Lists to Live by for Every Caring Family

by GRAY, ALICESTEPHENS, STEVE DR

• ISBN13: 9781576739990
• ISBN10: 1576739996
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-06-26
• Publisher: Multnomah Books

Summary

Moms and dads will welcome the loving, insightful, and to-the-point wisdom found in Lists to Live By for Every Caring Family. Each of the eighty lists compiled by three successful and respected authors offers encouragement and tender advice for today's parenting challenges. This isn't another trivia book; Lists provides new inspiration on how to love, teach, understand, uplift, and communicate with children in topics such as "Helping Your Child Succeed," "Pray for Your Children," and "Four Ways to Encourage Your Kids." Parents will cherish each nugget of truth in this latest, timeless collection of Lists to Live By. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author Biography

Alice Gray

Alice Gray is an inspirational conference speaker and the creator and compiler of the bestselling Stories for the Heart book series, with over 5 million in print. She and her husband, Al, live in Arizona.

Dr. Steve Stephens

Steve Stephens is a licensed psychologist, marriage and family therapist, seminar speaker, and author of twelve books. He lives with his wife, Tami, and three children in Clackamas, Oregon.

John Van Diest

John Van Diest has been a book publisher for more than twenty-five years and has traveled the world as an advocate for Christian literature. He lives with his wife, Pat, in Oregon.

Table of Contents

Introduction	9	(10)
Children Learn What They Live	10	(2)
Golden Moments in a Child's Day	12	(2)
Meaningful Touch	14	(2)
Qualities to Pass on to Your Children	16	(2)
12 Things Kids Worry About	18	(2)
Ten Things to Do When Your Child is Afraid	20	(2)
Tips to Custom-Fit Your Parenting	22	(2)
Be a Parent Teachers Like to See	24	(4)
Things Kids hate to Hear	28	(2)
What Kids Say They Appreciate	30	(5)
Ten Gifts for Your Teens	35	(1)
Kids Who Resist Peer Pressure Have	36	(2)
Basics for Parenting	38	(4)
Five Steps to Better Behavior	42	(1)
Pray for Your Children	43	(1)
13 Ways to Get Your Children to Read	44	(3)
Five More Ways to Get Your Children to Read	47	(1)
Reading Can	48	(2)
20 Books to Read Aloud	50	(3)
Four Foundation Stones of Parental Love	53	(1)
Affirming Your Children	54	(2)
Things to Do with Your Kids	56	(2)
Family Guidelines for Using the Internet	58	(2)
Family Guidelines for Television	60	(2)
How to Get Your Kids to Help at Home	62	(4)
Showing Respect for Your Teen	66	(2)
Just for Fun	68	(2)
Minimize Materialism	70	(5)
Ten Treasures for Your Children	75	(3)
Home Rules	78	(1)
The Job of Parents	79	(1)
Principles of Parenting	80	(6)
Five Secrets of Parenting Teens	86	(2)
Teambuilding	88	(2)
How to Choose a Video for Your Family	90	(2)
20 Great Chilren's Movies	92	(2)
20 Great Family Movies	94	(2)
50 Ways to Love Your Children	96	(4)
A Father's Love	100	(2)
Help for Hurting Parents	102	(3)
A Parent's Commitment	105	(1)
Ten Family Commitments	106	(1)
Messages for Your Baby	107	(1)
Bolstering Your Child's Confidence	108	(2)
25 Ways to Enjoy Your Family	110	(4)
How Well Do You Know Your Teenager?	114	(2)
Ten Important Manners to Teach Your Children	116	(2)
The Bottom Line	118	(2)
Ten Ways to Be a Great Dad	120	(5)
Eight Foundation Builders for Your Family	125	(3)
A Child's Ten Commandments to Parents	128	(4)
Teaching the ABC's to Your Child	132	(2)
Helping Your Child Succeed	134	(2)
20 Fun Activities	136	(2)
20 Favorite Sing-Along Songs	138	(3)
Ten Essential Toys	141	(3)
Twenty Games for Every Home	144	(2)
The Six A's of Parenting	146	(2)
20 Conversation Starters	148	(2)
How to Raise Sexually Pure Kids	150	(2)
Warning Signs That Your Child Is Headed for Trouble	152	(2)
How to Free Up More Time	154	(2)
The Seven Vital Needs of Young Children	156	(2)
Three Ways to Keep Family Boundaries	158	(1)
Seven Principles of Discipline	159	(1)
Giving Love to Children	160	(3)
Priceless Gifts	163	(1)
Eight Ways to Practice Humor	164	(2)
Helping Your Child Get to Sleep	166	(2)
Prepare Them for the Unexpected	168	(3)
How to Let Go	171	(2)
Lists for Our Family	173	(9)
Acknowledgments	182