Parenting

Some parenting books offer a by-the-numbers and keep-the-rules approach to raising and disciplining children.  But Raising Great Kids offers a flexible, compassionate, and effective way to raise kids.  From the moment parents cuddle their infants to the day they wave good-bye to their high school graduates, raising children is a complex and often bewildering task.  Every expert has a different opinion on how to discipline children so they will be polite, loving, and able to function as mature adults.  Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend avoid the twin extremes of permissiveness and repression.

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This latest book by Liu Zhixiong offers biblical advice on the reasons for and goals of marriage, getting along with your spouse, how to raise children, and how to honor your parents.  Well-organized, this books has solutions for the big issues in all the important phases of life, helping the reader understand how to have a joyful and harmonious family.

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Born in Germany in 1800, J.H.F. Karl Witte was the son of pastor Karl H.G. Witte.  This book is a discourse on the teaching methods used by the father to teach his son who, by age 12, became a doctor of philosophy at the University of Giessen in Germany.  He is the youngest ever person to receive a full PhD, a record which still stands today.

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Written especially for parents and educators of children under 12, this book by well-known etiquette expert Jiang Peirong uses many life examples to provide invaluable insights.  The author combines the best of Chinese and Western culture to advise adults on how to help the children they care about thrive and succeed in life.

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Based on six months of participant-observer research at a California public school, this book offers a somewhat troubling but insightful snapshot of adolescent life. It will surprise and enlighten parents, youth workers, counselors, pastors, and all who want to better understand the hearts and minds of America's adolescents.

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The best-selling "Only" series returns with a one-of-a-kind guide for teen guys on how to figure out girls.  Drawing on a fresh national survey of 600 teen girls, as well as hundreds of personal interviews, For Young Men Only reveals the real truth about what teenage girls think, what they want, and how average teen guys can build healthy friendships with high quality girls.  Full of surprising revelations and practical advice, For Young Men Only delivers help straight from the girls themselves in a fun, easy-to-read, easy-to-talk about format.  Warm, witty, and honest, authors Jeff Feldhahn and Eric Rice tell plenty of personal stories and draw on solid biblical principles to guide young guys through the often daunting world of the opposite sex.  Their goal is to help teen guys build self-confidence and understanding, and show them how to pursue a relationship with a girl while giving her the respect and protection she deserves.

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Guys will be guys.  And now girls can know what that means!  For Young Women Only dives into the mysterious inner-workings of the teenage male mind so that you can begin to understand why guys say and do what they do.  Exploring critical topics including respect, insecurity, appearance, physical affection, and the “tough and tender”-ness of guys, this book is also packed with “ask the expert” sections, quotes, and fun personal stories from guys in all walks of life.  Why is he so visually stimulated?  You may wish it weren’t so, but that won’t make it so.  I don’t want to put on a front for him to like me.  Actually, he wants your genuineness, too!  This book will help you grasp how God wired the opposite sex so you can enjoy your relationships with them.

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In this remarkable book, Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa Rice take you inside the mind of teens and preteens through the same innovative approach that seized national attention in the best-selling books For Women Only, For Men Only, and For Young Women Only.  They explore the results of a nationwide survey and personal interviews with more than 1,000 real-life teens and tweens to tackle those things parents often don’t “get” about their kids.  You’ll hear first-hand about the longings that drive your kids’ seemingly illogical decisions, the truth behind those exasperating “attitude problems,” and what your children would tell you if they could trust you to truly listen.

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