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PublisherZondervan
ISBN-100310267749
ISBN-139780310267744
eBay Product ID (ePID)118658278
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Publication Year2005
Book TitleDad in the Mirror Mass Market-Man in the Mirror
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
AuthorPatrick Morley
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Weight16 Oz
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Intended AudienceTrade
Table Of ContentContents Acknowledgments 11 Introduction 13 1. Why Another Book on Fathering? 15 Fathering the Heart Means Not Fathering for Performance Fathering the Heart Means Breaking the Cycle Fathering the Heart Means Asking "Why Is My Child Doing This?" STRAIGHT TO THE HEART: PROTECTING YOUR CHILDREN FROM SHAME 2. What Is Fathering the Heart? 29 Fathering the Heart Means Pursuing the Right Goal Fathering the Heart Means Discipling Your Children to Love God and Others Fathering the Heart Means Driving Out Folly STRAIGHT TO THE HEART: DEALING WITH THE PRESSURES DADS FACE 3. Understanding Your Child's Heart 41 Fathering the Heart Means Dealing with Each Child's "Dual Identity" Fathering the Heart Means Not Falling into the Performance Trap Fathering the Heart Means Heart Surgery, Not Pepto-Bismol STRAIGHT TO THE HEART: HEALING THE FATHER WOUND AND THE MOTHER WOUND 4. Affirming Your Child's Heart 55 Fathering the Heart Means Giving Unconditional Love Fathering the Heart Means Providing Structure Fathering the Heart Means Saying Both "I Love You" and "You Can't Have Your Own Way" STRAIGHT TO THE HEART: DEALING WITH GRIEF 5. Roots and Wings 69 Fathering the Heart Means Being a Daily Dad Fathering the Heart Gives Wings of Independence Fathering the Heart Gives Roots of Security STRAIGHT TO THE HEART: RITES OF PASSAGE 6. Snake Lessons and Dove Lessons 87 Fathering the Heart Means Equipping Your Children to Make Wise Decisions Fathering the Heart Means Helping Your Children Thrive in the World Fathering the Heart Means Mentoring about Work, Money, and Getting Along with People STRAIGHT TO THE HEART: HELPING YOUR CHILDREN DISCOVER THEIR INTELLIGENCE 7. Helping Children Get Their Story Straight 105 Fathering the Heart Requires Knowing What Stories Are Out There Fathering the Heart Means Helping Children Understand How Stories Deceive Fathering the Heart Means Equipping with a Story That Is Plausible and True STRAIGHT TO THE HEART: FOUNDATIONAL TRUTHS EVERY CHILD SHOULD UNDERSTAND 8. Growing a Heart of Faith in Your Child 121 Fathering the Heart Means Making the Main Thing the Main Thing Fathering the Heart Means Modeling Your Love for Christ Fathering the Heart Means Distinguishing between In Church and In Christ STRAIGHT TO THE HEART: APPLYING THE BIBLE TO YOUR CHILDREN'S HEARTS 9. Disciplining Your Child's Heart 141 Fathering the Heart Means Helping Children See What's in Their Hearts Fathering the Heart Means Neither Allowing What God Prohibits nor Prohibiting What God Allows Fathering the Heart Means Balancing Structure and Freedom STRAIGHT TO THE HEART: DEALING WITH FOUL LANGUAGE 10. Sexuality: The Birds and the Bees 157 Fathering the Heart Means Teaching God's Design for Sex Fathering the Heart Means Communicating with Your Children about Sex Fathering the Heart Means Cultivating a Close Relationship with Your Daughter STRAIGHT TO THE HEART: FATHERING THE HEART OF A WAYWARD CHILD 11. A Child Who Loves People 175 Fathering the Heart Means Teaching Children to Be Otherish Fathering the Heart Means Swimming Upstream Fathering the Heart Reminds Us That Loving Others Changes the World STRAIGHT TO THE HEART: HELPING YOUR CHILDREN DEAL WITH DISAPPOINTMENT 12. Your Heart First, Then Theirs 191 Fathering the Heart Means Understanding Your Own Heart Fathering the Heart Means Going beyond "What?" to "Why?" Fathering the Heart Means Digging Up Roots of Sin, Not Picking Oranges and Taping On Apples Afterword: Paying the Price 201 Appendix 1: "Father Five" 203 Appendix 2: A Letter to a Young Man on Interviewing for a Job 208 Appendix 3: Recommended Resources 214 Appendix 4: Dads' Discussion Group
SynopsisAn encouraging and thought-provoking book, winner of the Silver Medallion Book Award, that gives ten ideas about how a father can make the biggest, most lasting, and most important contributions to his children's lives.
