Synopses & Reviews
You Don't Have to Be a Perfect Parent. Do you every worry that you're just not getting the parenting thing right? This truthful and enlightening book from one Christian parent to another is filled with encouragement and time-tested techniques for anyone who wants to ensure the health and happiness of their own family. Jim Burns will be the first to tell you that no family is perfect-including his own. The 10 Building Blocks for a Happy Family emphasizes the heartening news that most parents do a good job of parenting but just don't know it. Here you'll find many personal stories from interviews with parents and experts on family relationships covering almost every aspect of parenting. TRIM SIZE: 5.5 X 8.5
Synopsis
Jim Burns and his wife, Cathy, will be the first to tell you that no family is perfect, including their own. But they also emphasize the good news that most parents do a very good job of parenting, but don't know it. This clearly and thoughtfully written book is grounded in lessons learned from personal experience, interviews with hundreds of parents and dialogues with experts on family relationships--all of which have helped to form Jim's 10 basic and essential principles for a happy family life and home.
Synopsis
This is an easy-to-use, self-guided questionnaire that helps you identify and understand your unique God-given spiritual gifts. Discover you own gifts as well as how they can be used. You’ll also understand the difference between your natural and spiritual gifts. For easy use and self-scoring, a spiritual inventory is included in the back of the book.
About the Author
JIM BURNS, Ph. D., is President of HomeWord, Senior Director for for the HomeWord center for Youth and Family at Azusa Pacific University, and Host of HomeWord's radio broadcasts. Jim speaks to thousands of people around the world every year. He is a three-time Gold Medallion Award-winning author and has written books for parents, students, children, youth ministry and church leaders. Jim has more than 1.5 million resources in print in over 20 languages. His most recent resources include The Purity Code, Teaching Your Chldren Healthy Sexuality, Accept Nothing Less, God Made Your Body, How God Makes Babies, Confident Parenting, Creating an Intimate Marriage, Closer: Devotions to Draw Couples Together, The 10 Building Blocks for a Solid Family and The Youth Builder. Jim, his wife, Cathy, and their three daughters live in Southern California.