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Do you ever feel that finding all the resources you need for successful parenting is an impossible task? On any given day, a parent may need to have handy a child psychology manual, a fix-it-yourself instruction guide, a volume on basic theology, and a good book on emergency first aid!

While you may not find all of those on this page, we believe you will find the resources here to be practical, invaluable, and uplifting as you seek to shape the hearts of your children. With these tools at your side, you can begin to see the role of parenting as not only one of the most challenging experiences but also one of the most rewarding.

 

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  • Preschoolers and Theology
    By David Carl

    Questions kids naturally ask provide a springboard for teaching theology"on their level. They're never too young to start making sense of the world they observe.

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"Increasing the Priority of Your Family" from the series Parenting: From Surviving to Thriving

(Psalm 127 and 128)

Love and worship of the Lord must permeate the family, and parents must treasure their children as gifts. When the family comes before career and personal fulfillment, parents receive blessings that strengthen future generations and preserve peace in their community.

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Teach Your Kids Bad Theology: Lying Is Not So Bad

If you're hoping to compromise your child's biblical worldview, lying is an easy and efficient way to ruin his or her love for truth. Dave and Eric show you how easy it is to spin half-truths, tall tales, and bald-faced lies.

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Leading Your Children from Wayward to Wise

Purchased MP3 series can be downloaded as a single .zip file that includes all the MP3 messages from the series or separately as individual MP3 files.

If you’ve ever wondered why some animals eat their own young, you’re probably a parent.

Sons and daughters . . . what a challenge! With sound advice from the Word of God, Chuck Swindoll targets the specific needs and pressures involved in leading your children (and teenagers!) from their wayward ways into the wise adults God desires them to be. May God have mercy on us all!

CD or MP3 Series of 4 messages

Although this series does not include a Bible Companion, our You and Your Daughter LifeMaps complements this series well.

Product Code: LCWDNG/LCWMNG

Messages in this series:

  1. You and Your Daughter (Part One)
  2. You and Your Daughter (Part Two)
  3. Like Father, Like Son?
  4. You and Your Son
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Leading Your Children from Wayward to Wise.

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