I miss the big picture.” A Special Excerpt from Live Love Now

If I focus solely on the sliver, I miss the highlights. In Live Love Now, Stafford reflects on how she views her children: “Your achievements are only a sliver of who you are. Research shows this is one of the most meaningful gifts children receive from caregivers-the encouragement to open windows to their own self-awareness and inner strengths. In the process, Stafford invites others, including her children, to open themselves to their own truths. What Stafford does differently in Live Love Now is to remain open to her own imperfections and vulnerabilities-to be okay when life doesn’t always feel okay.

The stories Stafford shares of raising children and tackling the struggles of being a mother are not unlike those faced by all adults who are engaged with raising and educating kids.

But Rachel Macy Stafford emphasizes that kids need to explore how their unique strengths, abilities, and interests help them fit into society and find meaning in life. Of course, learning academics is an important part of children’s growth and development. Children must discover for themselves what they love and don’t love to do. Through raw truth-telling and authentic encouragement, Live Love Now echoes the research in child and adolescent development-that successful kids are not driven by external accomplishments alone. Live Love Now: Relieve the Pressure and Find Real Connection with Our Kids is a captivating new book by New York Times best-selling author, Rachel Macy Stafford.īeautifully written, it shares inspiring stories, strategies that value people’s own experiences, and ways to apply new concepts to the shifting challenges of raising and educating children in a high-pressured world.

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