Brittz - Growing kids with character: nurturing your childs potential, purpose, and passion

What people are saying about

Hettie Brittz invites you to an enriching and educational counseling session that answers every possible question regarding your childs temperament and associating traits. Hettie addresses the reader in such a personal and loving way that parents, as well as professionals, will feel equipped to meet the challenges of parenthood and to better understand their children, or clients or patients. This book not only changed the way I parent my own children but also enhanced my therapy with my patients, both children and parents.

Jo-Marie vdM-Bothma,PhD (Psych)

This phenomenal book combines authenticity from an author who lives out the wisdom she offers, practical help that takes into account the uniqueness of your family, and a healthy dose of grace, because none of us have it all perfectly worked out and yet our heavenly Father loves us unconditionally.

Graeme Schnell, CEO of Focus on the Family Africa

For the last three decades I have worked closely with kids of various ages in various countriesas a teacher, an aunt, a youth group leader, and in a leadership role with Compassion International. I wish I had had access to Hetties insights through Growing Kids with Character years ago! It would have been a helpful lens into the souls of the kids who crossed my path. Whether youre a parent or not, if you regularly work with children, this book is a must-read.

Adle Booysen, DMin, chief adventure guide at BlueThread.Life

Relationships! Life hinges on relationship with God and man. I have seen families being transformed when parents understand the need-behaviors of their children, and learn to adapt and respond to these needs. Hettie Brittz has developed a psychometric tool that succinctly aligns child behaviors to tree images, to help parents and children understand the dynamics of intra- and interpersonal relationships for life.

Dr. Khoo Oon Theam, international coach in psychometric instrumentation, leadership, and organization behavior

While I can safely claim that the content of this book rescued me from a number of parenting blunders, it also enriched my work with parents and children. Hettie Brittz offers creative and spot-on explanations for challenging parent-child interactions, and her discipline advice lends itself to a balanced approach to childhood development. Hettie manages to make the journey both light and deeppointing you to the mileposts of good communication and effective behavior management, while keeping your sanity about you.

Professor Rika Swanzen, PhD, program leader of child and youth care at Monash South Africa

At age twenty-eight, I married a widower and father of six children. Despite my experience as a teacher, I felt overwhelmed, trying to understand seven different personalities all at once. I leaned heavily on the information about the different character tree types in Growing Kids with Character. I absolutely love how the descriptions allow me to visualize and remember what each character type embodies as we navigate this journey we are on. I strongly encourage anyone, especially parents in blended families, to read what Hettie has written. This knowledge empowers and brings light where we cannot see the way.

Chani Zimmerman, instant mother of six

GROWING KIDS WITH CHARACTER

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LCCN 2017952719

ISBN 978-1-4347-1253-0

eISBN 978-0-8307-7275-9

2018 Hettie Brittz

The Team: Alice Crider, Erin Healy, Nick Lee, Jack Campbell, Susan Murdock

Cover Design: Amy Konyndyk

First Edition 2018

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