Geek is the new cool!

Palmetto Family loves this book!

Bringing up Geeks is a rare find. It’s funny, important and TRUE.

This book puts a positive spin on being a geek. Instead of using the word “geek” as an insult, author Marybeth Hicks redefines it for a new generation of Genuine, Enthusiastic, Empowered Kids. And who wouldn’t want that for their children!

In a world of superficial values, peer pressure, and out-of-control consumerism, the world needs more GEEKs. Today’s ‘culture of cool’ has changed the way kids grow up. Rather than enjoying innocent childhoods while developing strong, authentic characters, today’s kids can become cynical—even jaded—as they absorb the dangerous messages and harmful influences of a dominant popular culture that encourages materialism, high-risk behaviors, and a state of pseudo-adulthood.

Author and mother of four Marybeth Hicks suggests an alternative: bringing up geeks. In this groundbreaking book, she shows parents how they can help their children gain the enthusiasm to pursue their passions, not just the latest fashions; the confidence to resist peer pressure and destructive behaviors; the love of learning that helps them excel at school and in life; and the maturity to value family as well as friends, as well as make good moral decisions.

With a foundation like that, kids will grow up to be the coolest adults.

Palmetto Family couldn’t agree more!

The book’s contents include:

Rule #1: Raise a Brainiac

Rule #2: Raise a Sheltered Kid

Rule #3: Raise an Uncommon Kid

Rule #4: Raise a Kid Adults Like

Rule #5: Raise a Late Bloomer

Rule #6: Raise a Team Player

Rule #7: Raise a True Friend

Rule #8: Raise a Homebody

Rule #9: Raise a Principled Kid

Rule #10: Raise a Faithful Kid

Over the next week or so, we’ll be bringing you excerpts from this fantastic book. And we hope to hear from YOU about your family’s experience in raising Genuine, Enthusiastic, Empowered Kids.

Email us at familylife@palmettofamily.org with your comments, stories, photos, etc. about how you’ve protected your kid’s childhood (or how your parents protected your childhood) in this grow-up-too-fast world.

To make it worth your while, we’ll choose the submission that best embodies the GEEK spirit and send one lucky winner a FREE copy of Bringing Up Geeks.

Submissions are due by November 26, 2009. You can send comments, stories, photos, videos–or just a list of tips on raising Genuine, Enthusiastic, Empowered Kids.

(Click HERE for excerpts from the book.)

(Click HERE to view a video trailer for the book.)

Disclaimer: All submissions are subject to review, and postings will be made at the discretion of the Palmetto Family Council. Submissions that are not “family friendly” will be subject to rejection.

There will only be ONE prize winner, and that person will be notified via email. Any prize/prize notification returned as undeliverable may result in selection of an alternate winner.

Participation in the contest is completely voluntary. Palmetto Family takes the on-line protection of children very seriously, so please only identify family members (especially minor children) by first name in your videos, essays, poems, etc.