The One-Minute Counselor

A Quick Guide to *Getting Your Kids to Listen *Setting Realistic Boundaries *Building Strong Character

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• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Year: 2015
• eBook ISBN:
  9780736961059
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Theology & Religion

Trusted Christian counselor H. Norman Wright gives concise-and-clear answers to your questions on parenthood. Drawing on his years as a professional counselor, as well as biblical wisdom and real-life understanding, Norm helps you with issues that range from "e;my toddler won't go to sleep at night"e; to "e;my teenager refuses to do household chores."e; You'll discover practical suggestions and innovative ideas in an easy-to-read format: I really get frustrated talking with my children. They just won't listen, and the more I tell them to listen, the less they do. Help!If you want to be heard by your children, try talking less. The greater the number of words that come out of your mouth, the more your children's ears and mouths close. Here are three more suggestions...Offering plenty of encouragement and hope, The One-Minute Counselor for Parents is short enough to quickly glance through and detailed enough to refer back to when specific issues arise.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Acceptance: Showing Approval
• Accountability: Two-Way Street?
• Anger: When Everyone Gets Angry
• Attitude: Adjustment Needed in Child
• Behavior: Keeping Kids Out of Trouble
• Bonding: Creating a Cohesive Family
• Busyness: Kids Too Stressed?
• Busyness: Parents and “Someday”
• Busyness: What Your Child Can Handle
• Chores: Teaching Follow-Through
• Chores: They’re Good, But…
• Communication: Avoiding Conflict
• Communication: Changing Your Approach
• Communication: Do’s and Don’ts
• Communication: Giving Affirmations
• Communication: Social Media and Technology
• Communication: Talking So They’ll Listen
• Communication: Verbal Abuse
• Conflicts: Walking on Eggshells
• Dating: Preparing for the Dating Years
• Discipline: Excessive or Not?
• Discipline: Love and Correction
• Driving: A Driving Contract
• Drugs: Drinking and Drugs
• Drugs: When Your Child Is Using
• Emotions: Depression in Children
• Faith: Sharing Christ’s Love
• Fear: Helping Children Cope
• Fear: Kids and Worry
• Fear: Separation Anxiety
• Fear: When Children Are Afraid
• Forgiveness: Apologizing and Forgiving
• Freedom: Grant Gradually
• Friends: Peer Pressure
• Goals: For Children
• Goals: For Parents
• Grief: Children and Personal Loss
• Grief: How Do Children Grieve?
• Grief: When a Pet Dies
• Illness: When It’s Your Child
• Limits: Establishing Boundaries
• Marriage: Your Child’s Future Spouse
• Money: Teaching Financial Savvy
• Parenting: Some Don’ts
• Parenting: What’s Effective, What’s Not
• Parenting: When Parents Are Exhausted
• Personality: An Extrovert Child
• Personality: An Introvert Child
• Prayer: Praying for Your Kids
• Responsibility: Raising Responsible Adults
• Rules: Creating Good Ones
• Rules: Teaching Children Respect
• Sex: Handling Awkward Questions
• Spoiling Children: Generous or Not?
• Sports: How to Be Supportive
• Temptation: Preparing Children for Hard Choices
• Notes
• About the Publisher