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HONEST TALK: a new perspective on talking to your kids about sex

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 21:01:27 +0000

A guide for parents of children ages five to eighteen providing a new approach to help children safely navigate the hyper sexual culture we are immersed in. HONEST TALK demonstrates a relational model that helps parents reduce anxiety around conversations about sex with their children. Based on years of work with therapists and pastors across the country, HONEST TALK integrates a Biblical view of God’s design for sex with the latest information on what really helps children strive for sexual wholeness. HONEST TALK discusses the primary elements that help children move toward a resilient and healthy sexuality: understanding God’s design for sex, emotional awareness, understanding how things like pornography negatively affect us, and developing a parent-child relationship that helps the child grow toward sexual integrity. Then the book walks through what it looks like to have conversations at different ages of childhood that build on each other through the teenage years. Specific topics that parents may have a difficult time knowing how to address, such as thought life, are spelled out in greater detail. Family activities are suggested in each chapter as well as help determining where to begin with your unique child.

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Polly’s Little Secret

admin — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:52:44 +0000

Polly’s Little Secret is just one of the fun stories in this collection of colorfully illustrated children’s storybook by Teri M. Bethel that will help both boys and girls to move beyond a few common childhood issues in a friendly way. Polly learns that it’s not wise to drink too much before bedtime to avoid bedwetting, Matthew realizes that doing his schoolwork is important if he wants to get good grades, and For those who try to escape having a bath, help is on the way… Children will love the stories in this Bahama Kidz Edu-Fun Book Series and parents will love how this book reinforces the soft skills being taught at home.

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A Goat Called Billy

admin — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:46:20 +0000

A Goat Called Billy is just one of the best kid stories in this collection of colorfully illustrated children’s storybook by Teri M. Bethel. Why do kids bully? This Bahama Kidz Edu-Fun Books Series encourages children to be kind to themselves and to others to avoid bullying and mistreatment of themselves. See how Billy lets the teasing kids know that sticks and stones do hurt, and Bert the bully has a change of heart from being naughty to nice. After losing so many teeth to sweets, Joseph decides to be kind to himself by brushing his teeth. As for old lady Myrtle … well, let’s just say the dear lady may need to have her eyes checked. Your child will love these fun stories and you will love how this book reinforces the soft skills being taught at home.

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Courage To Overcome: Stories to Help Kids Grow Through Childhood Challenges

admin — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:39:53 +0000

Courage to Overcome- Stories to Help Kids Grow Through Childhood Challenges is a preventative guide to stem bullying, gang violence, teen pregnancy, incest, and more. It’s a book that shares thought-provoking stories that address issues many children experience. Each illustrated story is followed by questions for discussion in the classroom, home, or youth group. Courage …

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God Made All of Me: A Book to Help Children Protect Their Bodies

admin — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 22:08:39 +0000

This simply told, beautifully illustrated story from the authors of Rid of My Disgrace and Is It My Fault? helps two- to eight-year-olds understand why their bodies matter and distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate touch. God Made All of Me gently opens a conversation that every family needs to have.

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The New Strong-Willed Child

admin — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 01:01:54 +0000

Is a willful little darling driving you to distraction? The New Strong-Willed Child is the resource you need―a classic bestseller completely rewritten, updated, and expanded for a new generation of parents and teachers. Challenging as they are to raise, strong-willed children can grow up to be men and women of strong character―if lovingly guided with understanding and the right kind of discipline. Find out what Dr. James Dobson, today’s most trusted authority on parenting, has to say about what makes strong-willed children the way they are; shaping the will while protecting the spirit; avoiding the most common parenting mistake; and much more. If you are struggling to raise and teach children who are convinced they should be able to live by their own rules, The New Strong-Willed Child is a must-read! (This new edition is part of Dr. James Dobson’s Building A Family Legacy initiative.)

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