This burning desire to write about PARENTING and MARRIAGES was birth out of my passion to teach and encourage. My goal is to touch lives, empower individuals and ultimately impact society through focusing on the fundamental fragmentations of every society, the family units.
Many of you who know me over the years would be probably shocked to hear that I am writing a book. Don`t worry, I was surprised myself that I was compelled to do it as well, but I always embrace my favourite Bible Verse from the book of Philippians 4:13, " I can do all things through CHRIST who strengthens me". Many of you probably remember me mainly for my sports and leadership achievements instead and not to mention my extreme struggles in my English writing skills and abilities. However, life is about challenges and grasping opportunities.
I see a huge need in this area especially as Singapore is emerging at such a rapid pace. Families need to open up in their communication and embrace LOVE and JOY from home in order to truly manage, succeed and find real happiness in the outside world.
Having been brought up in a loving and tightly-knit family, I was blessed to have been embraced with love from my two lovely parents. However the strength in unity in our family has a lot to do with fundamentals secrets that have yet to be revealed or grasped my family units in Asia
This book takes on the perspective from a daughter in an Asian context to act as a tool for parents to better understand how their children think, get feedback on how they are bringing their children up and most importantly act as a ministry in which lives can be changed through the power of forgiveness and pro-activeness, which are keys lessons that the book will be focusing on.
More information will soon be provided. I appreciate your patience and look forward to any feedback. Please sign up on the Newsletter tool on the Main Page to be kept updated about the soft launch of some sample chapters of this book.
I am attaching a very brief email description of my book, the actual one will be up by next week.
"Yah i`m actually writing a book on Parenting but from the daughter`s perspective. It will be a bottom up approach with an Asian feel to it as most parenting books have a top-down approach and have Western influence in its back bone.
I`m still working on the summary of the book as I was planning of sending it to you and putting it on my website as well.
But in a nutshell, I basically bring in a fashion analogy where I emphasize on the fact the we live in a very judgmental and superficial society where people are going to judge and criticize you whether you are minding your own business or flamboyantly attracting attention.
The book will talk about how parents need to clothe their child with success in order to give them an entry ticket to opportunities and allowing people to give them chances or even speak to them. Each piece of clothing represent a certain characteristic which is needed in today`s society.
The hats represent the importance of Academia and Education.
The tops represent the importance of developing and shaping the character of the child and teaching them to leave good impressions where ever they go, especially since we live in a very highly connected society, where connections are your keys to many once doors that seem unattainable.
The bottoms represent the vitality of instilling the authority, discipline and leadership skills in the child`s life.
The shoes represent the essence of teaching your child to be in tune with her spiritual walk with God and being able to listen to her inner voice and intuition
The watch represents being able to teach your child how to evaluate and prioritize her activities in order to achieve her dreams. It also represents time management on a whole, being punctual ...etc..etc...
The gloves represent the protection that a parent must teach when it come to knowing who and when to receive and give and how to not get hurt in these processes. It also represents the different type of practical gloves = skills and habits a child needs in order to master the power of money and the ability to know how to save and grow it
Lastly the make up and accessories represent sex appeal and teaching your child how to make her own decisions on how to view sexual intimacy in today`s 21st century
I than go into the importance of providing a full wardrobe that not only contains all the above categories of clothing but one that is complete and perfect for the child. I break it down to four main sub-points:
1. providing a wardrobe that is of quality, not one that is too cheap and is filled with holes
2. providing one that is in the child`s size and paying attention to the fact that the child may put on or lose weight
3. providing a wardrobe that is in style, one that is not only Gucci and in her size but that is relevant to today`s fashion, not 1960s.
4. lastly providing a clothing that is the right cut and fit. It is about understanding the different body shape that your child might have representing the different genetic strengths and weakness of the child and finding the right cut that will not only amplify the strengths but cover the weaknesses too.
I than focus on the importance of carrying out the clothing well, as I highlight that the clothing you wear greatly magnifies the chances you get in life but it is just the surface. I talk about how it is extremely vital that the child knows how to act after the opportunity has been offered to them.
Here i talk about more deeper character issues, the appreciation of music and arts and the gumption that one develops from sports..etc....
I also talk about a jacket and underwear.
But I`ll save that for the summary that I`ll send to you in a bit."
watch out for more
Thursday, June 26, 2008
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