Start with Love

About the Book

Start with Love is one mother's humorous and heartfelt memoir dedicated to her three daughters, detailing their upbringing as well as reminiscing about those who influenced, entertained, and touched the their lives, ultimately determining their personalities and playing a part in their destiny.

Sher Lee Cheek Sommers, a marriage and family therapist has been asked the question "How should I raise my child?" many times during her professional career. Sommers shares common sense child-rearing advice based on her own successes and faults as a mother who often relied on common sense, a little ingenuity, and the wisdom of her mother and Dr. Spock. Her entertaining anecdotes encompass her beliefs and practices about how she nurtured her children in a happy environment filled with unconditional and non-controlling love. Sommers describes her life in such an optimistic way that it's hard not to catch her enthusiasm for creating an atmosphere within a home where children thrive despite challenges and unexpected hurdles. She also includes generations of family history and many other charming stories detailing her life experiences.

Start with Love will help guide any parent towards becoming an honest and open person with the ability to create a home filled with kindness, warmth, and acceptance.

About the Author

Sher Lee Sommers is a Marriage and Family Therapist and former Chairman of the Indiana Governor?s Task Force for the Prevention of Child Abuse. She was Vice Chairman of Patient Care and member of the Methodist Hospital Board of Directors.