Raising Children That Other People Like to Be Around


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If you've ever asked yourself if you're parenting the "right way", rest assured that there are many "right ways" and that the ultimate judgment of your parenting will come as a result of the behavior of your children. "Raising Children That Other People Like to be Around" offers parents the tools necessary to establish a clear set of values from which to make parenting decisions. After raising four kids from kindergarten through college, Richard Greenberg offers readers specific suggestions and guidelines to help reduce conflict, improve communication and replace parenting stress with confidence and control. By encouraging the use of common sense, and defining a comfortable, consistent, realistic path, Greenberg gives parents the confidence they need to raise healthy, happy children. "Teaching children respect means showing respect for ourselves. It's not easy to live an exemplary life, but trying hard to do so is exactly what being a parent is. None of us are perfect, but every day we have opportunities to show our kids the high road not only in our expectations of them, but in our expectations of ourselves." â R Greenberg




Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves


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[This title] operates on the radical premise that neither child nor parent must dominate. -- Review.




Raising Children


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An intriguing, sometimes shocking, journey across the world to show how children are raised in different cultures.




Raising Children God's Way


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In an age marked by the near collapse of the family, few things are more powerful than a Christian family where the biblical relationship between parents and children is clearly seen. This book is desperately needed today! Taken from a preaching series by D.M. Lloyd-Jones.




Raising Children Who Soar


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How can we keep children safe in an uncertain world, but also raise them to be confident in taking the healthy, emotional risks necessary to succeed in life? The authors of this unique book--two clinical psychologists, who are also mothers--provide essential guidance for parents and teachers. They explain, step-by-step, how to help children become successful risk-takers: ready to leap at life's opportunities and triumph over setbacks along the way. With stories based on the diverse families from their practice--from parents afraid to let their rambunctious daughter out of sight, to those who fear their shy son may lose opportunities to connect at home and school--they offer real-world scenarios with realistic solutions. Readers will find helpful checklists, self-reflection exercises, and other resources in this authoritative book.




Raising children with the virtues


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You get a child and all of a sudden you are a parent. But how do you bring it up? Annelies Wiersma discovered teh books from Linda Kavelin Popov with the 52 inspiring virtues such as courage, enthusiasm and responsibility. She became a Virtues Project Master Facilitator and gives courses based on Popovs five strategies for character education. In this cheerful book with its comic-strip drawings she brings the theory to life with examples from her courses and tells us in a touching, funny and intimate way about the practice she knows best: raising her own son. Linda Kavelin Popov, Virtues Project Founder: Annelies Wiersmas humorous, helpful and honest insights about applying Virtues Strategies as a parent, offer a welcome companion to The Family Virtues Guide.




Raising Children in Blended Families


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A realistic and forthright resource, this practical guide for parents of blended families helps adults understand their children's feelings and cope with arising difficulties.




Raising Children Who Think for Themselves


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Raising Children Who Think for Themselves offers a new approach to parenting that has the power to reverse the trend of external direction in our children and help parents bring up empathetic, self-confident, moral, independent thinkers. Children who are externally directed make decisions based on the peer groups, violent movies, sexually explicit television shows, and rap lyrics that permeate their lives. When children are self-directed, on the other hand, they use their power of reason like a sword to cut through the jungle of external influences. Fortunately, the author shows us, it is never too late to foster in our children the ability to weigh options, consider sources, and think for themselves. Filled with real-life examples, humorous anecdotes, and countless interviews with parents, children, and teachers, Raising Children Who Think for Themselves Identifies the five essential qualities of self-directed children Outlines the seven strategies necessary for parents to develop these qualities in their children Addresses nearly one hundred child-raising challenges—from body piercing to whining wars—and offers solutions to help encourage self-direction




Raising Children to Love Their Neighbors


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Read the Introduction Does your congregation want to raise more mission-minded children? Here are practical plans with reproducible activities and outlines for classroom and service experiences for children ages 3 to 12. Carolyn Brown offers great “how to†plans that churches can build into their current programs. She includes : a hands-on enrichment curriculum for grades 1-5; over a year of monthly service projects for preschoolers; mini-workshops for teachers; and newsletters blurbs about the program. "Carolyn Brown has written a 'must read' book for all parents and teachers. I know of no other book that presents so clearly, helpfully, and persuasively Jesus’ mandate to raise children to “love our neighbors as ourselves.†More than a mandate, it offers dozens of doable, practical suggestions for each age group and grade level. I will recommend this book to every teacher and parent in my church." --Rev. Dr. Donald L. Griggs, author of Teaching Today's Teacher to Teach published by Abingdon Press (item #9780687049547) From the Circuit Rider review: "Teachers, parents, Sunday school teachers, and church preschool teachers are all very familiar with the importance of teaching children to share, to take turns, to say “please†and “thank you,†and to not hurt others’ feelings. Veteran Christian educator Carolyn Brown puts this important formation into the larger context of the mission of the church. How do our children grow in compassion? How can we lead them to leave the world better than they found it? How do we raise mission-minded children?" (Click here to read the entire review.)




Father's Handbook for Raising Children


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About the Book This father’s handbook is a major improvement over other handbooks for raising your children. This up-to-date book covers common child-raising topics often omitted or only summarized in other books. Each topic discussed is backed up by provided references with in-depth specifics should readers want more details. The Father’s Handbook for Raising Children includes specific possible actions a father can take rather than just providing “do good” statements. Its practical suggestions will save fathers time and money now and as your child ages. About the Author A Ph.D is a research and teaching degree. Petersohn previously taught business management and statistics and has written on computer topics. He personally had to undergo serious cardiac surgery and a stressful recovery and that involved Johns Hopkins and the Med-Star Hospital in DC. He also had to deal with more than two dozen family medical issues that pushed him into working with London’s National Health System and Venice’s Mesre as well as the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland and St. Joseph’s in Phoenix. He was drawn into extensive medical research as family issues became serious which spurred a deep interest in researching medical journals and reports from sources such as NIH, Johns Hopkins, UCLA, Emory University, and the MAYO Clinic.