We typically think of instilling respect, love and courteousness into
our kids, which is great and needed. However, John Martin Sr. goes a
different route with this book. His reflection of conversations over the
span of 20 years, raising his son, a young African- American male,
created more of a creative challenge. He realized quickly that his
serious task of molding a responsible human being, was to ingest as much
self-esteem as possible into his son. These conversations spark dialogue
that focuses on being self-aware and knowing your strengths and
weaknesses. John offers great insight from dealing with being a young
parent and making sure the communication stays a two-way street, to
dealing with emotions and how to discipline yourself at a young age. Any
serious parent can gain from this writing and add these conversations to
their dinner table.