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Author and speaker Jill Rigby maintains that our society has substituted self-esteem for self-respect, and in the process, we’ve lost our manners. In this inspirational and practical book, she tells parents how to instill character and purpose in their children without erecting walls of rebellion. In an effort to raise children with a healthy view of themselves, parents have focused on self-esteem rather than self-respect. And author Jill Rigby says there’s a big difference. It’s the difference between self-centered and others-centered children, the difference between performance-driven and purpose-focused teenagers. This book also examines three different styles of parenting—parent-...
Challenging popular beliefs about self-esteem parenting, a guide for parents recommends an alternative approach that encourages respect for the self and others, in a reference that explains how to foster such values in children as thankfulness and unselfishness. Original. 50,000 first printing.
Provides a guide for parents that recommends an alternative approach that encourages respect for the self and others, in a reference that explains how to foster such values in children as thankfulness and unselfishness.
This book was designed to help children understand and deal with their executive functioning challenges. Executive functioning involves the ability to plan, sequence, organize, and use the information to problem solve and act. These skills are necessary in our everyday life. A lack of efficient executive functioning skills can affect learning at home, school, or in the workplace. This book tells about executive functioning challenges from parents' and children's perspectives. It makes the complexity of executive functioning theory easy to understand. It offers functional solutions to empower children and parents. The solutions can help make learning more successful as well as increase self confidence and independence.
Discover the five keys that God has given His people to unlock the freedom He offers. Focusing on God’s platform, provision, power, presence and promise, Life Unhindered! reveals how to run the race set before you and emerge as a winner. Full-spectrum freedom is God's gift to every believer—freedom in every area of your life. It is for freedom that Christ has set you free, says Paul (Galatians 5:1 NIV). Learn to lay aside every hindrance to the abundant life Christ bought with His blood.
Finally…Hope for Parents in Pain What parent doesn’t want their children to grow up to be happy, responsible adults? Yet despite parents’ best efforts, most heartfelt prayers, and most loving environments, some kids never successfully make the transition to independently functioning adulthood. Following her own journey, Allison Bottke developed a tough-love approach to parenting adult children that helps both you and your child by focusing on setting you free from the repeated pain of your adult child’s broken promises, lies, and deception. Setting Boundaries® with Your Adult Children offers practical hope and healing through S.A.N.I.T.Y.—a six–step program to help parents regain control in their homes and their lives. S = STOP Enabling, STOP Blaming Yourself, and STOP the Flow of Money A = Assemble a Support Group N = Nip Excuses in the Bud I = Implement Rules/Boundaries T = Trust Your Instincts Y = Yield Everything to God As you love your child with arms and heart wide open, know that no matter what happens you are never alone. God is in control and will be with you.
Learning to control the tongue is a lifelong pursuit. That’s why it’s so important for you as parents to help your children learn to tame their tongues from the moment they begin to talk. Certified behavioral consultant Deborah Pegues offers invaluable insights for parents who long to help their children learn not only what to say and how to say it, but also what not to say. With humor and wisdom, Deborah devotes chapters to teaching your kids such important lessons as speaking respectfully to an adult using their indoor voice knowing when to speak up and when to remain quiet giving and accepting compliments expressing anger appropriately admitting mistakes or wrongdoing talking to God Stories, soul-searching questions, and scripturally based personal affirmations combine to make each reading applicable and life changing for you and your family.
What to Do When Parenting Gets Painfully Complicated Are your adult child’s mental, emotional, and physical health issues driving you to despair? Are you tempted to bail your son or daughter out of yet another impossible circumstance? When your child has reached (or long since passed) the point of independence, it’s difficult to know what your “help” as a parent should look like. From the author of bestseller Setting Boundaries® with Your Adult Children, Allison Bottke now offers an in-depth guide to help you connect with your troubled adult child, and to build your confidence, knowledge, and hope in challenging situations such as… drug addiction mental and emotional disabilities military trauma and PTSD personality disorders financial trouble depression and bipolar divorce incarceration …and so much more Whether you’re facing these problems for the first time or looking to learn more, take a step back and develop effective strategies to truly help your adult child—without sacrificing your sanity.
"Parenting book based on biblical principles with concrete suggestions on how to better raise children, developing self-respect rather than self-esteem"--Provided by publisher.
Formerly titled Traveling Europe's Trains, this is a superb guidebook to getting around Europe and Britain from Manchester to Moscow by high-speed, and scenic train, ferry, and Europabus.