How to Really Love Your Child

by D. Ross Campbell

Book Overview

You know you love your child. You attend school events, care for physical needs, and discipline when needed. But did you know that most children, even in loving households, doubt that they are... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896930661
• ISBN13: 9780896930667
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: David C Cook
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Dead spider in book.

I understand these books are used, but there is a dead spider in the front cover of the book. I can’t honestly say anything about the book yet.

how to really love your child

This book is a practical guide on how to unconditionally love your child as the Bible calls us to do as parents. It's crucial information for the health of our children. Eye contact, physical touch, and focused attention are much harder to apply daily than they sound. I still have not delved into the discipline portion of the book because I'm still working on those three things to establish the firm foundation of love in their hearts. I'm grateful that I found this book.

The Biggest Impact in a Child's Life--Unconditional Love

An absolutely wonderful book! Dr. Campbell writes from a Christian perspective on how to REALLY love your child. He asserts that everyday a child is asking his parents, "Do you love me?", not only through his words, but more importantly through his behavior. It's our answer to this question that will have the biggest impact on his/her life. Loving UNCONDITIONALLY is the answer--this means loving your child no matter what and even when at times you detest his/her behavior. Specifically, Dr. Campbell teaches that in order to love unconditionally, you must do four things: Show love through eye contact, show love through physical attention, show love through focused attention, and finally show love through discipline. He explains how important each of these things are and how big a mistake it is to only focus on discipline. I especially liked his discussion on what he thinks Proverbs 13:24 really means regarding "Not sparing the rod". "The shepherd's rod referred to in Scripture was used almost exclusively for guiding the sheep, not beating them." In other words, we need to guide and train our children, not beat them to instill obedience. Can't recommend this book highly enough. It's a very easy read and it really convicted me to be a better parent by loving my kids unconditionally. Read it and see if you're not convinced it will make you a better parent.

how to really love your children

Excellent! Excellent! A must read for all parentsMakes a great baby shower gift!

great book..very practical

Most practical help book for raising children that I have ever seen. You can actually put the principles into practice immediately..and easily.

"Mom, you need to get out THE BOOK".

I was deeply offended when a friend gave me a copy of this book. How dare she insinuate that i didn't know how to love my children. Nobody loved their children more than I, but out of respect for her effort to help me to find better ways of living with my children as a single parent--I read the book. Just about everything Campbell said , I found contention with. why should I hug them when I didn't get hugs in my own childhood? or get down on their level when I was so busy? or look into their eyes when I was so tired? why? none of it made sense to me & I argued all the way through the book. I am a very stubborn person, so I set out to prove this obviously idiot author WRONG--BY EXPERIMENTING & DOING IT HIS WAY. Well, guess what, folks, I saw such a tremendous change in life with my children that "How to Really Love Your Child" became known as THE BOOK at our house. When life got tough & we'd be in the middle of some big fight...one of them would stop & say "Mom, you better get out THE BOOK". They knew its value because when I'd refer to THE BOOK & re-read what Campbell said about whatever problem we were having, I'd become more centered & balanced & back in control myself. My kids knew they'd GET IT when i figured out what to do, but they also knew that coming from THE BOOK whatever THEY GOT would be administered with real love. I came from a background devoid of personalized attention & hugs & most of the stuff THE BOOK advocates. I learned real fast that what i got when I hugged a child...was a hug for myself. and when I looked into little eyes, they were looking into mine. I felt that by parenting my children with the skills touted in THE BOOK I was making up for some of the loss of my own childhood. They were like little reflecting mirrors. Today my children are grown & I'm very proud of them & their abilities. This pride wouldn't have happened without the guidance I got from Campbell's "HOW TO REALLY LOVE YOUR CHILD".! Over the years I've probably given a hundred of these books away as gifts. One lady gave it back saying "i sure wish my kids were like yours, but it's just too much trouble." Well, I figured I had to live through 20 years anyway, so I might as well make it an investment in their lives rather than have to look back with regrets. My kids are great people...Thanks, Campbell, you did good!