The Child Whisperer + A Giveaway! ***Giveaway Closed***

It's funny how the smallest everyday occurrences can make a big influence in your life.  For example, one time I happened to attend my church's book club, which I don't do very often, and a friend mentioned that her children were taking some very affordable private swimming lessons.  I signed my kids right up and it was such a blessing to help my very timid swimmers. I was so glad I went to book club that night or I would have never known about the lessons!

And another time, years ago, a friend of mine asked me if I had ever made a quiet book and that I should.  I had never wanted to take on such a big project but her little comment started churning ideas in my head of quiet book pages and before I knew it I was drawing up patterns and sewing quiet book pages.  Of course I wanted to share my completed project here, which later led to being contacted by a publishing company and publishing my book Quiet Book Patterns.

And then one time I happened to be on Facebook and saw my cousin mention a book called The Child Whisperer.  It sounded interesting so I picked up a copy from the library.  After reading the first chapter or two I decided this was a book I was going to want to keep, highlight, and reference so I bought myself a copy.  It was worth every penny.  This book has changed my life!

Carol Tuttle's book isn't like any other parenting book you've read before.  Other parenting books usually say if your child does A then you do B, but Carol instead explains that if we understand the true natures of our children and then parent to their natures our children will be happier and more cooperative.

We can discover the true natures of our children through energy profiling, which Carol explains in her book.  I have found energy profiling so interesting.  I have four children and somehow ended up with each of the energy types.  I have a serious child, sensitive child, determined child and fun-loving child. My first two kids are the serious child and the sensitive child.  Their energies are still.  You can imagine my surprise when my third child was born as a type three determined child.  He stomped around, was loud, and had a lot of energy.  I was exhausted and wasn't sure where I had gone wrong with him.  This was the point in my life when I picked up The Child Whisperer.  As I read about type three determined children I could hardly believe that Carol was describing my child exactly!  I quickly realized that there wasn't anything wrong with my high energy, active, and determined child.  He just had a type three personality.

I understand my son so much better now and in turn can parent him much better.  I realized he needed more opportunities to get his energy out and he needed chances to complete big tasks and be kept busy doing constructive projects.  Now I know when I need a big project done like raking the yard, or cleaning up stacks of dishes he is the child to ask.  He loves big projects, which is true of type three children. As I continued to read about each energy type, Carol continued to describe each of my children exactly.  This lady really is amazing! 

Since finishing The Child Whisperer I have learned so much about each of my children, about myself, about my friends, and even acquaintances.  I love how I simply understand people now and why they do things a certain way or act a certain way.  I am a much better person and a much more patient person!

If you are struggling to connect with your children in any way I highly recommend picking up a copy of The Child Whisperer.  I also have TWO copies of The Child Whisperer to give away today!

To enter to win simply leave a comment telling me what you love most about being a mother or father.

And because I want to get the word out about The Child Whisperer so it can help as many parents as possible you can earn a second entry by pinning this post on Pinterest OR sharing this giveaway on Facebook/Twitter and then leave a separate comment telling me you did.

Giveaway ends August 20, 2015.

Good luck!


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And the winners are . . .

Random.org pulled numbers 31 and 6. Congratulations Jenni and Kortney!  I will be contacting you shortly with the details.

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