Bill Hendricks - So How Do I Parent THIS Child?: Discovering the Wisdom and the Wonder of Who Your Child Was Meant to Be

Its funny, but what often annoys you the most about your child might just be their giftedness simply pushed to an extreme. The point is, when you look at your children through the proper lens, what often wants to bring the worst out of you suddenly becomes an opportunity for you to bring the best out of them. This new book by Hendricks and Godby shows you exactly how to figure out your childs unique giftedness and then harness it for their greater joy and everybody elses good.

TIM KIMMEL, Author of Grace-Based Parenting

My wife and I have been the direct beneficiaries of both the knowledge and practice of the phenomenon of giftedness, and we wholeheartedly endorse this book. Its fully practical and should be required reading for every parent, grandparent, and godparent looking to influence their childs life development. Thank you, Bill and Bev. You have blessed us immensely with this one!

EVAN & STACIE NICOLE SIMMONS, President & Vice President, One in Christ Jesus International Ministries

As an administrator of a school for more than thirty years, I would place this book on my must-read to every parent and grandparent in my school. Its that important and insightful! This delightful book is like being on a treasure hunt and you find out that the treasure is YOU!

MARY HELEN NOLAND, Director of Admissions at Trinity Christian Academy

As a raving fan and former client of The Giftedness Center, So How Do I Parent This Child? answered my prayers as Ive wanted to replicate my transformation to help my young daughter discover her unique giftedness pattern. This book gives me a blueprint to do just that!

BAILEY HEARD

I began reading this book with the idea that it would help me be a better abuelita (grandmother) for baby Tatum. I know it will do that and much more because of my own search for purpose in my empty nest stage of life. This is a great gift for parents, grandparents, and anyone working with children!

ANNA REYES AGNEW, Giftedness Center client, friend, and new abuelita

Bev and Bill show us how to foster proven competence in our children instead of defaulting to the mediocre world of participation trophies found in todays society. I thought kids arrived without owners manuals. Turns out it was right there in plain sight, but in a different language that I couldnt readuntil now!

NEWT FARRAR

This is a precious resource, especially for us as parents of a son with complex and long-term medical conditions. It helps us to look beyond his needs and discover and affirm his unique giftedness, intended to bless this world.

ANDREW AND JEANNETTE FENG

Therapists, students, educators, and certainly parents will find themselves benefiting from having their perspectives broadened by the unique approach of this book. No longer will the question be, Whats wrong with this/my child? but rather, each person who hopes to play a significant role in a young persons life will be challenged to ask, What is right about this/my child? As a therapist and counselor educator specializing in child development, this book caused me to pause and reflect on the bents of each of my own children. This resource will be a valuable tool as I train future counselors. It brings freedom in normalizing differences and celebrates the beautiful gifts in each child.

ANDI THACKER, Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling, Dallas Theological Seminary

Bill and Bevs work in human giftedness has been instrumental in our passion of mentoring young adults. Now these universal truths are brought to life for parents in this groundbreaking work of how to raise children within the framework of abilities and joy.

BILL BOGART AND KIT CASE, Case & Bogart, LLC

What an insightful and thought-provoking book! I wish I had been able to read it when my kids were young. Ive never seen this in any of the parenting books I read.

JOHN ENGLISH, Founder, Bethesda Medical Clinic

This is a great book! The practical application of understanding and honoring giftedness in our children makes this a must-read for every parent. And dads especially need this in their toolbox. Love your child! Read this book!

ALEX VASQUEZ

As a dedicated mom and classroom teacher of my own children, I thought I really knew them until I encountered the information in this book. The stories and insights in it are unlike anything youll encounter in other parenting books. Discovering our childrens giftedness proved to be pivotal in choosing their lifes fulfilling work. Today, they know their purpose and where their energy and giftedness should be applied for making a meaningful and fulfilling impact.

LYNDA MARTIN

Im going to need an endless supply of So How Do I Parent This Child? to give out to friends. I once took Bill to coffee to ask him how I could start supporting my elementary-age son, Caleb, and what youll find in this book is what Bill shared with mepractical principles that will be a blessing to any family.

KAT ARMSTRONG, Cofounder, The Polished Network and author of No More Holding Back and The In-Between Place

Sometimes we say we are standing on the shoulders of those who have gone before. This is definitely a must-read that stands on the heart of those who have gone before! Bill and Bev have blown through decades of old, clich parenting advice and brought us a fresh perspective on raising our kids based on biblical wisdom and a childs particular giftedness. It doesnt surprise me a bit that this great resource is born from the incredible legacy of Howard (Prof) and Jeanne Hendricks.

GREG HATTEBERG, Executive Director of Alumni Services, Dallas Theological Seminary

Two generations of our family have benefited from the wisdom of Bill Hendricks and Bev Godby in helping all of us discover our unique giftedness. As a family, we hope our experience of learning to understand the way God designed each of us with core strengths and natural motivations will become yours, as well, through this book. Giftedness is not just what you can do, but what you are born to do, enjoy doing, and do well.

FRED SMITH JR., Founder, The Gathering

Bill and Bev have gifted to us a powerful tool that helps our children understand how their lives matter. I owe a debt of gratitude to Bill for helping me discover at fifty my unique giftedness, and now I have a method to pass that gift on to my children and grandchildren. This book and The Person Called You are two of the most important books you could ever read!

DAVID W. BALL, MD, Internal Medicine

Another book on parenting? Yes, but whereas most books on child development leave parents with a cloud of guilt and a few pointers on crowd control and how to send the little urchins down the assembly line, the magic of this book is that it teaches parents to study their child and point them in the direction of the person God intended them to begiving them a lifelong vision for their unique role in this world.

BEN ALBRITTON, Psychologist

No matter the situation, that little one you hold happens to be a declarative statement of Yes, this is meant to be. All of itthis child, exactly as they are made, and you the parent, with everything you have and are, as well as everything you dont have and arentis joined together in a narrative of purpose that has been planned from eternity and is beginning to live itself out right here, right now before your very eyes. What a privilege to be chosen to participate in the revelation of such a promise!