Parenting Beyond Your Capacity
Reggie Joiner and Carey Nieuwhof
David C. Cook, 2010, 199 pp., $14.99, DavidCCook.com
Modern Parents, Vintage Values
Melissa Trevathan and Sissy Goff
B&H Publishing Group, 2010, 320 pp., $14.99, BHPublishingGroup.com
As we work with teens in our ministries, we inevitably work with their parents, as well. Giving helpful advice and providing resources to help parents understand their very important role in the spiritual lives of their kids is something we must be able to offer.
A great place to start is with Parenting Beyond Your Capacity. Taking the already popular perspectives of family ministry presented in Think Orange, which is written for church leaders, this book challenges parents to play their role, as well. With humility, humor and clear teaching, the authors explain five very important values that every family should instill along with action steps to get started. This is definitely a book that you should get into the hands of parents.
As parents are faced with many issues today in a world that is not the same as when they grew up, Modern Parents, Vintage Values seeks to help bring clarity to issues such as entitlement, respect, risky behavior and more. The authors provide some great insights and ideas from their combined 60 years of experience in counseling youth.
