NIrV Read with Me Bible
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Parents and kids alike are instantly drawn to the Read With Me Bible for its outstanding, action-filled artwork. You'll love the way kids respond to the bold, humorous depictions of Bible characters, and easy-to-understand stories.

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These 43 short stories had me laughing so hard I had tears rolling down my face. Phil Callaway is an award-winning humorist whose goal isn't just to make us laugh but to make us learn about the things that really matter. Callaway believes one four letter word we should use more around the house is HOPE. This book is full of it.

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The Mom Complex is a collection of stories that are written both to humor and to inspire the soul of mothers who are seeking daily devotion with God. It urges us to search inside ourselves, so that we may uncover the path that God has placed our feet on. It's on that path, where we often discover that His plan for our life is different than ours.

A Girl After God's Own Heart: A Tween Adventure. -- Buy HERE

Upbeat and positive, best-selling author George now provides biblical truths and suggestions so your 8- to 12-year-olds can thrive! Helping tween girls establish healthy guidelines that honor God, she addresses common issues including how to build real friendships, talk with parents, put Jesus first, dress appropriately, handle schoolwork, and more.

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According to the authors, each child expresses and receives love through one of five different communication styles. A parent's love language may be totally different from that of his or her child, which causes hurt feelings and misunderstandings. With the help of this book, adults can discover their child's primary language and learn what they can do to effectively convey unconditional feelings of respect, affection, and commitment that will resonate in their child's emotions and behavior.

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How to Change Your Child's Attitude, Behavior & Character in 5 Days. Tired of defiant attitudes and power struggles with your little ankle-biters? Then you need this book. With his signature wit and wisdom, internationally recognized family expert Dr. Kevin Leman reveals why your kids do what they do and what you can do about it. He gives you simple principles that can give you results in as little as 5 days.

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The author first helps parents understand their need for healing, then he helps them sort through the problems that constantly beset single parents. He shares ways parents can overcome the barriers that keeps them from growing and their children from enjoying a fulfilling life.

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Family comes first. Mike Singletary made that choice, and so can any dad. For fathers who want to give their kids the best dad possible, but wonder what to do and where to start, Singletary shares what it took to move him from a self-absorbed star athlete to a full-time husband and father. From getting priorities in order to the vital practice of forgiveness, Singletary offers rich wisdom, encouraging insights, challenging observations, and helpful advice, along with personal stories every father and husband will understand. Daddy's Home at Last is for every dad who wants to build a secure, closely knit family.

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Delightfully illustrated, these stories deal with concerns youngsters encounter in their daily lives. Each book points out the Good News of God's love and forgiveness, with a supporting Scripture verse. For ages 4-8.

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It takes more than discipline to raise good kids. It takes a whole different approach to parenting. Ross Campbell contends that parenting is about something much bigger than just behavior control. Parenting is about helping your child to eventually take responsibility for his or her own behavior. If you're looking to become a more relational, proactive parent, here is a book that will show you how.

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It's possible to raise happy, self-confident children while also letting them know you're the boss. Leman explains why self-image is so vital to children, as well as how to provide them with "image insurance" that will last a lifetime, starting with the "A-B-C's" of self-worth (acceptance, belonging, confidence). He also discusses four causes of misbehavior--the need to gain attention, assert control, avoid pressure and seek revenge--and shows how these can be contained.

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In a society that values its economy over culture, the book states, the building of strong adult/child attachments gets lost in the shuffle. Multiple play dates, day care, preschool and after school activities groom children to transfer their attachment needs from adults to their peers. They become what the authors call "peer oriented." The result is that they squelch their individuality, curiosity and intelligence to become part of a group whose members attend school less to learn than to socialize.

Sex Has a Price Tag: Discussions About Sexuality, Spirituality, and Self Respect. -- Buy HERE

Delivering brutally frank, no-holds-barred advice about sex, this persuasive Bible-based guide teaches teenagers about the consequences of premarital sex, discusses taboo subjects, describes the risk of physical disease and emotional turmoil---and trumpets the benefits of abstinence. Features biblical definitions and examples, personal testimonies, medical facts, practical suggestions, encouragement, and real-life letters from teens.

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With their signature humor and warmth, Leman and Carlson take readers step by step down memory lane with techniques for retrieving memories and controlling the effect of those memories. Leman and Carlson not only show why memories mean so much, but more importantly how to cut them down to size and rewrite your past in order to make the most of your future.

This book gives the reader an understanding of some of the ways our culture is working against parents as they raise kids in these new, uncertain times, and what they can do to counteract the influences impacting their kids today. By drawing upon his experience in working with teenagers, his sports background, and his parenting adventures as the father of four, the author makes a compelling case for the need for focus and energy to be directed to the foundational task of parenting -- that of making a lasting connection with each child.

A book for adults abused as children, Marie provides a biblical framework to help survivors experience God’s re-parenting process. Written from a survivor’s viewpoint, this book covers the emotional, social and psychological aspects of recovery, as well as the spiritual dimension.