Learning to Let Go: When to Say Good-Bye to Your Children

by Carol Kuykendall

Learning to Let Go examines the letting-go why it is so difficult, why it is so important, and God's purpose in it.
This book helps parents understand that letting go is a heart attitude and a lifelong process that we practice little by little, moment by moment, as a child grows up, from toddlerhood through middle childhood through adolescence. The book explains what "letting go" is, its biblical basis, how it happens, and its rewards.

Paperback

First published February 1, 1996

Reviews

[Mary Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

The last 3 chapters are the best. I do not believe that all the advice in this book is Biblical, not that it is necessarily unbiblical. I have an older edition so perhaps it has been revised but some of her wisdom is cultural and rooted in a certain period, mainly the 70s & 80s. Parenting is different in our post-truth internet age.

[Sally · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was okay, with some helpful ideas, but when the author said her youngest was in elementary school, I felt a twinge of frustration..... It reminded me of sitting at the homeschool conferences listening to speakers talk about how to parent when their oldest was ten years old. I want to hear from someone who has been through it and has experienced it firsthand. A little more distance is helpful!