I Want to Teach My Child About Values An On-The-Go Guide for Busy Parents

by Bryan, Marcy

• ISBN13: 9780784717639
• ISBN10: 078471763X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-05
• Publisher: B&H Kids

Summary

Busy parents like you long for help, hints, and solid strategies to enable their kids to learn the importance of having solid moral values. From love, forgiveness, and respect to compassion and honesty, I Want to Teach My Child About Values offers clear, concise information about the impact of God-centered values plus tips, lists, charts, questions, and practical, interactive suggestions for helping you child...: Discover: how values help us serve and honor God, Learn: the importance of acceptance and respect for others, Explore: effective strategies for nurturing the values God desires, Realize: that negative words and actions hurt ourselves and others, Understand: that our actions are affected by our attitudes.

Author Biography

Marcy Bryan works hard not to take herself too seriously. Even so, she plays a number of no-nonsense roles: international radio personality, home-school teacher, wife, and research writer. Marcy lives with her husband and their daughter, Meghan, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 4
What Is a Value and Is It Contagious?	p. 8
You say virtue, I say value	p. 8
What makes you value-able?	p. 10
Values are learned, then lived	p. 14
Valuing Honesty	p. 38
Living honestly with yourself	p. 38
Living honestly with others	p. 42
Living honestly with God	p. 46
Valuing Love	p. 52
Learning to accept love	p. 52
Learning to love what God gave you	p. 54
Value and share God's gifts	p. 60
Show and tell your values!	p. 66
Valuing Others	p. 78
Give the gift of respect	p. 78
Give the gift of encouragement	p. 84
Celebrate the gift of community	p. 88
More Resources	p. 92
Subpoint Index	p. 94
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