resources for the family...
Boundaries with Kids
by Dr. Henry Cloud
& John Townsend
Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend take you through the ins and outs of establishing family boundaries and of instilling the kind of character in
your children that will help them lead balanced, productive, and fulfilling adult lives. Here at last is the help you need for raising your kids to take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions.
Bringing Up Boys
by Dr. James Dobson
Dobson, a psychologist and family counselor, takes a decidedly conservative approach to the "special challenge of raising boys." Celebrating the natural differences between boys
and girls, Dobson outlines biological differences, particular issues in disciplining boys, and the different roles of mothers and fathers.
The Key To Your Child's Heart
by Gary Smalley
Gary
Smalley cuts to the relational heart of parenting to show readers essential principles in building a close-knit family atmosphere. This book especially focuses on the principle of knowing
how to keep your child's spirit open and how that can make the difference between a rebellious and a content child.
Raising a Modern-Day Knight
By Robert Lewis
Throughout human history, the men of
society have been responsible for
initiating boys into manhood. Robert
Lewis offers a practical guide for any
man who wants to provide his sons with rites of passage.
The Parent You Want to Be
by Les and Leslie Parrott
Being a parent is the most important calling you will ever have―with the emphasis on being. This parenting book is unlike any other: it’s a step-by-step guide to selecting and modeling the very traits that you want your child to have. Because, as the authors explain, parenting is more about who you are than what you do.
Sacred Marriage
by
Gary Thomas
What if God designed marriage to make us holy rather than to make us happy? Starting with the discovery that the goal of marriage goes beyond personal happiness, writer and speaker Gary Thomas invites readers to see how God can use marriage as a discipline and a motivation to love Him more and reflect more of the character of His Son. Everything about your marriage-everything-is filled with prophetic potential, with the capacity for discovering and revealing Christ's character.
Sex Begins in the Kitchen
by Dr. Kevin Leman
Discover how to better understand, respond to and please your mate. Because love works around the clock, not just at night in the bedroom, this book will help you spice up your marriage...in every room in the house.
To Train Up a Child
by Michael and Debi Pearl
Training is a technique that always works on every child. To neglect training is to create miserable circumstances for you and your child. Out of ignorance many have bypassed training and expected discipline alone to effect proper behavior. It has not worked. This book provides parents with information and techniques to effectively train their children and remove frustration and anxiety from the act of parenting.
What a Difference a Daddy Makes
by Dr. Kevin Leman
Involved fathers boost their daughter's academic achievement, promote their psychological health, increase their compassion for others, and even bolster the status of women. Dr. Leman seamlessly weaves the latest research on effective fathering with funny and moving stories about his own parenting.
He outlines the architecture of the father-daughter relationship, including how to build it on a foundation of trust.
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