Six Ways to Keep the “Good” in Your Boy

Six Ways to Keep the “Good” in Your Boy
Author: Dannah Gresh
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2022-07-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736981985

This helpful resource equips you to instill integrity and honor in your son. Help him navigate the challenging tween years and beyond as you put him on the path to becoming a healthy and responsible adult. With some intentional parenting, your son can avoid the many pitfalls that prevent boys from growing into good men. Bob and Dannah Gresh share six proactive ways you can make a lasting impact in your son’s life. Get Him Outside to Play Encourage activities that spark his imagination and creativity and fulfill his God-given need for adventure. Give Him a Book So He Can Discover a Real “Call of Duty” Help him use his free time wisely and develop good discernment about what he reads, plays, and watches. Host Wing Nights and Fantasy Football Parties Let his dad be dad by giving him the freedom he needs to train and discipline his son well. Celebrate His Entrance into Manhood Prepare your son for changes to his body, his mood, and his attitude about the opposite sex. Unplug Him from a Plugged-In World Educate him early and often on the dangers of sexual sin and show him how to monitor his own media consumption. Let Him Open the Car Door for You Teach him how to be a gentleman and how to treat girls and women with kindness and respect. Good boys can grow up to be great men with a little guidance and a lot of prayer.

Six Ways to Keep the "Good" in Your Boy: Guiding Your Son from His Tweens to His Teens

Six Ways to Keep the
Author: Dannah Gresh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2022-07-05
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780736981972

This helpful resource equips you to instill integrity and honor in your son. Help him navigate the challenging tween years and beyond as you put him on the path to becoming a healthy and responsible adult. With some intentional parenting, your son can avoid the many pitfalls that prevent boys from growing into good men. Bob and Dannah Gresh share six proactive ways you can make a lasting impact in your son's life. Get Him Outside to Play Encourage activities that spark his imagination and creativity and fulfill his God-given need for adventure. Give Him a Book So He Can Discover a Real "Call of Duty" Help him use his free time wisely and develop good discernment about what he reads, plays, and watches. Host Wing Nights and Fantasy Football Parties Let his dad be dad by giving him the freedom he needs to train and discipline his son well. Celebrate His Entrance into Manhood Prepare your son for changes to his body, his mood, and his attitude about the opposite sex. Unplug Him from a Plugged-In World Educate him early and often on the dangers of sexual sin and show him how to monitor his own media consumption. Let Him Open the Car Door for You Teach him how to be a gentleman and how to treat girls and women with kindness and respect. Good boys can grow up to be great men with a little guidance and a lot of prayer.

Six Ways to Keep the "Little" in Your Girl

Six Ways to Keep the
Author: Dannah Gresh
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736938249

Bestselling author, speaker, and founder of the Secret Keeper Girl conferences, Dannah Gresh shares with moms the secret to helping today’s girls grow up confident, grace-filled, and strong in their faith. Studies show that the foundation for an emotionally healthy teen girl is built between the ages of 8-12 and that a good relationship with mom is one of the most important factors. So when the world wants girls to grow up too fast, how does a mother help her young daughter navigate the stormy waters of boy-craziness, modesty and body image, media, Internet safety, and more? With a warm, transparent style, Dannah Gresh shares six ways a mom can help protect and guide her daughter, including: help her celebrate her body in a healthy way unbrand her when the world tries to buy and sell her unplug her from a plugged-in world dream with her about her prince, and more This wonderful resource also provides moms a Connection IQ Inventory to test their mom- daughter relationship, creative and fun activities to do together, and Scriptures for the mom to pray for her daughter.

5 Things Every Parent Needs to Know about Their Kids and Sex

5 Things Every Parent Needs to Know about Their Kids and Sex
Author: Anne Marie Miller
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2016-05-17
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1493401459

Real Help for the Toughest Talks Most parents dread talking about sex with their children. Anne Marie Miller loves giving "the talk." As she has shared her personal story and talked about God's gift of sex with almost half a million young people, she's noticed some disturbing patterns: · Google is how kids learn about sex · Kids are learning about sex and viewing pornography earlier than parents think · The sexually abused often don't tell anyone for fear of getting in trouble · Sexual messages are being consumed daily through mainstream and social media · Most parents think their child is the exception Instead of sweeping this topic under the rug, Miller wants to change the narrative. In this immensely practical and well-researched book, she equips parents to have meaningful and age-appropriate conversations with their children about sex, pornography, and sexual abuse. She advises parents on how to keep the lines of communication open so that their children know they can trust them with their fears, struggles, and mistakes. Most important, she offers hope to worried parents that their children can grow up with a healthy biblical view of sex as a gift from God.

Raising a Body-Confident Daughter

Raising a Body-Confident Daughter
Author: Dannah Gresh
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2021-12-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736981934

This helpful resource equips you to have important conversations with your daughter about her identity in Christ, her self-image, and how to appreciate and care for her body according to God’s design. Popular culture bombards girls with messages that they are not pretty enough, not skinny enough, or just not good enough. How can you counter these lies and help your daughter see the truth—that she is a beautiful child of God, perfectly created to bring Him glory? Dannah Gresh, bestselling author and creator of the True Girl live events, shows that instilling body confidence in your daughter starts with you. Each chapter includes activities, conversation starters, and even fun recipes that will help you and your daughter engage in meaningful talks about God’s purpose for her body and how to develop a healthy, positive view of herself. Help your daughter develop body confidence and watch her grow and thrive.

8 Great Dates for Moms and Daughters

8 Great Dates for Moms and Daughters
Author: Dannah Gresh
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2021-08-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 073698187X

Make Time for Fun, Teaching, and Connection With all the pressures and influences of today’s world, Christian moms worry about their little girls and how they will grow up. Quality time between a mom and a daughter can be the greatest protection against the world’s pressures to make a girl mature too quickly. Knowing this, Dannah Gresh, popular speaker and founder of the True Girl conferences, has developed a host of dating ideas to help moms invest the time needed to deeply connect with their daughters. 8 Great Dates includes fun mother-daughter get-togethers, perfect for one-on-one or for a small group of moms and their energetic 8- to 12-year-old daughters. Each date focuses on one topic surrounding beauty and dignity, provides lots of fun, and imparts a message that enhances life and faith. The book provides a mom with everything she needs to plan and carry out the activities and includes topics such as: The power of true beauty—what makes a girl beautiful? Truth or bare fashions—how to balance fashion and dignity Hair, makeup, and clothes—who should be your model? Here’s the secret to bringing up healthy, grounded, and spiritually rich girls!

40 Answers for Teens' Top Questions

40 Answers for Teens' Top Questions
Author: Gregory L. Jantz Ph.D.
Publisher: Rose Publishing
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2022-02-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1628624248

“Talk with your teenager.” “Be there for your tween.” Parents are often encouraged to talk with their kids, but they don’t always feel equipped to deal with these difficult topics off the cuff, right? At the turn of a page, 40 Answers for Teen’s Top Questions is packed with the most common teen questions, solutions, biblical advice, plus parenting tips that are laid out clearly in an easy-to-read way that your teen can read on their own or with you! You already know not to lecture your teen, but it can be hard to reason with them when emotions run high, so where do you turn? With over decades of experience counseling teens and parents (as well as being a parent of a teen), Dr. Gregory Jantz has the top 40 practical and compassionate answers you’re looking for. From peer pressure and bullies to zits and dating, parents will discover practical ways to have open and honest conversations with their teens while equipping them to navigate toward early adulthood. Includes the following: 40 real and relevant topics to teens and preteens Each question opens with real comments from an adolescent to other adolescents Straightforward answers from an expert addressed to teens with honesty and humor Each topic includes practical exercises to “Talk It Out,” “Act It Out,” and “Think It Out” “For Parents” section on each topic addresses concerns and gives ideas and options to create open communication

Talking with Your Daughter About Understanding Boys

Talking with Your Daughter About Understanding Boys
Author: Bob Gresh
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2014-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736955356

Our culture pressures tween girls to grow up too fast and develop attachments with boys too soon. One great way you as a father can protect your girl is to spend quality dad-and-daughter time. Bob and Dannah Gresh, creators of the Secret Keeper Girl events, have put together an easy-to-use resource for creative father-and-daughter dates with your 8- to 12-year-old girl. These dates help you tackle big questions like… What was God thinking when he made girls so that we like boys? Why is everyone boy-crazy? Do I have to be? When can I start to date? How can I stand out from others and be pure without losing all my friends? A personal pull-out section for your daughter and online audio conversations with Bob and Dannah offer more ways to build your father-and-daughter connection—and to love and protect your little girl as she grows into a young woman. More about this series— The 8 Great Dates books offer parents solid, godly advice on connecting with their tween girls. Each book provides everything you need to plan and carry out eight fun get-togethers with your girl—perfect one-on-one or for a small group of parents and their energetic 8- to 12-year-old daughters. Every date is full of fun—while at the same time focusing on one topic that’s important to a tween girl’s life and imparting a life- and faith-enhancing message.

Six Ways to Keep the “Little” in Your Girl

Six Ways to Keep the “Little” in Your Girl
Author: Dannah Gresh
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2022-07-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736981969

This timely resource equips you to counter our culture’s harmful messaging to girls with positive, biblical guidelines that allow your daughter to grow up the way God intended her to—happy and healthy. Keeping your daughter from growing up too soon is every Christian parent’s battle. Dannah Gresh, founder of True Girl, shares six proactive ways you can win the fight for your daughter’s physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Give Her the Right Toys to Play With Learn how to select dolls and other toys that encourage creative play and spark imagination. Celebrate Her Body by Punctuating Her Period Teach her to see her body and its function as a beautiful reflection of God’s creation. Unplug Her from a Plugged-In World Protect her mental sobriety by setting reasonable limits on screen time and monitoring online activity. Unbrand Her When the World Tries to Buy and Sell Her Show her how to pursue inner beauty and reclaim the biblical value of contentment. Become the Carpool Queen and Sleepover Diva Help her form healthy friendships by staying actively involved in who she chooses to spend time with. Dream with Her About God’s Future for Her Plant and nurture a heart of purity in your daughter by promoting God’s design for relationships and intimacy. Keep the “little” in your girl and prepare her for a big future with God.

Raising Boys to Be Good Men

Raising Boys to Be Good Men
Author: Aaron Gouveia
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2020-06-16
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 151074942X

"If you are the parent of a boy . . . this is the book you need . . . insightful, enlightened, practical." —Peggy Orenstein, New York Times bestselling author of Boys & Sex From the dad who created the viral tweet supporting his son wearing nail polish, this essential parenting guide shares 36 parenting tips for battling gender norms, bringing down "man up" culture, and helping sons realize their potential. Our boys are in a crisis. Toxic masculinity and tough guy-ism are on display daily from our leaders, and we see anger, dysfunction, violence, and depression in young men who are suffocated by harmful social codes. Our young sons are told to stop throwing like a girl. They hear phrases like “man up” when they cry. They are told “boys will be boys” when they behave badly. The “Girl Power” movement has encouraged women to be whoever and do whatever they want, but that sentiment is not often extended to boys. Just watch the bullying when boys try ballet, paint their fingernails, or play with a doll. But we can treat this problem—and the power lies in the hands of parents. It's not only possible to raise boys who aren't emotionally stifled and shoved into stereotypical gender boxes; it's vital if we want a generation of men who can express their emotions, respect women, and help nurse society back to a halfway healthy place. We can reframe manhood. From Aaron Gouveia, who gained viral fame after tweeting his support for his son’s painted fingernails (and who knows toxic masculinity very well), learn practical and actionable tips such as: Don’t accept different standards for moms and dads Teach boys that “girl” is not an insult and retire phrases like “boys will be boys” Show boys that expressing their emotions and being physical is a good thing Let boys pursue nontraditional interests and hobbies Talk to boys about consent and privilege Model healthy and respectful relationships for boys to emulate Penned with equal parts humor, biting snark, and lived advice, Raising Boys to Be Good Men is the essential parenting guide for raising sons to realize their potential outside the box. ​