Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 10

15 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 10 S eeing the world through the eyes of a child can be a truly wondrous experience… a life where imagination and youthful exuberance are the guideposts to adventure. These traits are also what put the ‘fun’ in the learning process. But for parents, it can be a huge challenge – the urge to control everything, while trying to figure out how to prepare their kids from an early age to be independent thinkers in the future. In her latest book, Raise Confident Children: Today’s Kids, Tomorrow’s Leaders, award-winning early educator Rennu Dhillon shares her ideas on the importance of developing communication and confidence in children. Filled with entertaining activities, life lessons, and success stories, the book offers parents common- sense coaching techniques that relate to their individual style and personality –“what comes naturally to us.” Drawing on a wealth of experience as an educator, Dhillon advises parents to “stop controlling and start coaching,” as the basis for leadership skills development. Fully outlined and explained in easy-to-understand chapters, with practical applications and examples, are Dhillon’s 13 critical “C” ingredients for success: Comprehension, Conflict Resolution, Coping Skills, Contribution, Clarity, Charisma, Creativity, Courage, Connections, Compassion, Consciousness & Conscience, Communication, Confidence. Of course, kids don’t come into the world with Raise Confident Children: Today’s Kids, Tomorrow’s Leaders By Rennu Dhillon, D.Sc