Learn the secrets of becoming a better parent from educator and author Bernard Percy

Moments of Astonishment:
On Becoming a Better Dad
Bernard Percy
$24.95, 114 pages, paperback, 8.5" X 11"
ISBN: 978-1-888045-59-8

An intimate, personal journey through
the lessons learned over a lifetime of "becoming a better dad."
Practical parenting advice you can use
right away to enhance your family relationships and prepare your children
for a lifetime of success and growth. • Illustrated with family photos

From the Introduction:

"When my oldest daughter Dhyana turned 30 years old, I asked her what she would like for her birthday. She answered, “Dad you really need to write up your hat (how one performs a specific task or job) as a parent, so many people just don’t know what to do or how to handle their children.” This book is in response to her request.
OK, I know what many of you may be thinking, “Not another book telling me how I should be a better parent.” Well please be assured this is not a how to book on how you should parent, there are enough of those, and even some very good ones. It is intended as a legacy, passing down to my children, and others who care to read it, my observations about parenting. I don’t claim to have the answers to your situations, I can only tell you what I have observed, and perhaps that may be relevant and appropriate to your family.

"Look into your child and you shall see your reflection.”
--Ann Arthur from How to Grow a Child

"I truthfully believe I have the three best children on planet earth (and I hope you disagree, insisting yours are the very best). Dhyana is 32, Kali 28, and Maari 23. In the first book I ever had published, How To Grow A Child: A Child’s Advice To Parents, (a book based on the idea of Ann Arthur who was in my fourth grade class) Ann wrote, “Look into your child and you shall see your reflection.” I am very proud of the reflections I see, and I hope this is very true for you as well."

What's in Moments of Astonishment?

Chapters include:

Our Dad
I Love Being a Dad
Problem Solvers
Simplicity: The Orange Juice & Soy Sauce Experiences
Two Weeks as a Single Parent or "Daddy, is Mommy Dead?"
When Shall We Teach Them - They Are Brilliant
Creativity, the Inventive Solution and the Spirit of Play
Your Child’s Schooling
Create Moments of Tranquility and Harmony
Create Moments of Astonishment
Your Ignorance of Ignorance
Wooden-headedness - Keep on Doing the Same Old Things and...
The Bravery of Parenthood
Help Them Make a Real Difference
Imagination, Imagination
Be Willing to Learn from Your Children
See Beyond the Limits of Age and Background
Create, Create, Create
Your Children in Pursuit of Knowledge
Good Control and the Sanity of Parenthood
The Strength to Overcome the Hostility of Others

About Bernard Percy

Bernard Percy is an internationally renowned writer, educator and the parent of three adult daughters that he knows are the three best children on planet earth. He delivers seminars, workshops, lectures and individual consultations on parenting and education. Bernard’s books include Help Your Child in School, The Power of Creative Writing, Recapturing Technology for Education: Keeping Tomorrow in Today’s Classrooms and How to Grow a Child: A Child’s Advice to Parents, to be published by Action Publishing in 2009.

Readers praise "Moments of Astonishment"

"I love the book. Great concept, very lovingly written. --Richard

"The thing I love, love about it is how real it is. I could relate to the different experiences and although some things were similar to my own I took with me other ideas I had not thought of. I love that. The helpful hints for a single parent are great--my husband went through similar situations when I was away for 6 months!

"I think that the book will be helpful because it allows you to think of how else you could apply a these basic principles of parenting. It also made me think about times when I have had similar situations and how I handled them: could I have handled it better, quicker, with a better outcome?" --Connie

"Reading Bernard Percy's joyful, insightful stories about his relationship with his beautiful children gave me a better viewpoint about parenting and helped me to realize how wonderful the experience can be." --Susan

A positive parenting endorsement from Bernard Percy's daughters:

“My experience with my dad has been nothing but great my entire life. I often heard
of other’s “problems” with their parents. This was never the case at our house.”—Kali Percy

“How do I love my father? Let me count the ways!”—Dhyana Percy Ofman

“Growing up as a Percy child, I have always been met with looks of awe and jealosy from my friends as I told them of my latest freedom and adventures. Following their awe-struck stares the words that left their mouths were almost always, “I wish my dad would let me do that!” I would smile and think: How lucky I am to have my dad.”—Maari Percy

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