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Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In July 2010, special education teacher and mother Rachel Macy Stafford decided enough was enough. Tired of losing track of what matters most in life, Rachel began practicing simple strategies that enabled her to momentarily let go of largely meaningless distractions and engage in meaningful soul-to-soul connections. She started a blog to chronicle her endeavors and soon saw how both external and internal distractions had been sabotaging her happiness...
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Evans equips parents to raise their children with a Kingdom perspective and also offers practical how-to advice on providing spiritual training as instructed in Scripture. He begins with an overarching look at the need for Kingdom parenting, our roles and responsibilities in raising God-following children, and how to prepare children to take on the assignments God has for their lives. He then provides specific training for kids in the power of prayer,...
Author
Publisher
Baker Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Thought leader and executive editor of Christianity Today helps parents understand how technology, and the way we use it as families, can hinder or help us and our children grow in character and become the kind of people we want to be.
Author
Publisher
Whitaker House Español
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Español
Description
"Si mañana fuera tu último día en la tierra, ¿qué les enseñarías a tus hijos? Todo padre, durante su vida, ha aprendido lecciones que les aseguraría el éxito a sus hijos si las compartiera con ellos. El Dr. Sixto Porras, en sus experiencias interviniendo en relaciones entre padres e hijos, ha descubierto un detalle único. Aún cuando los padres educan a sus hijos y son su ejemplo, se les escapa sembrar en ellos aquellos aprendizajes recibidos...
Author
Publisher
The Dial Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid," said theologian Frederick Beuchner. Pastor Amy Butler, the first woman at the helm of New York's historic Riverside Church, knows firsthand that to navigate such a world, one must be courageous, honest, and compassionate. In Beautiful and Terrible Things, Pastor Amy draws on the most meaningful, challenging, and soul-shaking moments of her own life, to offer larger lessons...
Author
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The narrative around motherhood today can be a real downer. Instead of rallying to uplift each other or rejoining in what God has done in their lives, moms often connect over memes about how "kids are the worst." Mother-of-ten Abbie Halberstadt believes that Christ has so much more to offer you and your family than the empty validation of fist bumps for surviving another day that worldly culture brings to the table. Abbbie offers advice, encouragement,...
Author
Publisher
P&R
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Sara Wallace, a mother of five, brings you a personal, frank account of her own journey with discipline -- and introduces an entirely new way to look at it. Not as something we do to our children, but as something we do for them; not as a necessary evil, but as a beautiful privilege. Here are practical tools, specific skills, a solid gospel foundation, and specific day-by-day things you can say and do to make disciplining your children intentional...
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
From his early childhood, Nathan was bursting with creativity and energy, while struggling with learning issues as well as anxiety and OCD problems. He was often labeled "bad," or as being in need of "fixing." Sally dared to believe that Nathan's differences could be part of an intentional design from a loving Creator with a plan for his life. She trusted that the things that made him different were the very things that could make him great. Now she...
Author
Publisher
Worthy Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Create space for your children to get to know God in a way that focuses on trust instead of a list of rigid rules. Most Christian parenting books are ready with exact practices every family should follow in order to raise obedient children. In this obedience-training model, faith is a wall, constructed brick by brick, as adults tell children what to believe and how to behave. But what if obedience is not the goal of Christian parenting? What if it's...
37) Las 6 necesidades de cada niño: empoderar a padres e hijos a través de la ciencia de la conexión
Author
Publisher
Editorial Vida
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Como la mayoría de los padres, Amy y Jeffrey Olrick salieron del hospital con su primer hijo desesperados por saber: ¿Qué hacemos? . Pero años de crianza de tres hijos y el trabajo de Jeffrey como psicólogo infantil los convenció de hacer una pregunta mejor: ¿Cómo debo estar con esta nueva persona? . En una cultura obsesionada con las fórmulas parentales, es fácil pasar por alto el hecho de que la ciencia y la experiencia vivida han demostrado...
Author
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"How can you help raise your sons to handle difficult emotions and process complex ideas of masculinity? Drawing from 25 years of counseling, David Thomas explains what's behind the common struggles boys face, and explores how to foster emotional intelligence within your sons by teaching them healthy, constructive ways to express their emotions"--
Author
Publisher
Adoption Wise Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Shed your shame. Renew your hope. Rediscover the parent you know you can be. Is your adoption journey turning out differently than you imagined? You had so much love to give, but now you feel ashamed and bewildered by your lack of compassion. You may be experiencing blocked care-a self-protective mechanism in your nervous system that makes it difficult to connect with your child and maintain compassion. When it happens, it's like your heart seems...
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