Think Big

Have you ordered something online and thought, “This is not really what I thought it was going to be?” Or, you had an expectation of an event and you ended up thinking, “This isn't exactly what I wanted it to be.” You may have read them as such, but these thoughts aren’t always meant in a negative way. Sometimes the final product becomes greater than your vision! With the parenting book, we're beginning with the end in mind to ensure that the final product is what we all (including you, readers) imagine it being.

You may ask, “What is the goal for the final outcome of the book?” The goal of the book is to help build a community for parents where they are able to communicate with others about the joys and struggles of parenting. The goal is for them to not feel alone while parenting and to know that they are not alone in this journey of raising their children. It is also a book that gives them permission to seek help while they are raising children. With this book, I want my readers to have discussion starters to use with friends, children, and school teachers.

The book might make you laugh. It might make you cry. It might make you contemplate the strategies you are using. It will surely make you reflect on the parenting scenarios you are presented with daily. My hope and dream is that it gives you the tools to successfully navigate through the lifetime commitment of being a parent.

Think big! Begin with the end in mind. How do you see your child as an adult? What can you do now to help mold them into the person you hope they will become? What are some parenting strategies that are working for you? What isn’t working? Keep working on it.

Here’s what I have learned: It is okay to change things that are not working. Thinking about the final outcome will help you determine the steps necessary to make it happen. Think big!