Synopses & Reviews
Sibling problems are a natural part of family life and a God-given opportunity to teach children the valuable relational skills they need for life. Parents of children -- from preschool through teens -- will find biblical references and a Christian worldview woven into this practical and comprehensive look at the problems and opportunities that arise between siblings.
The goal of this book is not to eliminate sibling conflict -- an unrealistic and even undesirable goal. Instead, the author instructs parents on how to help children respond respectfully to everyday frustrations and build their relational life-skills.
Features include:
-- Examines what causes sibling rivalry
-- Improves children's "living together" skills
-- Treats each child uniquely
-- Addresses how parents can use positive language to shape their children's views of themselves
-- Teaches positive social skills and problem-solving skills
-- Provides a "team behavioral contract" for children
-- Emphasizes God's role in empowering parents
Synopsis
Parents of children from preschool through teens will find biblical references and a Christian worldview woven into this practical and comprehensive look at the problems and opportunities that arise between siblings.
Synopsis
Dr. Todd Cartmell explodes the myth that parents must sit passively by while sibling conflict runs rampant. Based on solid biblical principles and sibling research, Cartmell provides a ten-step plan that will help you enrich your family soil, plant the seeds of sibling relational skills, and provide an environment that will encourage respectful sibling relationships.
Synopsis
For most of us, dreams of family harmony and cooperation often give way to the reality of squabbling and fighting between siblings. In Keep the Siblings, Lose the Rivalry, Dr. Todd Cartmell explodes the myth that parents must sit passively by while sibling conflict runs rampant. Based on solid biblical principles and sibling research, Cartmell provides a ten-step plan that will help you enrich your family soil, plant the seeds of sibling relational skills, and provide an environment that will encourage respectful sibling relationships.
Cartmell includes fifteen "ready-to-use" Family Time Discussion Guides and creates powerful object lessons using common household objects such as stinky socks, post-it notes, tennis balls, and tasty treats. With role-plays, Scripture references, and interactive discussion questions, each Family Time Discussion Guide will bring you closer together as a family and improve your children's skills at handling sibling conflict in a respectful way.
Practical, down-to-earth, and leavened with Cartmell's dry humor, Keep the Siblings, Lose the Rivalry will equip you to handle the most difficult sibling challenges.