God-Confident Kids
by Cyndie Claypool de Neve | Book Summary
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Author: Cyndie Claypool de Neve
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The desired goal of developing confidence sounds simple enough. Yet how can parents ensure that we are helping develop the right kind of confidence? Even more importantly, how can we ensure that the confidence we are helping to develop will last beyond childhood and outside of our home? The secret to solving this problem is, indeed, the development of confidence. That confidence, however, cannot be rooted in a boastful dependence on self. Instead, "the secret to helping our children develop a humble, compassionate confidence is by encouraging them to embrace God-confidence instead of self-confidence" (p. 18). It is only when children learn to embrace who God created them to be that they can move beyond the online world of discouragement and into the path that God has laid out before them. |
Cyndie Claypool de Neve has her MA in psychology and, aside from her work as marriage and family therapist, serves as the senior director of creative and technical services at Emmanuel Faith Community Church. She previously served as the director of communications for Moms in Prayer International, where she helped establish an international day of prayer and daily Scripture prayer emails.
Ms. Claypool de Neve is further equipped for addressing the topic of parenting by her own experiences as a mother of two children.
In addition to God-Confident Kids, Cyndie has authored numerous books on parenting including Start with Praise and Raise Them Up. All her experiences as a parent and in her professional life clearly comes through in a work that is both deeply practical as well as biblical.
God-Confident Kids
by Cyndie Claypool de Neve
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Cyndie Claypool de Neve |
| Publisher | Baker Books |
| Date | 2019 |
| Pages | 224 |
Overview:
It is no secret that children growing up today under the growing influence of social media are increasingly struggling with anxiety, depression, and general discouragement. While this growing trend and the pressures it brings is primarily felt by children, its impact is also inevitably felt by parents who desperately desire to rescue their own children and help instill in them the confidence necessary for a flourishing life.
The desired goal of developing confidence sounds simple enough. Yet how can parents ensure that we are helping develop the right kind of confidence? Even more importantly, how can we ensure that the confidence we are helping to develop will last beyond childhood and outside of our home?
The secret to solving this problem is, indeed, the development of confidence. That confidence, however, cannot be rooted in a boastful dependence on self. Instead, "the secret to helping our children develop a humble, compassionate confidence is by encouraging them to embrace God-confidence instead of self-confidence" (p. 18). It is only when children learn to embrace who God created them to be that they can move beyond the online world of discouragement and into the path that God has laid out before them.
Cyndie Claypool de Neve has her MA in psychology and, aside from her work as marriage and family therapist, serves as the senior director of creative and technical services at Emmanuel Faith Community Church. She previously served as the director of communications for Moms in Prayer International, where she helped establish an international day of prayer and daily Scripture prayer emails.
Ms. Claypool de Neve is further equipped for addressing the topic of parenting by her own experiences as a mother of two children.
In addition to God-Confident Kids, Cyndie has authored numerous books on parenting including Start with Praise and Raise Them Up. All her experiences as a parent and in her professional life clearly comes through in a work that is both deeply practical as well as biblical.