SEASONAL IDEA - Winter 98
 

resources for effective youth ministry
 

Seasonal Idea!


 
Raising Faithful Kids In A Fast-Paced World
Author - Dr. Paul Faulkner
Publisher - Howard Publishing
 

    I do not know of one Christian parent who does not want to pass their faith on to their children.  We all want our children to be faithful kids and eventually adults, but we have all also seen families where the parents believe, but the children do not.  Children do not come with instruction manuals, but this book is what an instruction manual would look like if they did!

    favorite features:

  • emphasizes and explains how to parent intentionally
  • teaches you can start over and be successful, even if you've made mistakes before
  • begins with teaching eight important lessons
  • parenting on purpose
  • values
  • loving your kids
  • servant
  • laughter
  • honesty
  • letting them go
  • learning to cope
  • tells what an "intentional" mother and father are like
  • strategies for parenting
  • effective discipline
  • how to develop family traditions
  • discussion guide


    •     We must be effective at passing a legacy of faith on to our children - it is one of the single most important things we can do as parents.  I highly recommend this book for all parents - it would work extremely well as a book for a parents group to study together.  Extremely well done Paul and Howard Publishing!


     
     
    What Kids Wish Parents Knew About Parenting
    Author - Joe White
    Publisher - Howard Publishing
     

        This is a terrific book on parenting!  I like how it presents parenting, not as a chore to fear or dread, but rather as an adventure to enjoy and celebrate!  There is a wealth of helpful information and ideas any family can try - designed to help build strong, happy successful families.  I like the emphasis in this book on encouraging and celebrating our kids and how important it is to tell and show our kids that we love them!

        favorite features:

  • extremely well written chapters filled with excellent information to touch, challenge and  encourage parents
  • 100 ideas for parents and kids to do together
  • relationship inventory for teens
  • excellent information on "unconditional listening, unconditional love"
  • excellent information on encouraging your kids
  • strength and weakness chart
  • 50 phrases to encourage your child


    •     This is a book every parent needs to read.  It would make an excellent resource for parenting teams - groups of parents who meet on a regular basis to challenge and encourage each other in their parenting journey - to utilize by reading through together.  Extremely well done Joe and Howard Publishing!


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