The Joy of Letting Go
eBook - ePub

The Joy of Letting Go

Releasing Your Teen into Real Life in the Big World

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Joy of Letting Go

Releasing Your Teen into Real Life in the Big World

About this book

Parents let go of their children every day, even in ways they don't realize. The 52 devotional readings within shine a light on all the times readers have loosened their grip on their children and encourages them to continue to let go in life-giving ways. Written by a parenting and education expert, The Joy of Letting Go will comfort and inspire parents in all seasons of parenting.

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Information

Publisher
David C Cook
Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9781434710536
Print ISBN
9780781414678

Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Introduction
  3. Day 1: Degrees of Separation
  4. Day 2: Do I Stay or Do I Go?
  5. Day 3: I Can Do It All by Myself!
  6. Day 4: Big Brother (Mother) Is Watching
  7. Day 5: Alma Mother
  8. Day 6: Lord, Shut My Mouth!
  9. Day 7: Mother’s Curse
  10. Day 8: What’s for Dinner?
  11. Day 9: Financial Aid
  12. Day 10: Careful Preparation
  13. Day 11: Free Rangers
  14. Day 12: Send Them Packing
  15. Day 13: The Chick That Fell Out of the Nest
  16. Day 14: First-Job Frustrations
  17. Day 15: Milestones or Millstones?
  18. Day 16: Freedom Isn’t Free
  19. Day 17: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
  20. Day 18: Work in Progress
  21. Day 19: Letting Go, Giving In, and All the Rest
  22. Day 20: Learning How to Shift
  23. Day 21: Riding the Bus with My Siblings
  24. Day 22: Lifeblood
  25. Day 23: On My Honor, I Will Do My Best
  26. Day 24: Do Not Enter
  27. Day 25: Catch and Release
  28. Day 26: Mom, I Blew My Head!
  29. Day 27: My Son and I Don’t Wear the Same Size
  30. Day 28: Positive Ease
  31. Day 29: Sunday Best
  32. Day 30: Unmasked
  33. Day 31: Picky Eaters
  34. Day 32: Storyteller
  35. Day 33: Homework
  36. Day 34: The Fall of “Just You and Me” Days
  37. Day 35: Baggage Claim
  38. Day 36: Twilight Time
  39. Day 37: Hot Rods
  40. Day 38: Telling the Truth in Love
  41. Day 39: Neverland
  42. Day 40: Playing the Long Game
  43. Day 41: Driving Miss Daisy
  44. Day 42: Sleeping Giant
  45. Day 43: Boot-Camp Basics
  46. Day 44: Nearsightedness
  47. Day 45: Camp Wannabegone
  48. Day 46: Seeking a Second Opinion
  49. Day 47: Out of Sight, Out of Your Mind!
  50. Day 48: The Launch Cycle
  51. Day 49: It’s the Climb
  52. Day 50: Don’t Worry; Be Happy
  53. Day 51: When the Leader Lets Go
  54. Day 52: The Grass Is Always Greener
  55. Bible Credits