What the Scriptures Teach Us about Raising a Child

Wilcox, S. Michael

ISBN 10: 1606411306 / ISBN 13: 9781606411308

Published by Deseret Book, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009

About this Item

Cover has some light edge and corner; In these times of enormous stress on families, where can we find down-to-earth help for raising our children? Declaring that the scriptures are the Lord's handbook for families, father and author S. Michael Wilcox applies in What the Scriptures Teach Us about Raising a Child his considerable scriptural knowledge and practical insight to the subject of parenting. Through examples both of God's dealings with us and also of scriptural parents' dealings with their own children, Brother Wilcox explores a variety of subjects, including how to: Receive Heavenly Father's insights about your unique child - Say no - Build long-term relationships - Inspire such qualities as virtue, compassion, and resilience - Help a child who is struggling - Manage your own parental expectations, and much more. In an ever-changing world, the kind of parenting book you can trust would be an authoritative source with time-proven principles that rise above social trends. It would provide real examples and clear answers. And it would acknowledge the incomparable rewards - earthly and eternal - of raising children. Simply put, the kind of parenting book you can trust would offer the hope and the help to be found in the scriptures, written by a guide well versed both in the scriptures themselves and in the day-to-day trials and joys of parenting. ; 5.75" x 8.25"; 164 pages;

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: What the Scriptures Teach Us about Raising a Child
• Publisher: Deseret Book, Salt Lake City, UT
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1606411306
• ISBN 13: 9781606411308
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good wear.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

In an ever- changing world, what kind of parenting book can you trust? One from an authoritative source with time- proven principles that rise above social trends and experimentation. One that provides real examples and clear answers. One that acknowledges the incomparable rewards earthly and eternal of raising children. Simply put, you would want the hope and the help that can be found only in the scriptures. The scriptures are the Lord s handbook for parents, with practical advice for a wide range of challenges and situations. Master teacher Michael Wilcox distills this advice on a variety of subjects, including how to receive Heavenly Father s insights about your unique child; how to say no ; how to build long- term relationships; how to inspire qualities such as virtue, compassion, and resilience; how to help a child who is struggling; how to manage parental expectations; and much more.

About the Author

S. Michael Wilcox received his Ph.D. at the University of Colorado and is an institute instructor at the University of Utah. His previous publications include When Your Prayers Seem Unanswered; House of Glory (for which he received the Orton Literary Award in 1996); Who Shall Be Able to Stand?: Finding Personal Meaning in the Book of Revelation; and numerous audio talks. He lives in Draper, Utah.