MacPherson covers topics such as choosing a school (private? public? homeschool? other?), setting a vision for your family so your kids can be grounded when everything else is pouring perhaps less than life-giving messages into them, how to handle your kids who are struggling in school, how to prepare your kids for school, how to help them succeed and much more. MacPherson's mother has alot of experience in early childhood education so MacPherson draws on that experience as she writes. Throughout the book, there are "From the Principal's Office" sections which include notes directly from MacPherson's mom. It is nice to hear the inside scoop from someone who has seen more than a generation of children go through school and succeed (or not succeed) and who has a pretty good idea of what helps children succeed. There are also "Time Out For Mom" sections, just as in MacPherson's other books in this series, that provide a scripture passage and prayer that relates to the current topic being discussed.
MacPherson's writing style is very easy to read and feels much more like a good friend sharing her stories than a top-down, instruction style book. I did very much enjoy that aspect of the book!
I would recommend this book to mothers of school-age or nearly school age children. If you're like me and you can't handle thinking about sending your two-year old out into the big, wide world just yet, maybe skip this book for now and pick it up in a couple years when school time is near. This book would probably be a good read right up until your child is nearing junior high.
I received this book from Thomas Nelson's Booksneeze blogger book review program and am under no obligation to provide a positive review.
