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Raising Supaman
In October 1994, Nathaniel Turner received news that left him petrified and ecstatic - he was going to be a father. Turner was inexperienced and unprepared. There was no guidebook on how to be a father. Determined to defy stereotypes and to be a great father, Turner created his own parenting manual.
Raising Supaman is a collection of beautifully written letters Turner wrote to his son. The wonderfully loving letters established the “relational legacy”, provided instruction on being a great citizen, inspired his son to strive for excellence, and left a historical account of a parent’s love.
Raising Supaman is loaded with practical, insightful and useful tips to help parents. Raising Supaman encourages parents to be their best so that they can raise successful children. Whether you are dealing with the growing pains of a child or whether you are a attempting to inspire or motivate a child, Raising Supaman is a must read.
If you’ve been looking for the answers: an instructional manual for great parenting, a tool to improve your relationship with your child and a guidebook that can inspire a child to consistently reach for the moon, Raising Supaman is just the book for you.
Raising Supaman is a collection of beautifully written letters Turner wrote to his son. The wonderfully loving letters established the “relational legacy”, provided instruction on being a great citizen, inspired his son to strive for excellence, and left a historical account of a parent’s love.
Raising Supaman is loaded with practical, insightful and useful tips to help parents. Raising Supaman encourages parents to be their best so that they can raise successful children. Whether you are dealing with the growing pains of a child or whether you are a attempting to inspire or motivate a child, Raising Supaman is a must read.
If you’ve been looking for the answers: an instructional manual for great parenting, a tool to improve your relationship with your child and a guidebook that can inspire a child to consistently reach for the moon, Raising Supaman is just the book for you.
246 pages, Paperback
First published February 24, 2014
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October 28, 2014
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Raising Supaman is a collection of letters that Nathaniel wrote to his son, Naeem aka Supaman. The subject matter covers most everything that a parent runs into while raising a child: future plans, expectations, unkindness from others, and so on. It is touching at times and can be surprisingly stern at others. One thing that the reader comes away with from this book is that Nathaniel adores his son.
I think that in parenting there is a fine line that needs to be walked between providing a framework for children so that they grow up with the benefit of your knowledge and experience and allowing them to live their life on their own terms. The knowledge that Nathaniel provides is quite solid. He counsels Naeem on the wisdom of planning, the strength of affirmations, the almost magical results of positive visualization, the importance of having dreams that are worth living for, and the fact that he has very high standards for the man that his child is becoming. It is one thing to provide the tools for success and to step back, trusting the child to live to the best of his ability. I think it is another thing to provide an enormous list of expectations and insist on your child living up to it. If I was a kid whose parents treated me like this, I would know that they cared about me, certainly, but I would also feel stifled. It is such a tricky thing to find the balance between hands-off and helicopter parenting.
Nathaniel does provide a shining example of a parent who cares and is trying. Interspersed with his advice to Naeem, he also admits his failings and his own potential for growth. It is a good thing to hold yourself to the standards that you expect from others. In that way, you know exactly what it is that you are asking.
When I looked at the author's bio, I was surprised to learn that he acquired his J.D. from Valparaiso University. That's my alma mater. What a small world it is. I would recommend this book to any parents who are trying to make a difference in their child's life, but can't seem to find the words to express that. Nathaniel gives you the words, the vision, and the direction to write letters of your own to your child. May we all be Supamen and women- and our children too.
Raising Supaman is a collection of letters that Nathaniel wrote to his son, Naeem aka Supaman. The subject matter covers most everything that a parent runs into while raising a child: future plans, expectations, unkindness from others, and so on. It is touching at times and can be surprisingly stern at others. One thing that the reader comes away with from this book is that Nathaniel adores his son.
I think that in parenting there is a fine line that needs to be walked between providing a framework for children so that they grow up with the benefit of your knowledge and experience and allowing them to live their life on their own terms. The knowledge that Nathaniel provides is quite solid. He counsels Naeem on the wisdom of planning, the strength of affirmations, the almost magical results of positive visualization, the importance of having dreams that are worth living for, and the fact that he has very high standards for the man that his child is becoming. It is one thing to provide the tools for success and to step back, trusting the child to live to the best of his ability. I think it is another thing to provide an enormous list of expectations and insist on your child living up to it. If I was a kid whose parents treated me like this, I would know that they cared about me, certainly, but I would also feel stifled. It is such a tricky thing to find the balance between hands-off and helicopter parenting.
Nathaniel does provide a shining example of a parent who cares and is trying. Interspersed with his advice to Naeem, he also admits his failings and his own potential for growth. It is a good thing to hold yourself to the standards that you expect from others. In that way, you know exactly what it is that you are asking.
When I looked at the author's bio, I was surprised to learn that he acquired his J.D. from Valparaiso University. That's my alma mater. What a small world it is. I would recommend this book to any parents who are trying to make a difference in their child's life, but can't seem to find the words to express that. Nathaniel gives you the words, the vision, and the direction to write letters of your own to your child. May we all be Supamen and women- and our children too.
March 28, 2014
Wonderful book of letters written by a parent to a son.adults &children will benefit from reading this book.would make a great gift fir any parent.
July 22, 2025
Most of us want our children to succeed, but having the persistence and determination to constantly push them in that direction is the challenge. This book is a quick, helpful read for us fathers out there that have high expectations for our children. It shows that we all have our hangups from our own childhood that influence our perception of what is right, but in the end we all have our own approaches. The love the author has for his son is inspiring.
June 22, 2014
I was given this book in exchange for an honest review.
This was such a wonderful collection of letters wrote to a son. As both a parent and a child I loved this. This would be a great gift for a parent-to-be.
This was such a wonderful collection of letters wrote to a son. As both a parent and a child I loved this. This would be a great gift for a parent-to-be.
January 20, 2016
I received this book from a Goodreads contest.
I thought this was a good book. a father trying to help his son out by writing letters. it's a good read.
I thought this was a good book. a father trying to help his son out by writing letters. it's a good read.
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