Your Child 6 to 12

This three-part series with best-selling author John Drescher will help parents to appreciate the preciousness of the pre-teen years. In Program One you will learn this is the last great chance to hold your child, spend time with your child, instill values, read to your child, help your child to develop a sense of feeling, and to teach the facts of sex. In Program Two John illuminates the special characteristics of middle childhood, telling parents how to build loving relationships with their child by understanding and meeting his/her emotional needs. We learn of the child's need for encouragement and of belonging, the love of adventure, the need to be active, the need to imitate, the need for affection, and the need to develop feelings. In Program Three John Drescher examines the conscience, the spiritual development of the child, and how the child derives identity, adequacy and worth. In Program Four John answers questions from the parents in the audience. This material will help you to develop a stronger understanding and relationship with your child as he/she heads into the critical teen years. Now is the time to spend time with your child and build a relationship, before they reach the teen years. John Drescher, presenter of the series, is author of over 30 books including When Your Child is 6 to 12. John's books have been translated into over 20 languages. He has five children and twelve grandchildren. In addition to being a writer, he is a pastor, counselor, seminary professor and gifted communicator.