Boundaries : When to Say Yes, How to Say No

by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend

• ISBN13: 9780310223627
• ISBN10: 0310223628
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Harpercollins Christian Pub

Summary

Do you have trouble saying no? Can you set limits and still be a loving person? Are you in control of you life? What are legitimate boundaries? Do people take advantage of you? Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend offer biblically based answers to these tough questions as they show us how to set healthy boundaries with our parents, our spouses, our children, our friends, our coworkers, and even ourselves. This compelling, nine-part video resources helps us define and maintain the clear personal boundaries that are essential to a healthy and balanced Christian life. Applying the proven "group-interactive" format designed to enhance participation and learning among small-group members, Boundaries helps us discover the impact of boundaries on all are of our lives. It shows us: - How to know where our responsibilities begin and end - How to be free to choose the right things for ourselves in the light of God's will - How to say no to irresponsible or controlling people - How to say yes for the rightreasons - How to deal with guilt and the fear of losing love -- With brief video dramatizations and discussion jump-starts by Drs. Cloud and Townsend, the Boundaries Zondervan Group Resource provides everything that's needed to successfully conduct nine lively, life-changing small-group sessions. The Boundaries Resource Kit includes: 1 94-minute video 1 Leader's Guide* 1 Participant's Guide 1 Boundaries hardcover book Boundaries interactive sessions include: - What is a boundary - understanding Boundaries - The Laws of Boundaries, Part I - The Law of Boundaries, Part II - Myths About Boundaries - Boundary Conflicts, Part I - Boundary Conflict, Part II - Boundary Successes, Part I - BoundarySuccesses, Part II9 sessions; 1 94-minute video.