How to Raise an MVP : Real World Advice to Help Your Children Be Winners in Life

Voted the NBA's Most Valuable Player as the center for the San Antonio Spurs, David Robinson is perhaps its Most Versatile Person as well. A classical pianist, SAT whiz, computer genius, graduate of Annapolis, naval officer, Dream Team Olympics member, philanthropist, community activist, and Christian, he's a true Renaissance athlete. Yet this thirty-year-old husband and father still asks his parents for advice. Wouldn't you like to sit in the Robinsons' living room and learn why David thinks he has the greatest parents on earth?
How to Raise an MVP lets you feel like you're at a warm and personal family gathering. Ambrose and Freda Robinson, along with their three children, David, Kimberly, and Chuck, share anecdotes of family life and offer insight into successful parenting. In the Robinson house there were no TV baby-sitters, no back talkers, and no underachievers. But there were three children who knew they were loved and that they had the potential to dream and to do anything they wanted to do.
From bringing a baby home for the first time to watching their children leave the nest, Ambrose and Freda tell about raising a family - and the lessons they learned along the way. They talk frankly about the hard times as well as the good times, and discuss specific issues such as honesty, academics, curfews, sibling rivalry, dating and sex, racism, anger, communication, building a career, and more.

Ambrose and Freda Robinson deserve an award in parenting. Their oldest son, David Robinson, is the NBA's Most Valuable Player as the star center for the San Antonio Spurs. He is also a classical pianist, computer genius, Naval Academy graduate, philanthropist, and Christian role model. And the Robinsons have raised two more role model achievers, Kim and Chuck.

In this book, packed with real-world advice, the Robinsons remind readers how parents used to do their jobs, of the time when discipline was not a dirty word, when parents worked hard to provide a diverse education. They talk about how parents modeled an example of the Lord, offered moral support, and gave sound advice.

According to Ambrose Robinson, a retired Naval officer, parenting is about trusting your own instincts and experience and remembering what good values are all about. This is sound advice from two wise people who have raised winners.