Home Grown Heroes: Practical Principles For Raising Courageous Kids

by Tim Kimmel

How will you teach your children courage?They need it. You sense that already. The choices your kids face are much tougher than the ones you wrestled with--the evil more flagrant, society more corrupt

Genres: Parenting

200 pages, Paperback

First published June 29, 1992

About the author

Dr. Tim Kimmel is one of America's top advocates speaking for the family. He is the Executive Director of Family Matters, whose goal is to build great relationships by educating, equipping and encouraging families for every age and stage of life. Tim conducts conferences across the country on the unique pressures that confront today's families. His conferences include: Home Improvement: Building a Great Marriage, Basic Training For A Few Good Men, Raising Kids Who Turn Out Right, and Parenting 101. In addition to conducting Family Matters' conferences and keynote speaking, Tim and his wife, Darcy, are speakers for FamilyLife Ministry's Weekend To Remember conference.

Not only is Tim a well-known speaker, he has authored many books including: Little House on the Freeway (featured in the Billy Graham crusades), Gold Medallion Winner Grace Based Parenting, Raising Kids for True Greatness, 50 Ways to Really Love Your Kids, Raising Kids Who Turn Out Right, Why Christian Kids Rebel, The High Cost of High Control, and Basic Training For A Few Good Men. He has also developed several video studies including The Hurried Family, Basic Training For A Few Good Men, Raising Kids Who Turn Out Right, and Grandparenthood: More Than Rocking Chairs.

Tim has been a featured guest on radio and television programs such as Dayside on FOX News channel, Dr. James Dobson's 'Focus on the Family', 'The 700 Club', Moody Broadcasting's 'Midday Connection', and 'Family Life Today.' Tim also hosted his own nationally syndicated talk show for five years called 'Tim Kimmel Live'.

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Home Grown Heroes is filled with many different inspiring stories that teach great lessons. Probably one of the most memorable quotes for me was “You may not have time to do it right, but you’ll have to take the time to do it over.”

Chapter 7 "The Friend Called Fear" gave me food for thought. Here are some takeaways from that chapter:
It takes a greater fear to cast out a lesser fear.
Make fear your friend or it could become your enemy.
Those who are willing to risk fearing are those least likely to fear risking.