Raising Children At Promise: How the Surprising Gifts of Adversity and Relationship Build Character in Kids

Introduction.

Part One: The At-Promise Perspective.

1. A New Look At Promise.

2. Telling Your At-Promise Story.

3. The Trailhead: Fear Versus Love.

4. Companions for the Journey: Choosing Your At-Promise Kids.

Part Two: Requirements for Growth.

5. Adversity: What’s Pain Got to Do with It?

6. Trusting Relationships with At-Promise Kids.

Part Three: Building PROMISE Character.

7. Perseverance: Staying the Course.

8. Responsibility for Our Actions: Conquering the Blame Game.

9. Optimism: Real Tonic for a Toxic World.

10. Motivation from Identity: Claiming Our True ID.

11. Integrity: A Mirror of the Soul.

12. Service: It Takes Two Brooms to Change the World.

13. Engaged Play: The Great Healer.

Some Closing Thoughts.

At-Promise Profile.

Notes.

The Authors.