Tiger Mom or Tender Mom - which one is best? How do we connect with our children in the chaos of this modern world? How can we inspire and motivate their potential to emerge without wearing them out or driving them away? What steps can we take to protect them from known and unknown dangers? What three important communication strategies can we use to guide them as they grow? What four crucial principles should be kept in mind when it is time to correct their course? What if my kids are already teens and our relationship is strained? Is it too late for me? How can I make the most of the time I have left with them still in my home?
This book is for everyday, ordinary, busy moms.
Morgan Reece is on a mission to help moms enjoy their families. She wrote this pseudo-memoir for two reasons: First, as an encouragement to everyday moms who want to experience hope and renewal as they learn to enjoy ordinary, magical moments. Second, as a lasting tribute to her mom - a woman of selflessness, vision, and courage.
Despite an overtly non-supportive culture, Morgan's mom managed to raise her children in a way that prepared each of them to lead productive lives. How? With her unconditional love, protection, firm and definite guidance, inspiration and motivation, and, most importantly, respect.
At around 30,000 words, this book is a quick, easy, enjoyable read. Let the 22 stories in this book help you catch a vision of how you can take ordinary moments and use them for eternal purposes in the lives of your children.
Update, December 2020: This book has been transformationally edited and reorganized into an inspiring and practical handbook, Becoming a Smarter Mom: 7 Principles Mom Taught Me About Calm, Happy, Confident Motherhood (released December, 2020). 7 Gifts is a bit more "chatty," while Becoming a Smarter Mom follows a deliberate structure and includes inspiring quotes and Bible verses, additional stories, section recaps with suggested action steps, and lots of bonus content. Most of the stories from 7 Gifts are also in Becoming a Smarter Mom.
