FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lana Hewitt
(512) 215-0064
[email protected]
Life Ki-do Parenting:
Tools to Raise Happy, Confident Kids from the Inside Out
by Jonathan and Lana Hewitt
-- MARTIAL ARTS EXPERT MARRIES AN AGE OLD DISCIPLINE WITH AN
AGELESS QUEST – RAISING HEALTHY, HAPPY CHILDREN
“It didn't take me long to get hooked reading this must-have guidebook for parents who
want to help their children combat peer pressure and bullying…this book will truly help
your child develop the kind of inner confidence and resilience that cannot be bullied
away. Children will love the simple, empowering strategies.”
- Jane Nelsen, EdD, author of Positive Discipline
There are varied methods, styles, and theories of being a parent, and with that, an
increased pressure to choose the ‘right’ way. But no matter the ‘type’ of parent you want
to be, the goal is always the same: to raise healthy, happy kids.
Life Ki-do Parenting: Tools to Raise Happy, Confident Kids from the Inside Out
by husband and wife duo Jonathan and Lana Hewitt takes a “back to basics” approach to
helping parents to bring their children up to be confident, happy, and considerate of
others. Under the tremendous pressure and influence of peers and media today,
children are being conditioned to follow what Jonathan outlines as the “American
Happiness Formula:” Look Good + Perform Well + Get Approval = Happiness. But
because it is an outwardly based quest, this formula is more likely to cause stress,
anxiety, and depression than bring happiness. Integrating Jonathan’s twenty years of
experience teaching life skills and martial arts to thousands of children as well as data
and research from modern psychology and neuroscience, the advice outlined in Life Kido Parenting reverses this process, helping parents to help their kids find confidence and
happiness from within.
“I knew from my years of teaching martial arts that the best way for a student to
learn a physical skill was for me to break it down into a few easy steps that they could
understand, remember, and make their own,” says Jonathan. “I used that same philosophy
to break down the life skill material. What I found was that for children to be happy and
fulfilled they must develop from the inside out four essential life skills.”
Combatting the “American Happiness Formula,” Jonathan has taken those four
critical life skills to create the “Life Ki-do Happiness Formula,” Focus + Confidence +
Resilience + Social Intelligence = Happiness. Designed as a practical guidebook, Life Kido Parenting explores:
•
How those who are intrinsically motivated tend to exhibit more interest,
excitement, and confidence in their lives, resulting in a better quality of life
•
Life Ki-do Tools for Life – a simple, kid-friendly and easy to implement system
that goes beyond theory to give you the “how” to help your child develop more
intrinsic motivation and successfully navigate their way through life
•
Four original tools: River Check-in for focus and mindfulness, River Effort for
confidence and a strong sense of self, A-B Formula for resilience and the ability
to deal with life’s challenges, and My Shoes, Your Shoes, Our Shoes for social
intelligence.
•
The four pillars to best support a child’s inner happiness and give parents the
foundation for positive parenting: modeling, unconditional love and acceptance,
nurturing and empowering encouragement, and empowering discipline
•
The benefits of using the Tools for Life system within the family unit, bringing
together a more unified, cooperative, and peaceful team
Jonathan Hewitt is founder of Life Ki-do Parenting, Martial Arts, and Life
Education. Jonathan has taught martial arts and life skills to children for over
twenty years and has a renowned martial arts academy in Austin, Texas. Over the
years, Jonathan has taught thousands of children ages three to nineteen. His martial
arts academy runs at full capacity and often has long waiting lists.
Jonathan has a degree in psychology from Emory University and has spent the past
twenty-five years in intensive study of and training in meditation, mindfulness, and
the brain-body connection. His great joy comes from sharing ancient, universal life
skills in simple, modern terms to inspire and empower children and teens to
discover and live from their inner strength.
Jonathan is available for speaking engagements.
Website: www.lifekido.com
Life Ki-do Parenting: Tools to Raise Happy, Confident Kids from the Inside Out will
be available in August on www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com.
ADVANCED REVIEW COPIES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
###