“I hear you, love. You know pain is temporary, right?”

Every child arrives with a soul that is always active and a tool kit that is empty. What goes into that kit comes from us: the voices they hear in the womb, the hands that hold them, the words we speak when they cry, fall, and get back up.

Following the cycle of life from the womb through holding up the head, rolling over, sitting up, crawling, walking, and running, Rick Johnson shares the moments that shaped his own family, alongside the research that shows how much our children are listening.

And it isn’t written from a pedestal. It’s written from the dinner table, where Rick’s young son once looked him in the eye and said, “You often do that. Tell me what to do without being polite.” What Rick did next is the heart of this book.

Inside: 11 chapters, a simple Family Practice at the end of each one, the research behind every stage, and the words that run through a kind home.

For new parents, young or older, who want to fill their children’s kits, and their own, with love, gratitude, and respect.

Digital edition (PDF), 45 pages. Book One of the I Hear You, Love series.