Parenting Your Child Leader
Strategies for Helping Your Child Achieve Their Leadership Potential
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I believe that one of the primary lessons we ought to teach our children is priority. As an individual pursuing purpose in a competitive world, where there are multiple options, your child would be better off if they can focus on ‘first things first’. If your child can maintain focus on the priority aspect of life then he can successfully navigate the challenges of leadership. Our master teacher, Jesus, said it plainly in Matthew 6:33 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you” (NASB). A major challenge that many children, teenagers and young adults face is maintaining belief in what they have been taught when it seems like their own needs are not being met. Today, many children are trained to focus on getting an excellent education with the hope of acquiring the dream job. Others who aren’t ‘academically inclined’ are taught to just, work hard at what they do. But, few of us are taught the real principles of success. That is the success that occurs when we pursue our leadership and manifest the potential within us.
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Darryl Bodkin has written a wonderful treatise on child development and leadership. He writes from a child’s perspective on parenting and provides invaluable insight on the subject of leadership growth and development. When I was 11 years of age, my life was torn apart by the loss of my father in a tragic construction accident. It was a defining moment for me. Fortunately, my godly grandmother sat down with me and told me that I had to be the leader in our home since I was the oldest child. From that moment leadership was thrust upon me. Reading this book has caused me to reflect on that landmark day in my own childhood when I started on a leadership journey. I commend Darryl Bodkin’s book to you for your enjoyment and personal growth. I believe every parent who reads it will benefit from the lessons taught on parenting and will gain an understanding of how to encourage the development of leadership qualities in children. Proverbs 3:5–6 is a sterling reminder of the potential for vital Christian leadership within every child that is born into God’s big world. Dr. Stan A. Toler Bestselling Author Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
About the Author
Darryl Bodkin has an undergraduate degree in Physics from the University of the West Indies. He is a graduate of the Caribbean Nazarene College with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Counselling and Human Resources Management. Darryl served as youth ministry leader for five years at his local church. In his professional career, he functions as the Operations Manager for a civil engineering consultancy based in Trinidad and Tobago. He represented his country at the regional level and has been a facilitator for the annual Barbados Youth Leadership Retreat. His blog can be read at darrylbodkin.com. He can be followed at Twitter.com/DarrylBodkin.