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Let Them Be Kids

Adventure, Boredom, Innocence, and Other Gifts Children Need

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Let Them Be Kids

By: Jessica Smartt
Narrated by: Amanda Sanfilippo
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As parents, we want to safeguard our children from the pressures and influences of the world but also prepare them for age-appropriate realities. How do we find that balance? Jessica Smartt shares ways to be more aware, engaged, proactive, creative, and protective, but also adventurous with our kids.

Let Them Be Kids is Jessica’s offering of grace and confidence to moms, giving us practical ideas to meet the challenge. Her well-researched, tested methods, woven together with her personal stories and witty humor, deliver wisdom on tough topics, such as:

  • Balancing family time vs. outside activities,
  • The gift of being awkward and uncool,
  • Managing technology,
  • Protecting purity,
  • Showing grace when kids disobey,
  • And more.

Part story, part guidebook, every chapter includes doable strategies and encouragement for the journey, equipping moms with ways to provide a safe, healthy, Christ-centered upbringing for our children.

If you want to conquer fear and find the truth that transforms entire families, Let Them Be Kids shows us that it’s not only possible but essential to enjoy every special moment of building family values together. And it serves as a gentle reminder that, someday, we’ll be very glad that we did.

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©2020 Jessica Smartt (P)2020 Thomas Nelson
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An amazing book with a great message. A great way to self reflect and know that you are not the only one that has these thoughts, guilts, questions and also strive to be the best parent to our children. Highly recommend!

Well written book

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I read this book as part of a group with other mamas.
It was so refreshing and real. It helped us in areas where we were struggling as parents and gave us great tips. I highly recommend even if you think things are ok with your kids.

Group leader

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I’ve read a lot of books on parenting, but this is the first one to bring me to tears. The author does such a great job of identifying what makes a childhood magical and pointing to ways you can give that gift to your children. I am very very thankful for this lovely read.

I cried

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I feel like I could have written this book—meaning, it resonated with me so much; even all the details! Great observations, stated well and simply regarding the preservation of the good old fashioned human, childhood, and family.

An excellent read on being a good human

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Such a great read, so many things I will take away from this book.

Great read

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was very happy to experience this book I will be completing it again this probably several hidden gems inside here that I might have over look the first time if you apply this and are open-minded you'll notice a difference in your children and in yourself

easy changes huge results

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Listened, then went and bought the hard copy to read again with my husband.
Filled with wisdom and gentle challenges.

Read this book

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I enjoyed the theme of this book and the goal of trying to create an environment in which our kids can be kids. I did not care for the religious references but it was not overbearing like other books I've read, so that was good.

Nostalgia and great concepts

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I’ve read and listened to dozens of parenting books and this one was the most encouraging of all of them. Filled with values based parenting skills and tenderness, i resonated the whole way through.

The whole thing!

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Such a great book and the reading of it. really holds your attention!! so many great information for new moms like myself (2 and 2 mo).

great book and the reading of it

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