The Impossible Kid: Parenting a Strong-Willed Child with Love and Grace
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- Author：Lucille Williams
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Summary
When a mother’s journey begins， one is venturing into the unknown。
It’s hard to imagine what this tiny little baby will be as an adult。 My journey was difficult， heart-wrenching， and laborious and yet joyful， worth every tear and strife。 My child seemed impossible to me， but God chose me to be the mother of this impossible child。 And what we deem impossible， God makes possible （Luke 18:27）。
From the introduction
In The Impossible Kid， relationship coach and pastor’s wife Lucille Williams writes an exceptionally honest and funny account of parenting a strong-willed child。 Through 11 entertaining chapters， this book provides practical tools for parents to sow seeds of encouragement in their kids as they aspire to raise adults who reflect the nature and character of God。 Endorsed by Dr。 Gary Smalley， The Impossible Kid is an encouraging and informative read， covering topics including family dysfunctions， feeling like an inadequate parent， creative and effective discipline， parenting with integrity， the dreaded sex talk， learning to laugh together， and keeping God as the focal point in the home。
It’s hard to imagine what this tiny little baby will be as an adult。 My journey was difficult， heart-wrenching， and laborious and yet joyful， worth every tear and strife。 My child seemed impossible to me， but God chose me to be the mother of this impossible child。 And what we deem impossible， God makes possible （Luke 18:27）。
From the introduction
In The Impossible Kid， relationship coach and pastor’s wife Lucille Williams writes an exceptionally honest and funny account of parenting a strong-willed child。 Through 11 entertaining chapters， this book provides practical tools for parents to sow seeds of encouragement in their kids as they aspire to raise adults who reflect the nature and character of God。 Endorsed by Dr。 Gary Smalley， The Impossible Kid is an encouraging and informative read， covering topics including family dysfunctions， feeling like an inadequate parent， creative and effective discipline， parenting with integrity， the dreaded sex talk， learning to laugh together， and keeping God as the focal point in the home。
Reviews
Sue Forry
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This book is amazing。 I throughly enjoy it。 I think what resonated most was the real life mama advice shared by Lucille Williams。 In the book， Lucille shares her perspective of how it went parenting her three （now grown） children in their younger years。 Her oldest daughter， Monica， then shares her perspective either as a child or as a now mother of a young toddler。 Lucille doesn’t hold much back。 This book is practical， real， sometimes raw and honest。 I love the practical advice shared。 Lucille This book is amazing。 I throughly enjoy it。 I think what resonated most was the real life mama advice shared by Lucille Williams。 In the book， Lucille shares her perspective of how it went parenting her three （now grown） children in their younger years。 Her oldest daughter， Monica， then shares her perspective either as a child or as a now mother of a young toddler。 Lucille doesn’t hold much back。 This book is practical， real， sometimes raw and honest。 I love the practical advice shared。 Lucille writes， “We do not raise kids; we raise adults。 One day in the not so distant future， the house will be quiet; the kitchen will be spotless; you’ll have plenty of time in the shower; and you’ll be waiting by the phone， hoping one of your children would call， or even better come for a visit。”Lucille offers hope and encouragement for all moms！ I was given a free copy for my honest review。 I loved The Impossible Kid！ 。。。more
Nancy Shaner
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The author uses her own experiences and is very honest about them。 She is down to earth about her approach to the situations。 It covers the challenges of their early years to adulthood。This book is great for any parent whether you think your kid is impossible or not。 Many great truths and full of practical advice on handling the different situations a parent can find themselves in。 I wish I had this when my children were young。 I like the comments and reflections by her daughter， “The Impossible The author uses her own experiences and is very honest about them。 She is down to earth about her approach to the situations。 It covers the challenges of their early years to adulthood。This book is great for any parent whether you think your kid is impossible or not。 Many great truths and full of practical advice on handling the different situations a parent can find themselves in。 I wish I had this when my children were young。 I like the comments and reflections by her daughter， “The Impossible Kid” at the end of each chapter。 It is great to get the perspective from both parent and child。 Unique from any other books I have read on parenting。 I recommend this book for any parent with children of any age 。。。more
John
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Review coming soon， just won the book
Lia Morton
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I absolutely love reading Lucille’s writing！ It’s like sitting down with a friend and talking about issues that we ALL have experienced as parents。 Her openness and honesty are refreshing to read from a Christian author。 This book is such a great insight to those moments we have all experienced as parents。 I found myself in every page， nodding， yes！ That is me！ That is my child！ And reading Monica’s insight （the impossible child herself） at the end of every chapter helps me think that I might no I absolutely love reading Lucille’s writing！ It’s like sitting down with a friend and talking about issues that we ALL have experienced as parents。 Her openness and honesty are refreshing to read from a Christian author。 This book is such a great insight to those moments we have all experienced as parents。 I found myself in every page， nodding， yes！ That is me！ That is my child！ And reading Monica’s insight （the impossible child herself） at the end of every chapter helps me think that I might not be messing my kids up after all！ （And also wondering if I was， in fact， an impossible child！！）Love this book and plan on adding it to my baby gift baskets！ 。。。more
Christine Shaffer
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If you have kids， no kids， adult kids， or are still a kid yourself， read this book！ As an adult who doesn't have children I wasn't sure if I would get anything out of reading a book like this。 Boy was I wrong。 Not only did it give great insight into my relationship with my own parents and the sacrifices they made raising us， it has helped tremendously with someone I will lovingly refer to as "The impossible adult-kid" I have been blessed with through marriage。 Whether your "kid" is two or twenty If you have kids， no kids， adult kids， or are still a kid yourself， read this book！ As an adult who doesn't have children I wasn't sure if I would get anything out of reading a book like this。 Boy was I wrong。 Not only did it give great insight into my relationship with my own parents and the sacrifices they made raising us， it has helped tremendously with someone I will lovingly refer to as "The impossible adult-kid" I have been blessed with through marriage。 Whether your "kid" is two or twenty two， this book hilariously offers insight and advice to dealing with those "what do I do now？" moments。 This book also gives insight to the behind the scene struggles your co-workers and friends might be going through with their own impossible kids you might never even know about。Regardless of where you sit on the parent/non parent scale， this book has something everyone can take away to make their own relationships better。 。。。more
Aya
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Buoyed by relatable anecdotes and lots of laughs， this book is as much a love letter to “impossible” children as it is a guide to parenting one。 There are no judgments here， no condemnations and calls of “bad parent！”; instead， Lucille packs the pages with genuine encouragement and Scripture， along with hilarious stories of her gaffes and triumphs。 Lucille’s daughter， Monica， the eponymous “Impossible Kid”， provides commentary at the end of each chapter， lending her witty perspective as both a r Buoyed by relatable anecdotes and lots of laughs， this book is as much a love letter to “impossible” children as it is a guide to parenting one。 There are no judgments here， no condemnations and calls of “bad parent！”; instead， Lucille packs the pages with genuine encouragement and Scripture， along with hilarious stories of her gaffes and triumphs。 Lucille’s daughter， Monica， the eponymous “Impossible Kid”， provides commentary at the end of each chapter， lending her witty perspective as both a reformed “difficult” child and a mother to one。What I liked most about this book was Lucille’s unwavering honesty; she never shied away from topics other Christian authors might consider inappropriate， and the incidents she recounted throughout are clearly both real and， at times， really embarrassing。 However， with every mistake comes learning， and “Impossible Kid” is full of lessons that could only be learned by someone who has not only made those mistakes， but also grew from them。 I would wholeheartedly recommend this to parents， even those whose children don’t drive them bonkers （although I imagine they’re far and few between）， and fellow impossible kids who want a glimpse into what they put their parents through。 。。。more
Neal J
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Such a fun read！ Lucille Williams humorously blends wisdom that has come about through years of experience， scripture that guides and encourages， and a firm grasp of the unique challenges that come with raising a strong-willed child to produce an honest look at parenting all ages。 In a refreshing format， each chapter ends with “Thoughts From Monica”， Lucille’s own “impossible kid”。 Get ready for some hilarious laughter， a few tears， and a lot of hope！
Jana
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A mother’s heart and a daughter’s reflection！！！ I have enjoyed this book so much！！ I found myself in the pages as this mother-daughter duo shared and then encouraged… such honesty！ While motherhood is serious and the privilege should be taken seriously， often we take ourselves too seriously！ Each chapter challenged， equipped and encouraged me as a mom to kids ages 10-22， as a daughter and as a friend！！ This is a fantastic read！！
Christina Knight
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I had the pleasure of reading The Impossible Kid early and I’m so grateful that I was given this opportunity because the book truly made a big impact on me。I’ll be honest， having a 2 year old， I didn’t think I would relate very much to the book since my daughter is still pretty young and I figured this was more for learning how to parent older children - but boy was I wrong！！ Lucille hit ALLLLLL aspects of parenting， and even touched on points that I wasn’t expecting to connect with as much as I I had the pleasure of reading The Impossible Kid early and I’m so grateful that I was given this opportunity because the book truly made a big impact on me。I’ll be honest， having a 2 year old， I didn’t think I would relate very much to the book since my daughter is still pretty young and I figured this was more for learning how to parent older children - but boy was I wrong！！ Lucille hit ALLLLLL aspects of parenting， and even touched on points that I wasn’t expecting to connect with as much as I did。 I truly enjoyed how she touched on each aspect of parenting - from having a solid marriage to breaking the cycle of family dysfunction to learning how to process and embrace our own emotions so that we can help our children process and embrace their own emotions too。 I also enjoyed the reminders that us moms， even though we try our hardest to be super mom - we are in fact just human and it’s OK to give ourselves that grace when we are feeling like we are falling short。 Our children still love us just the same and they are WATCHING every thing we do， so we must set a good example， which also includes showing them how to give ourselves love when we are feeling a little less than perfect。 Every part of this book was relatable and I enjoy when parenting books touch on topics other than the basic “ how to’s” because when you are reading it， it reads more like having a conversation and getting advice from your older， much wiser， mother-figure rather than some of the other parenting books that seem to mix in too much non-relatable jargon that ends up boring me after two minutes of reading。 I was definitely hooked on every chapter and Lucille’s and Monica’s stories that they share are very much relatable to how real life actually happens， because let’s be honest…。 It never goes as planned or how they describe in the traditional parenting books and there are ALWAYS curve balls waiting around the corner。 I truly enjoyed this read and will probably be referencing back to it quite often as my daughter gets older！ it is a must read for any first time parent！ 。。。more
Bethany Veal
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This book was very insightful and well written。 I love that it has the input from the parent as well as her "impossible kid"。 It is nice seeing the two sides to all the different stories。 I have a five-year-old stepson that officially made me a mom a little over a year ago as well as a baby boy on the way。 （Due this month） Being able to see other people's struggles and parenting woes was actually very helpful。 It made me realize that this child rearing thing is hard， and it is ok to go cry in yo This book was very insightful and well written。 I love that it has the input from the parent as well as her "impossible kid"。 It is nice seeing the two sides to all the different stories。 I have a five-year-old stepson that officially made me a mom a little over a year ago as well as a baby boy on the way。 （Due this month） Being able to see other people's struggles and parenting woes was actually very helpful。 It made me realize that this child rearing thing is hard， and it is ok to go cry in your closet sometimes。 It is ok not to be the perfect mom。 It is ok if you don't get it 100% right all the time。 I highly recommend this book to any parent out there that sometimes feels like they are in a game of "Whack a Mole" when dealing with their kiddos。 。。。more
Rachel
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The Impossible Kid really spoke to me。 I decided to read it based on the title。 I also feel like I have an impossible kid。 Everything Lucille described about her daughter sounded like what I deal with with one of my kids。 So it was a really relatable read for me。 I loved all the scripture quotes and really real advice from someone that lived through an impossible child with a Christian focus。 This book gave me hope and great advice。 I highlighted so much。 If you have an impossible child。 This is The Impossible Kid really spoke to me。 I decided to read it based on the title。 I also feel like I have an impossible kid。 Everything Lucille described about her daughter sounded like what I deal with with one of my kids。 So it was a really relatable read for me。 I loved all the scripture quotes and really real advice from someone that lived through an impossible child with a Christian focus。 This book gave me hope and great advice。 I highlighted so much。 If you have an impossible child。 This is differently worth a read。 I received a free copy from Netgally in exchange for an honest review。 The opinions expressed are my own 。。。more
Laura
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I know that the title of this book was about the impossible kid and that was highlighted a little bit throughout the book but I think that most of the book talks about marriage and parenting from a Christian perspective。 I enjoyed how the author honestly told about the struggles that she experienced as a mom and some of the less flattering things that she did。I also enjoyed how the author concluded each chapter with a section written by her daughter， Monica， who was "the impossible kid"。 Again， I know that the title of this book was about the impossible kid and that was highlighted a little bit throughout the book but I think that most of the book talks about marriage and parenting from a Christian perspective。 I enjoyed how the author honestly told about the struggles that she experienced as a mom and some of the less flattering things that she did。I also enjoyed how the author concluded each chapter with a section written by her daughter， Monica， who was "the impossible kid"。 Again， I learned a lot about marriage and parenting from this book and for that， I am grateful！I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review。 。。。more
Sunnie
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This was an interesting book about a woman and her strong-willed daughter。 It was interesting to read about how things worked for her daughter and how each situation can be different and how what works for one， doesn't always work for another。 I liked how both mother and daughter contributed their own thoughts in each chapter。 Made it interesting to see both viewpoints and to know that despite all the struggles she grew up well and made good life decisions。 The author writes about faith in God a This was an interesting book about a woman and her strong-willed daughter。 It was interesting to read about how things worked for her daughter and how each situation can be different and how what works for one， doesn't always work for another。 I liked how both mother and daughter contributed their own thoughts in each chapter。 Made it interesting to see both viewpoints and to know that despite all the struggles she grew up well and made good life decisions。 The author writes about faith in God and turning things over to Him。 I saw in her writings that although her marriage had rough times， she still felt the importance to nourish the relationship with her husband。There was good advice and suggestions on raising children that have strong spirits and I would recommend this book to others raising children。I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and NetGalley and was under no obligation to post a review。 。。。more
Sarita
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