel that they have to compete. Compete being the 'best mom'. And they feel their kids need to be a certain way based on what others are thinking or doing.
Hettie reminds the reader about the truth of God's word.
And dispels the myths of parenting.
This book offers hope for moms.
from the back cover...
Come find new hope in discovering that every mother has unique gifts. In Christ, the "unnatural" mom becomes the supernatural mom who is just right for her family!
This book rates 5 stars!
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I agree...I wish I had been taught these truths.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it was because we were all busy raising our own kids we didn't want to say anything.