Nothing greater than a child -- Children change things -- What are families for? -- Christian themes for family living -- It takes a village to raise a child -- The church as a sanctuary for childhood.
The discipline debate -- Understanding discipline -- Defining terms and clarifying meanings -- The traditional reward-and-punish approach -- Why we can't count on rewards working -- The deficiencies and dangers of punishment -- How children really react to control -- Alternatives to disciplining children -- Methods to get children to change behavior -- New ways of governing families and classro…
Introduction: Strengthening families -- Changes in American families -- Importance of community support -- The national experience with child care and parent education -- Assessing options for serving families -- Providing services directly to families -- Exemplary state programs -- Strengthening families through public schools -- Conclusion: Enhancing the well-being of children, families, and …
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Part one : Back to wifeliness. The great con game -- Beyond the "Me" marriage -- The joy of unkinky sex -- Part two : Back to babies. God's least-wanted blessing -- Who's afraid of the big bad baby? -- Family banning and planned barrenhood -- Part three : Back to mothering. Who owns our kids? -- Beyond "no-fault" child-rearing -- Raising kids without confusion -- Home as a green…
Parenting -
Children are from heaven -- What makes the five messages work -- New skills to create cooperation -- New skills to minimize resistence -- New skills form improving communication -- New skills for increasing motivation -- New skills for asserting leadership -- New skills for maintaining control -- It's okay to be different -- It's okay to make mistakes -- It's okay to express negative emotions -…
Harnessing the power -- Who's at the controls? -- Consulting the marriage map -- Distance or intimacy -- Neglect or nurturing -- Indifference or loving -- In conflict: choices that make you a winning team -- Power struggles: the secret war -- Confusion or order: a master plan -- Strategies for your master plan -- The way to financial freedom -- In-laws and other challenges -- If you'd like to c…
Includes bibliographical references (page 305) and index.