Parenting the QBQ Way – eBook

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Raising children isn’t easy, but raising outstanding children can be done!

The QBQ way.

Parenting the QBQ Way … How to Be an Outstanding Parent and Raise Great Kids Using the Power of Personal Accountability will be available in March 2012 as an e-book for your Kindle, Nook, smart phone, or computer!

Personal accountability begins at home with responsible parenting. In a world that seems completely lacking in accountability and personal responsibility at times, moms and dads can make a difference by practicing personal accountability in their parenting on a daily basis.

In the new “PQW” book, parents will learn how to …

• Model personal accountability and humility
• Do the hard stuff when the kids are young
• Know when and why to discipline
• Take action on the small things now
• Transfer your values to your kids
• Reduce family stress
• Build trust within the home
• Eliminate blame, complaining, victim thinking, and procrastination
• Defend the family from entitlement thinking
• Prepare children for effective living
• Teach QBQ! to the children

Written by John and Karen Miller, married since 1980 and parents of seven children, this powerful and practical parenting handbook is the ideal tool for parents, grandparents, and anyone else concerned with raising accountable kids in today’s unaccountable world.

And now, meet the Millers:

Tasha, future son-in-law Ricardo Cardenas, Molly, Kristin Lindeen, son-in-law Erik Lindeen, Jazzy, Michael, grandson Joshua Lindeen, John Miller, Charlene, Karen Miller, Tara Gallagher, son-in-law Justin Gallagher

“Parenting the QBQ Way” foreword by John and Karen’s oldest and QBQ, Inc. team member, Kristin Lindeen:

My parents, John and Karen Miller, are not parenting experts—but I believe they are expert parents. While they do not have degrees in child psychology and have not performed research studies or pursued PhDs in family counseling, their accomplishments as parents are evident. As the oldest of their children, I think I can make this claim: They may not be perfect, but they are awfully good at this job they chose.

I know that I sound like a child boasting about her parents, but I’m not only the oldest of seven—six girls and one boy—I am on the QBQ, Inc., team helping my dad spread the message of personal accountability through training, speaking, and coaching. And in spite of what many believe is a very hard thing to do—work in a family business—I love working for and with my parents. That alone might tell you something about their effectiveness in parenting.

Sure, they’ve made their mistakes and I’ve made mine, but all in all, I’ve had a great relationship with them through the years, and still do. I remember being fairly baffled at some of my friends’ struggles with their parents. While I certainly had some “non-harmonious” moments with mine, I never wanted out or wished they’d go away.

One of the core reasons I believe they are good parents is they use a practical and powerful idea called “The Question Behind the Question,” a tool that enables them—or any mom and dad—to practice personal accountability in parenting.

My dad first created the “QBQ” before I was a teenager. He then began teaching his message of “e;Personal Accountability and the QBQ”e; to the corporate world. Early on, he discovered that clients wanted to use the material at home to become outstanding moms and dads. He frequently heard people say, “I can use this as much with my family as I can on the job!”

The language of the QBQ soon began seeping into the everyday conversations of families, including the Miller household. My siblings and I sometimes tease our parents, especially my father, with, “Um, Dad, do you need to ask a QBQ right now?!” Of course, it’s all in fun but I really can say we are a QBQ family.

The good news is any family can become one.

I believe that parents are hungry for tools to help them in the raising of their kids. Parenting is a tough 24/7 job. I’ve always suspected that, but now I know it since becoming a mom myself. My husband, Erik, and I are grateful for this practical tool called the QBQ, and I know other parents are, too. I receive emails from parents who share their parenting struggles and how they’re applying QBQ at home to do a better job raising their children.

But the reality is, the original QBQ! The Question Behind the Question book was not specifically written with parents in mind. I remember one grandmother who heard my father on The Dave Ramsey Radio Show and immediately bought QBQ! and Flipping the Switch from our website. Soon after, she asked if she could return them. When asked why, she said they were “all about business” and she had wanted the books for her adult kids to read and use in their raising of her grandchildren.

Over lunch one day, I was talking with a friend who has two young kiddos. She told me, “The last thing I want is another how-to, step-by-step book that tells me exactly what I’m supposed to do with my kids, because so much of that kind of content doesn’t seem to apply. What I need are ideas that challenge my perspective, and principles that can guide me to do my parenting job better.” I responded simply, “My parents are writing a book for you.”

So, here is Parenting the QBQ Way—written for parents, grandparents, and anyone else interested in discovering terrific ways to raise great children. We believe there is a real need for this content for this reason: Parenting is a learned skill. With that in mind, I promise that you will discover practical and powerful ideas that-through your commitment to putting them into action—will become skills over time. In this there will be many rewards!

Kristin E. Lindeen, Kristin@QBQ.com

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