Kathy Koch - 8 Great Smarts: Discover and Nurture Your Childs Intelligences

Dr. Kathy Koch wants parents to know that their kids are smart, whether they excel in the classroom or not. By providing a clear explanation of the eight kinds of intelligences and how to nurture these smarts in our kids, Kathy is helping pave the way for a lifetime of success and fulfillment as kids learn to master their unique skills and God-given callings.

Jim Daly, president, Focus on the Family

As the mom of an ADD son who has always felt not smart, I found my eyes filling with grateful tears as I discovered all the ways I can prove to him that he is smart, and here is how. Kathy: our family is in your debt.

Shaunti Feldhahn, social researcher, national speaker, author

The contents of this book were absolutely revolutionary for my family. Understanding how God created each of us to learn and process the world was so helpful in allowing us to accept our differences and encourage one another. Dr. Kathy really understands kids.

Jill Savage, coauthor of No More Perfect Kids, founder and CEO of Hearts at Home

If you want to see your child through a clearer lens and be better prepared to not only bring the best out of them each day but aim them at a much more meaningful future, read this book from cover to cover.

Dr. Tim Kimmel, author, Grace-Based Parenting

Dr. Koch has created a practical, positive, and proactive way to help everyone feel smart and be smarter by achieving their God-given potential. If you have ever felt less than smart, or know someone who has, this book is the key to unlocking their future.

Pam Farrel, author, Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti

I have personally witnessed literal life transformation as hundreds have finally discovered they are truly smart. Every church and every church leader concerned about the next generation must find a way to get 8 Great Smarts into the hands of parents, grandparents, and guardians.

Patrick Payton, founding pastor, Stonegate Fellowship, Midland, TX

8 Great Smarts is packed with practical, hands-on guidance and will help parents tailor their parenting style to bring out the best in the unique kids God has given them.

Todd Cartmell, PsyD., clinical psychologist, author of 8 Simple Tools for Raising Great Kids

If you long to better understand your childs learning style so you can better train him or her to do and be all God intended, read Kathys book from cover to cover.

Susie Larson, radio host, national speaker, author of Your Sacred Yes and Growing Grateful Kids

Dr. Kathy Koch has helped me redefine what smart looks like. I guarantee this book will open your eyes to see your childs innate strengths. Your kids will soar as you focus on their brand of smart!

Arlene Pellicane, author, 31 Days to Becoming a Happy Mom and coauthor, Growing Up Social

Kathy Koch explains multiple intelligences and how these strengths affect academics, relationships, character, and Christian growth. Her insights can help parents equip their children to flourish.

Kathy Kuhl, speaker, author, Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner, LearnDifferently.com

8 Great Smarts should be required reading for all parents! It is both practical and profound, and holds the promise of being truly life-changing for those children who are blessed to have their parents incorporate its wisdom.

Brennan and Mary Jo Dean, founders, Great Homeschool Conventions

Not only will this book give parents tools to recognize the unique genius of each of their children, it gives them something even more valuable: hope. Hope that each child can find the smart that is uniquely theirs.

Kathi Lipp, author, I Need Some Help Here: Hope for When Your Kids Dont Go According to Plan

Dr. Kathy clearly articulates how to nurture your children to their fullest potential. In a world where children are bombarded with who they should be, this book guides you to an understanding of who the Creator designed them to be.

Robyn Terwilleger, chief administrator, International Community School, Winter Park, FL

2016 by
KATHY KOCH

This book is a revised edition of How Am I Smart?

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

Edited by Elizabeth Cody Newenhuyse
Interior design: Smartt Guys design
Cover design: Erik M. Peterson
Cover image of brain icon copyright 2015 by Daniel Rodrguez Quintana/Stocksy (69957685). All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-0-8024-1359-8

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I dedicate this book to my grandparents who celebrated me, my brother, and our cousins consistently and personally. They affirmed us and inspired us to become who God created us to be. Im grateful for all grandparents doing the same for their grandchildren today.

1. How Am I Smart?
An Introduction to the Eight Great Smarts

2. I Will Be Smart with My Smarts!
Multiple Intelligences and Character Intersect

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I travel often for work, and my daughters know that they will join me for a daddy trip once or twice a year. From the moment Anna, our middle daughter, wakes up on the morning of her daddy tripno matter how early it isuntil we return home a few days later, she is talking. She talks to whoever will listen: me, flight attendants, strangers, even herself. Shes word smart (and, nearly as much, people smart).

Recently, our youngest daughter, Ali, joined me for a daddy trip to Washington, DC. She has far more energy than I, and constantly needs to be doing something. With an extra afternoon to spare, we visited the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. She loved seeing the exhibits but when, near the end of the day, we found a room with rock and fossil specimens you could choose, touch, handle, and examine under a microscope, she was thoroughly captivated. One specimen after another after another was lifted out of the box, examined, and returned. Had we found that room earlier, we wouldnt have made it to any other exhibits. Shes nature smart and body smart.