Revised and updated with the tech-savvy mom in mind, The Power of a Positive Mom by bestselling author Karol Ladd offers seven principles that will help you and your child face the complicated issues confronting parents today including bullying, social media, single parenting, and more.

Every mother feels a profound sense of responsibility when it comes to parenting. The effects of parenting decisions have long-lasting implications on our children, but making those important decisions can be challenging. The Power of a Positive Mom offers seven time-tested principles that will help guide you in making the right choices when it comes to raising your child:

1. The power of encouragement
2.The power of prayer
3. The power of a good attitude
4. The power of strong relationships
5. The power of your example
6. The power of strong moral standards
7. The power of love and forgiveness

With a new chapter for single moms, sections on kids and technology, e-mom references, links to author videos, and more, both stay-at-home and working mothers will find practical and spiritual guidance and encouragement to help you become the mother you’ve always wanted to be.

Excerpt

The Power of a Positive Mom

My mother taught me about the power of inspiration and courage, and she did it with a strength and a passion that I wish could be bottled.

—Carly Fiorina

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About The Author

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Karol Ladd

Karol Ladd, bestselling author of the Power of a Positive series, is a gifted communicator and dynamic leader. She is also the founder and president of Positive Life Principles, Inc., a resource company offering strategies for success in both home and work. Karol is a popular speaker to women’s organizations, church groups, and corporate events across the nation. She devotes her time to several different ministries, which encourage, strengthen, and help women around the world, and recently started an outreach to moms of at-risk kids in Dallas called Engage Positive Parenting Initiative. Her most valued role is that of wife to Curt and mother to daughters Grace and Joy.

Product Details

Publisher: Howard Books (March 24, 2015)
Length: 320 pages
ISBN13: 9781501105234

Raves and Reviews

"A positive mom is the most powerful weapon against the culture of despair and cynicism that assaults our children. Karol Ladd draws on sound biblical principles and a wealth of personal experience to help us become the positive moms God created us to be."

– Peggy Wehmeyer, ABC News, Religion Correspondent

"Karol Ladd is a positive mom! The real power of this book is Karol's personal encouragement to all moms to stay grounded in the only source for positive power -- God and His Word. I enthusiastically recommend this book to all moms -- and dads too!"

– Dr. Paul Warren, Behavioral Pediatrician

"Positive words are positively effective, and so is Karol Ladd's book. Definitely a treasure all moms should have."

– Michelle Toholsky, mother of four and founder of Shine magazine

“This powerful book offers practical application and scriptural insight bound together with encouraging words that warm a mother’s heart. It is a much-needed resource for any mother or grandmother seeking to make a difference in a child’s life.”

– Edwina Patterson, author and speaker; founder, A Heart for the Home Ministry

"In a world filled with negativity, today's kids need a positive push. Positive Lady, Karol Ladd, encourages moms to be their BEST, through their words and actions in their family-life. Every mom can be a positive mom, and this book gives them the tools to build up the next generation."

– "Mama T" - Thelma Wells D. D., CEO, Woman of God Ministries

"A mom who lives a praying life is a positive mom, allowing God's love, joy and peace to pour through her life. In our world today, moms need God's wisdom and strength as they raise the next generation of young people. Karol Ladd brings us powerful, Biblical truths helping every mom shine His light in their homes."

– Jennifer Kennedy Dean, Bestselling author of A Praying Life