Parenting - Resources


          Running the Rapids. Kevin Leman:
                http://www.sampsonresources.com

          1. KNOW THE RIVER:   What's so scary about adolescence anyway.

          2. KNOW THE RAFT:   Home is where you transver the values that
              your teenager will need to built a possitive life.

          3. KNOW THE RIDERS:   What is acceptable and unacceptable
              teenage behavior.

          4. KNOW THE RISKS:   Tough questions straight answers.

          5. KNOW THE RIVER:   Practical guidelines for surviving the trip.

          6. KNOW THE REALITY:   You don't have to navigate the river of
              adolescence alone unless you choose to.

          Effective Parenting in a Defective World. Chip Ingram:
                http://www.walkthru.org   $100

          Effective Parenting in a Defective World will equip parents to help their
          children face the challenges of life in the 21st century.

          Session One: How to Raise Positive Kids in a Negative World.

          • Developing a clear-cut objective for your child
          • Building relationships that bond
          • Committing to the ongoing maintenance of parenting

          Session Two: How to Develop Your Child's Full Potential.

          • Parents learn a child's two primary needs and how to meet them
          • Learn the primary responsibility of children and how to train them
            to meet it
          • Discover how spiritual formation and mental development work
            together

          Session Three: How to Discipline Your Child Effectively.

          • Parents will learn how a current secular university case study
            validates what the Bible has always taught about training and
            discipline
          • Learn practical and Scriptural tips for producing balanced
            discipline in your child's life

          Session Four: How to Prepare Your Kids to Win Life's Biggest Battles.

          • Parents learn five major life messages they should communicate
            to their children
          • They provide your child with the ammunition to face life's biggest
            challenges - and come out victorious!" ( publisher's note )

            The Power of a Parent's Words : How you can use Loving, Effective
                       Communication to Increase your Child's Self-esteem and Reduce the
                       Frustrations of Parenting.           H. Norman Wright: Regal, 1991.   $9
                       HQ 755.8 .W73 1991.

        Wolfhard Touchard, MLS - Retired Reference & Database Librarian
        Andrews University - September 2009