Three Keys to Effective Parenting

Sixteen lessons in three units covering the three keys to effective parenting: Communication (building bridges rather than barriers), Confidence (building a Biblically balanced sense of worth), and Character-Building (building kids who make a difference).

COMMUNICATION: Building Bridges Rather Than Barriers

1. "Heart Talk" in the Home: Mission Impossible?
2. From Different Planets? Understanding Alien Languages
3. Don’t Expect Him to Talk Like a Girl
4. The Frustration Factor: Talk-Tools for Bridge Building
5. Communicating with Real-World Kids
6. Communication with God: The Heart of the Matter

CONFIDENCE: Building a Biblically Balanced Sense of Worth — For Us and Them

7. Why It’s So Hard to Find the Balance: What Society Says, What Self Says
8. The Heart of the Matter: What God Says
9. "But How Does This Look in a Life" Biblical Examples
10. Self-Esteem Shredders and the Perils of Perfectionism
11. The ABC’s of Self-Esteem: Basic Building Blocks of Your Child's Self-Worth
12. Let’s Get Practical: Tools for Shaping Self-Esteem

CHARACTER: Building Kids Who Make a Difference

13. Character = Who You Are When No One’s Looking
14. Integrity, Honesty, Self-Discipline: But Even If He Does Not
15. Courage and Perserverance: An Old Testament Drama For Our Times
16. Compassion and Servanthood: Our Father's Eyes, Our Savior's Model