For families only
Subtitle: answering the tough questions parents ask
By: J. Allan Petersen, editor
Publisher: Tyndale House
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Wheaton Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780842308809
Subjects: Family life education.; Parent and child.; Family.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Positive parenting. Are our convictions contagious? / Howard G. Hendricks; title: Should dad be more than a breadwinner? / Kathleen Davis; title: To be fair, must things be equal? / Alice Schrage; title: Can we make chores exciting? / Dorothy D. Mauldin; title: Should outgrowing parenthood scare us? / Margaret Ross; title: Part II. Confident children. What is our children's number one need? / Richard L. Strauss; title: How can we build family self-esteem? / Dr. James Dobson; title: What helps teens toward social maturity? / Ellen McKay Trimmer; title: Am I my child's crutch? / Marguerite and Willard Beecher; title: What marriage preparation is necessary? / Anthony Florio; title: Should our teenager marry? / Anonymous; title: Part III. Sensible sexuality. Is sex education necessary? / Letha Scanzoni; title: Can sex really be taught at home? / Dr. Kenneth Gangel; title: How do I answer those sex questions? / W. Cleon Skousen; title: Is our child a homosexual? / Barbara Wyden; title: Is masturbation sinful? / David A. Seamands; title: Should I give my daughter the pill? / Herbert J. Miles, M.D.; title: Part IV. Teen problems. How about an abortion? / C. Everett Coop, M.D.; title: Should I keep my baby? / Carroll, H. Lee; title: Is a marriage license or wedding ceremony necessary? / Herbert J. Miles, M.D.; title: What if our boy is arrested? / Donald Robinson; title: What works with a child on drugs? / Tom Watson; title: You say you're not going to church today? / Eugene H. Peterson; title: Part V. School review. Can parents help a failing child? / Ada Breise Cromer; title: What if Johnny can't make the grade? / Iona Raney; title: Can we prevent a dropout? / Pearl Gibbs; title: Should our child go to college? / Elizabeth McCullough; title: Is a secular college dangerous? / Milton K. Reimer; title: Is a Christian college preferable? / Robert Webber; title: Part VI. Critical issues. Why do I overpunish my child? / Maggie Hempel; title: How can children cope with a parent's death? / Gladys Kooiman; title: Can I make it as both father and mother? / Katie F. Wiebe; title: Can we be happy with a live-in mother-in-law? / Thelma White; title: Part VII. Neighbor relations. What makes us a Christian family? / Francis D. Breisch; title: How can we get next to our neighbors? / Philip E. Armstrong; title: What if our neighbors are relatives? / Mary Alice and Harold Blaker Walker; title: Have we forgotten hospitality? / Joy Sterling; title: Are we for real? / Winni Christensen; title: Part VIII. Spiritual realities. How should we choose a church home? / Stanley C. Baldwin; title: Are we serving the church but losing our children? / V. Raymond Edman; title: How can we succeed with family worship? / Tenis C. Van Kooten; title: Can we claim our family's salvation? / Theodore H. Epp; title: Am I my child's biggest problem? / Bruce Narramore; title: Do I have to be perfect? / Keith Miller; title: Which answers never change? / Stanley E. Lindquist; title: Part IX. And other questions. What makes mealtimes fun? / Merla Jean Sparks; title: How can we have a happy family vacation? / Bernice K. Gregg; title: How can parents get away-alone? / Valerie Sloane; title: How is college affordable? / Frank L. Keegan; title: Can we escape the debt trap? / George Fooshee, Jr.; title: Will someone please explain the fine print? / Roger Dean Duncan; title: What is TV doing to our family? / John W. Drakeford.