tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157054843917324697.post3000607616028061375..comments2021-05-28T02:35:03.041-04:00Comments on Mother of the WHAT?: Intentional parenting...Sheri Carlstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00767797296545517241noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157054843917324697.post-80911046130353641592011-03-03T11:04:19.450-05:002011-03-03T11:04:19.450-05:00Great resources, Sheri! I see many favorites, and ...Great resources, Sheri! I see many favorites, and a few to add to my library. <br /><br />I can strongly recommend a set of resources that we have used recently from Family Life. The key pieces are called Passport 2 Purity, which has a parent manual, a student manual, and a set of audio cd's. The box set we purchased also had "Parenting Today's Adolescent" and "So You're About to be a Teenager." All of these are by Dennis & Barbara Rainey.<br /><br />The reason I love these resources is that they gave us a very deliberate time (weekend getaway for parents & 1 almost teen), to have difficult, uncomfortable, hugely important conversations that might otherwise be easy to put off until "tomorrow." And the sessions were fun--lots of hands on illustrations. We laid a clear, specific foundation of our values in terms of dating, drugs, friend relationships, and so many other things. It also allowed our daughter to draw specific boundaries for herself that she can cling to when she's tempted in the future.<br /><br />Obviously a weekend away with cd's are only 1 step in transmitting our values, but the way our daughter felt respected, loved, treasured, and valued from our taking the time with her opens the door for many other little conversations along life's way. As an aside, the "program" recommends a dad with a son and a mom with a daughter for the weekend away, but I strongly recommend both parents attend if possible (Dad gave us privacy for the body change section), because kids need to hear from both parents in most of these issues.<br /><br />Thanks for your encouragement, Sheri!Debbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157054843917324697.post-86834370820719935102011-03-02T11:57:34.976-05:002011-03-02T11:57:34.976-05:00Look at you, you're like Oprah. :)
My current ...Look at you, you're like Oprah. :)<br />My current favorite is Boundaries with Kids by Drs. Cloud & Townsend. It has taught me to be consistent without raising my voice, and how to teach my kids that my no means no regardless of their reaction. There is much more peace in my home now! Thank you for sharing your tools with us.Janna Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10501110157208954520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157054843917324697.post-6952208445189910222011-02-28T21:54:47.123-05:002011-02-28T21:54:47.123-05:00Love this post! Thanks for more info on all of th...Love this post! Thanks for more info on all of these great resources. My favorite parenting book of the last year or so has been: Parenting Beyond Your Capacity by Reggie Joiner and Carey Nieuwhof. http://www.amazon.com/Parenting-Beyond-Your-Capacity-Community/dp/1434764818/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1298947781&sr=8-1 I love this book because it talks about how our kids benefit as parents partner with the church and vice versa to make a greater impact than those two influences alone. It's totally the "ORANGE" concept and was very inspiring and encouraging for me as a mom to think about how my own kids will benefit as I "widen the circle" and intentionally involve other godly adults in their lives. Also, it has some AWESOME, AWESOME real life, inspiring stories of what some other parents have done really well! (I LOVE Kevin Leman books, too!) :)Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18070412420806220015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157054843917324697.post-82645072552478378382011-02-28T20:29:56.349-05:002011-02-28T20:29:56.349-05:00oh, sorry, Sheri - forgot about that part :) We ...oh, sorry, Sheri - forgot about that part :) We really like the book because it keeps us (mostly me) focused on remaining non-emotional, simple, intentional - and letting natural consequences, reality discipline do the work. It just makes sense - simple and intentional.Myahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12393888329941524187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157054843917324697.post-65757667960239233912011-02-28T10:36:32.108-05:002011-02-28T10:36:32.108-05:00Myah, what specifically did you like about the boo...Myah, what specifically did you like about the book you are recommending? ~SheriSheri Carlstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00767797296545517241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157054843917324697.post-16632574341906642462011-02-28T08:30:21.258-05:002011-02-28T08:30:21.258-05:00Josh and I ordered Sticky Situations and the Famil...Josh and I ordered Sticky Situations and the Family Night Tool Chest after you spoke to our MOPS group! We like them both, so I'm hoping to win something else! :) Anyway... we too are very passionate about intentional parenting. We have found the book Making Children Mind without Losing Yours to be very valuable tool in our parenting - and have read it a few times. A good read - and I highly recommend! :)Myahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12393888329941524187noreply@blogger.com