Building the Christian Family You Never Had
  • Published: 15 July 2009
  • ISBN: 9781400070312
  • Imprint: Christian/Forum
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $38.00
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Building the Christian Family You Never Had

A Practical Guide for Pioneer Parents

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This book addresses a previously ignored yet hungry market. The primary audience includes parents, those in their twenties and thirties, who did not grow up in Christian homes or whose religious families failed to demonstrate healthy, grace-filled relationships. Other buyers include young couples who hesitate to plunge into parenting because of their lack of positive role models, individuals involved in ministry, and counselors seeking a useful tool to help clients deal with the dysfunction of their past.

You’re willing to do whatever it takes to ground your children in a faith your parents never embraced. Or maybe you grew up in an outwardly religious home that lacked a foundation of Christian grace and moral values. If you’re the first generation in your family to embrace a relationship with Christ but aren’t sure how to give your children a foundation of faith, find guidance in Building the Christian Family You Never Had.

Author Mary E. DeMuth understands firsthand the fears, frustrations, and anxieties of those who lack role models of faith-based parenting. In Building the Christian Family You Never Had she provides needed encouragement, practical tools, and crucial strategies. You’ll learn how you can…·shield your children from the negative influence of family members who undermine your values
·cope with criticism and objections to your faith-based parenting decisions
·honor (and forgive) your parents without endorsing their behavior
·find positive parenting mentors

This inspiring, down-to-earth guide will enable you to provide a spiritual legacy of security and strength for your children as you lead the way through Building the Christian Family You Never Had.

  • Published: 15 July 2009
  • ISBN: 9781400070312
  • Imprint: Christian/Forum
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $38.00
Categories:

Praise for Building the Christian Family You Never Had

–Karol Ladd, author of The Power of a Positive Mom

“You are not alone as a pioneer parent who is blazing a new trail on the parenting journey. If you have longed for someone to show you how to build a family that is different from the family you grew up in, this book is for you!”

–Jill Savage, executive director of Hearts at Home and author of Professionalizing Motherhood

“As Mary shares her haunting story of a broken childhood, she provides a roadmap for breaking the cycle of family dysfunction. Her roadmap provides hope, courage, and grace, allowing any reader to walk with her on the continuing journey to wholeness.”

–Tim Riter, professor at Azusa Pacific University and author of Twelve Lies Husbands Tell Their Wives

“If your parents raised you in the ‘old country,’ you may wonder how to ground your kids in new soil. Mary DeMuth’s insights about parenting–as well as life in general–will help you raise firmly planted, emotionally secure, Christ-following kids.”

–Sandra L. Glahn, adjunct professor at Dallas Theological Seminary, coauthor of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage and When Empty Arms Become a Heavy Burden