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Your Hurt Child Can Heal and Grow. When a child is adopted, he can arrive with hurts from the past-pain that stunts his emotional growth, and your family’s life, too. At some point your parenting dreams can shatter, and raising a hurt child becomes more like a burden than a blessing. But don’t give up. With time, patience, informed parenting, and appropriate therapy, your adopted child can heal, grow, and develop beyond what seems possible now. From insights gathered through years of working with adopted kids who have experienced early trauma, Gregory C. Keck and Regina M. Kupecky explain how to manage a hurting child with loving wisdom and resolve, and how to preserve your stability while untangling their thorny hearts. “We hope that what we share will give you strength, courage, and commitment,” write the authors. “We hope you will tap into your own resources and creativity to become the parent you’ve always wanted to be.” If you’ve adopted a child, whatever the circumstances, you’ll find hope and healing on these pages––for you, your family, and especially your adopted child.
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Gregory C. Keck and Regina M. Kupecky explain how to parent a hurting child with loving wisdom, resolve, and success.
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The world is full of hurt children, and bringing one into your home can quickly derail the easy family life you once knew. Get effective suggestions, wisdom, and advice to parent the hurt child in your life. The best hope for tragedy prevention is knowledge! Updated and revised.
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The world is full of hurt children, and bringing one into your home can quickly derail the easy family life you once knew. Get effective suggestions, wisdom, and advice to parent the hurt child in your life. The best hope for tragedy prevention is knowledge Updated and revised.
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Now updated and revised, Parenting the Hurt Child will provide you with valuable suggestions and needed direction to parent the hurt child in your life, even when it feels as if nothing works.
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Sadly, the world is full of children who have been hurt by someone they should have been able to trust. If you’ve chosen to bring one of these children into your family, you likely have hopes, dreams, and images of success—dreams and images that might now look dark and hopeless.
In this updated and revised sequel to Adopting the Hurt Child, authors Gregory C. Keck and Regina M. Kupecky share valuable suggestions to help your hurt child heal, grow, and develop. You’ll learn what works and what doesn’t, as well as hear stories from those who have been there.
The best hope for parenting a hurt child is knowledge. Get started here.
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This discussion guide for The Practice of Godliness explores how we can take on God's character and let the Holy Spirit cultivate the fruit of His traits in our lives.
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This companion guide to Navigator author Jerry Bridges’ The Practice of Godliness will help you grow in your fear of, love for, and devotion to God—the three essentials to a godly life.
Through timely discussion questions, you will learn how to take on God's character as you develop a relationship with God.
Study the Bible to learn how to let the Holy Spirit cultivate the fruit of God’s character traits in your life.
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“Godliness is more than a character trait,” writes Jerry Bridges. “It is a foundational spiritual quality that makes the entire Christian life dynamic, effective, and pleasing to God.” Growing in godliness is a twofold process. It involves an ever-deepening devotion to God and developing a character that is steadily transformed into His likeness.
This companion discussion guide to Jerry Bridges’ book The Practice of Godliness will help you grow in your fear of, love for, and devotion to God—the three essentials to a godly life. As you learn how to take on God’s character, you’ll explore how to let the Holy Spirit cultivate the fruit of God’s character traits in your life.
About the Author
Gregory C. Keck PhD founded the Attachment and Bonding Center of Ohio which specializes in treating children and adolescents who have experienced trauma and developmental interruptions. Dr. Keck has extensive experience in the fields of attachment adoption and adolescence. He has taught at both undergraduate and graduate levels at a number of universities and has presented to parent and professional groups both nationally and internationally.
As an adoptive parent of two sons who were adopted during adolescence Dr. Keck combines clinical expertise and personal experience to share with his readers. He is the coauthor of Adopting the Hurt Child and Parenting the Hurt Child.