Building children is better than repairing adults!
Kids today are bombarded by a confusing array of sham values in school and in the media. What can a parent do? What are the secrets of growing a child into a happy adult? Using the latest research, Donna Habenicht provides more than 1,000 strategies for teaching kids the basic Christian values of respect, responsibility, self-control, honesty, compassion, thankfulness, perseverance, humility, loyalty, and faith in God.

You will learn:

• How to peer-pressure-proof your child
• A list of creative ways for your kid to say no
• Effective ways to enhance self-respect
• Understanding your child’s stages of maturity
• The importance of eliciting just the right amount of emotional arousal.

Drawing from her multicultural experience, Habenicht discusses role modeling, dinner dialogue, journaling, posters, stories, questions, role playing, drawing, praying together, and many other strategies for planting values in growing hearts. Each chapter is brimming with suggestions for family activities, along with suggestions of what to do when a child has trouble learning that particular value. Your child will be a well-adjusted adolescent before you exhaust the wealth of resources in this book.

Contents

Part 1: The Values Tree: How to Help Children Learn Values
1. The Values Tree
2. Values Begin With God
3. Live the Values
4. Teach the Values
5. Protect Your Child’s Mind
6. Make Right and Wrong Very Clear
7. Develop Self-respect and Confidence
8. Give Lots of Practice in Making Decisions
9. Show Your Child How to Deal With Peer Pressure

Part 2: The Fruits of the Values Tree: How to Help Children Learn Specific Values
10. Faith in God
11. Respect
12. Responsibility
13. Self-control and Moderation
14. Honesty and Integrity
15. Kindness and Compassion
16. Contentment and Thankfulness
17. Patience and Perseverance
18. Peace and Humility
19. Loyalty and Commitment