Books

Nurturing the Souls of Our Children
What Children Need and What Parents Can Do

Introduction

I. Keeping Your Balance
Where Family Balance is Missing
Psychological Balance · Spiritual Balance
Our Children’s Legacy · Grieshog

II. Our Stories
Tom’s Story · Bonnie’s Story

Nurturing the Souls of Our Children
What is the Soul? · Dreams
Touching Your Children’s Souls
In Touch with Your Own Soul · Slow Down
Accept Your Limitations · A Sense of Humor
Eight Tips to Nurture the Soul of Your Child

III. Affluenza: Are We Giving Our Children Too Much?
Demand Lists vs Wish Lists · Surprises
A Child’s Two Cents Worth · Gratitude · Economy Class
Delay of Gratification · FHB · Say “No” · Setting Limits
Wants vs Needs · Dubium Juris vs Dubium Facti
Kids Pressuring Parents · Our Weak Points
Overprotective Parents · Allowances vs Chores
Six Antidotes to Affluenza

IV. Humor in the Family
Early Humor · Teenage Humor · Four Helpful Hints

V. Taking Charge in Your Home
Moral Authority

VI. Eleven Guideposts on the Road to Balance
Listen to Your Children’s Version · Calm vs Catastrophic
Negative Connections · The Big Picture · TV
Parallel Lives · Oliver’s Law · Words and Respect
Spanking · Storytelling · Rituals

Conclusion

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