The Christian Dad's Answer Book

by Yorkey, Mike

• ISBN13: 9781564766779
• ISBN10: 1564766772
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-08-01
• Publisher: Chariot Victor Pub

Summary

Assembled in one book are parenting insights for men from such well-known Christian figures as Max Lucado, Gary Smalley, Zig Ziglar, and others, arranged in a question-and-answer format.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 11
Introduction	p. 13
Dads and Their Kids
Four Things Every Father Should Know	p. 17
"You Decide"	p. 23
From Your Faith to Theirs	p. 29
The Art of the Handoff	p. 35
Your Child's Most Important Teacher Is You!	p. 39
Always Daddy's Girl	p. 45
Just Keep Talking	p. 51
Tough Parental Questions	p. 57
Raising No-Compromise Kids	p. 63
Teaching Your Children the Value of Money	p. 69
How Much Time Does a Child Need?	p. 75
Put Me in, Coach	p. 81
Dads and Their Families
Making Your Family Number One	p. 87
How to Be a Cool Dad	p. 95
The Two Swords of Power	p. 101
Finding Some Time for Ourselves	p. 109
Pizza for Breakfast?	p. 117
How the West Was Done	p. 123
Let's Go Camping!	p. 131
Is This the Fun Part?	p. 137
Dads and Their Teens
The Flourishing Teen Years	p. 145
A Promise with a Ring to It	p. 153
Someone Who Is Willing to Wait	p. 161
Teens Charting a Different Course	p. 165
Choosing a College--Already?	p. 173
This Father-Son Thing Is Not an Act	p. 179
Seizing the Moment	p. 183
Dads and Their Wives
It's Always Courting Time	p. 191
Asking the Right Questions	p. 197
Date Your Mate!	p. 203
The Language of Love	p. 209
Become a Marriage Mentor	p. 215
Divorce War	p. 221
Commitment to Love	p. 227
PMS: How Husbands Can Manage the Mood Swings	p. 235
Working Moms	p. 243
Nag, Nag, Nag	p. 251
What If Beer Ads Lasted Longer Than Thirty Seconds?	p. 255
Dads and Their God
Finding New Friends on the Block	p. 259
The High Calling--and Cost--of Serving	p. 267
Let Prayer Change Your Life	p. 275
Singer Steve Green: The Comeback Kid	p. 281
Let's Have a Seder	p. 287
It's the Percentage That Counts	p. 295
Dads and Their Finances
Saving Money Any Way You Can	p. 303
Avoiding a Credit Meltdown	p. 313
Dealing with Tax Time	p. 321
How to Talk Finances with Your Wife	p. 325
Cash in on Savings	p. 329
God's Mutual Fund	p. 335
Treasures in Heaven	p. 337
Dads and Their Work
Jobs vs. Family: Striking a Balance	p. 343
I've Got the Blues	p. 349
Adding Margins to Our Busy Lives	p. 353
Dads and Their World
Trading Style for Substance	p. 359
Our Country's Heritage: Do Our Children Understand?	p. 365
If You Could See Us Now, Pop Youngberg	p. 371
A Culture That's in Our Face	p. 377
E-mail: The Write Stuff	p. 385
The Ten Commandments of Great Nutrition	p. 391
Setting a New Course	p. 399
Dads and Difficult Problems
Why Gambling Is a Bad Bet	p. 409
When Alcoholism Hits Home	p. 417
Combating the Darkness	p. 423
Ted Bundy: A Fatal Addiction	p. 431
Homosexual Rights: What's Wrong?	p. 437
Unplugging the New Age	p. 447
The Significance of a "Significant Other"	p. 453
Will I Go to Heaven, Son?	p. 457
Single Dads: When You Need a Mentor	p. 465
How Loving Is a Living Will?	p. 471
Epilogue: "Dearest Jenna"	p. 477
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