Did you ever wish that children came with an instruction manual? Well, Parenting Matters: Raising Successful Kids is that manual Parents want to know what they can do to help their children be successful in life, and this book holds simple, practical advice for parents to assist their children in achieving their potential. The focus is not on when to start solid foods, but on character education - development of those qualities that will help them become resilient, goal-oriented adults. Parenting Matters: Raising Successful Kids describes a time-tested, step-by-step method to help parents raise children who will achieve their goals and reach their potential. Based on the author's thirty-three years of parenting experience as well as twelve years as a school counselor, the author has collected insights and anecdotes to enlighten and inspire today's parents and help them realize the tremendous difference their actions make in their children's outcomes.