29 Best Family, Family & Relationships Books
Family, Family & Relationships is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top Family, Family & Relationships audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 29 Family, Family & Relationships audiobooks below.
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Your Time-Starved Marriage
- By: Les and Leslie Parrott
- Narrator: Les and Leslie Parrott
- Length: 2 hours 48 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: December 20, 2006
- Language: English
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5(1 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.99 USDFeeling overscheduled and underconnected as a couple? Relationship experts Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott help you connect your time styles–and your hearts–so you can better manage your time. This is not a book about being more productive,Feeling overscheduled and underconnected as a couple? Relationship experts Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott help you connect your time styles–and your hearts–so you can better manage your time. This is not a book about being more productive, but a book about being more connected with your spouse and maximizing the moments you have together.
After resolving communication meltdowns, finding time together is the number one relational need of most couples. Where does it go? We try to make it. Save it. Seize it. Buy it. And borrow it. And yet time continues to elude too many couples. At the heart of this book is the renowned Better Love Assessment, which helps you uncover your unique time style: Accommodator, Processor, Dreamer, or Planner. Once you know your time style and that of your spouse, this book will show you how to leverage them for powerful results. Your Time-Starved Marriage helps you:
- Dispel the two lies every time-starved couple believes.
- Maximize the minutes that matter most in your marriage.
- Recoup the time you’ve been leaving on the table.
- Understand why “loving on borrowed time” is lethal to your love life.
- And discover how to “get a grip on the time of your life.”
Your Time-Starved Marriage gives you tools to feed your time-starved relationship, enjoying time with each other more than you ever imagined.
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Love Talk
- By: Les and Leslie Parrott
- Narrator: Les and Leslie Parrott
- Length: 2 hours 39 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: March 08, 2005
- Language: English
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5(1 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.99 USDA deep yet simple guide to revolutionizing the romance-building communication every thriving marriage needs. Love Talk is like no other communication book you’ve ever read. The fruit of years of research by two foremost relationship expertsA deep yet simple guide to revolutionizing the romance-building communication every thriving marriage needs.
Love Talk is like no other communication book you’ve ever read. The fruit of years of research by two foremost relationship experts (who also happen to be husband and wife), this book forges a new path to the heart of loving conversation. You’ll begin by identifying your security need and determining your personal communication style. Then you’ll put together everything you discover to learn how the two of you can speak each other’s language like never before.
This very day, you can begin an adventure in communication that will draw the two of you closer, and closer, and closer . . . consistently, in a way that creates the depth and connection you long for in your relationship.
Love Talk includes:
- The all-new Better Love Assessment
- The secret to emotional connection
- When not to talk
- A Communications 101 primer
- Practical help for the “silent partner”
Need help kick-starting your conversations? Check out the companion men’s and women’s Love Talk workbooks, as well as Love Talk Starters.
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Parenting
- By: Andy Stanley
- Length: 5 hours 7 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: January 17, 2023
- Language: English
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4.92(22 ratings)
4.92(22 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDRead by the authors. Am I getting parenting right? Most parents, at any and every stage, find themselves asking this question. Whether you’re sleep deprived with a colicky newborn or navigating the emotional roller coaster of a teenager,Read by the authors.
Am I getting parenting right? Most parents, at any and every stage, find themselves asking this question.
Whether you’re sleep deprived with a colicky newborn or navigating the emotional roller coaster of a teenager, parenting has its ups and downs, its confusion and clarity, its big blowups and small victories. And no matter our family makeup or our children’s personalities, many of us experience anxiety over our children’s futures and often fear making a mistake.
Andy and Sandra Stanley are no strangers to this feeling. As parents of three grown children and cofounders of North Point Ministries, they are seasoned experts on faith and parenting. Together they have spent decades counseling countless families, mentoring others, and learning from mentors of their own, all while leading one of the largest churches in the country.
In Parenting: Getting It Right, Andy and Sandra combine their experience and wisdom into a guide that helps readers understand and live by essential parenting principles. In an inviting, conversational approach that is both informative and accessible, the Stanleys help readers understand the most important goal in parenting and learn the steps to pursue it by:
- Learning the four distinct stages of parenting
- Clarifying the primary goal of parenting and developing a parenting orientation around that goal
- Identifying and adapting their approach–not their rules–to their children’s distinct personalities
- Deciding on their shortlist of non-negotiables and learning to stick to it
 
You don’t have to constantly doubt if you’re getting it right as a parent. Start here and feel confident about raising a healthy and happy family.
 
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7 Secrets to an Awesome Marriage
- By: Kim Kimberling, PhD
- Length: 6 hours 49 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: March 30, 2021
- Language: English
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4.72(32253 ratings)
4.72(32253 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDAll of us want an enduring marriage, a beautiful marriage we can believe in. That kind of marriage happens through intimacy. Intimacy requires hard work and a guide. Dr. Kim Kimberling is that guide and this book and its tools will show you howAll of us want an enduring marriage, a beautiful marriage we can believe in. That kind of marriage happens through intimacy. Intimacy requires hard work and a guide. Dr. Kim Kimberling is that guide and this book and its tools will show you how communication and intimacy in marriage can be yours. 
Kimberling offers insights like connecting every day in spite of what’s in the way, learning how to fight in the right ways, stopping the insanity of doing the same thing over and over even when it isn’t working, and finding that the best sex ever is well within the context of Christian marriages. 
Once these 7 secrets are a part of your marriage, you can stand together and fight anything that would ever try to tear your marriage apart. 
Whether you have just celebrated your first anniversary or your fiftieth, 7 Secrets to an Awesome Marriage by Dr. Kim Kimberling is for you.  If you have a good marriage, this book can help you have a great marriage.  If you are struggling, Kim Kimberling will help you turn the corner and make your marriage into what you want it to be.
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Behind Closed Doors
- By: Jessica L. Peck
- Length: 7 hours 55 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: October 18, 2022
- Language: English
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4.64(12 ratings)
4.64(12 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDRead by the author. Believe it or not, your kids WANT to talk to you about the social and health challenges they’re facing. But are you ready? Jessica Peck, a pediatric nurse practitioner and mom of four, helps parents escape the secrecy andRead by the author.
Believe it or not, your kids WANT to talk to you about the social and health challenges they’re facing. But are you ready? Jessica Peck, a pediatric nurse practitioner and mom of four, helps parents escape the secrecy and shame surrounding tough conversations and approach them from a Christian foundation.
Today’s teens are feeling more isolated, anxious, and depressed than previous generations, and are struggling with more complex challenges. Jessica Peck (DNP, APRN) has spent countless hours advising and encouraging parents after talking to their teens behind closed doors. In the privacy of her exam room, she has treated teens with mental illnesses, responded to suicide attempts, treated self-harm wounds as well as the emotional trauma of cyberbullying, sexting, pornography addictions, and numerous other issues. Through it all, Jessica found that teens really want to talk to their parents but don’t know how.
Jessica seeks to move the private conversations that happen in the clinic to relationship-building conversations at home. Behind Closed Doors is a guided lifeline to help you strengthen your connection with your kids. You will be able to:
- Get professional advice on tough teenage issues from a medical perspective, as well as the true stories of patients
- Discover suggested settings, activities, and question prompts to give you conversation keys to unlock doors for open dialogue on tough issues with your teens
- Share a time of reflection with devotional readings, relevant Bible verses, Scripture-based prayers, themed music playlists, and more
- Prompts to write 12 Legacy Letters: a generational keepsake for teens
Covering topics including mental health, social media, suicide, sexting, gender identity, substance abuse (with a chapter focusing on vaping), and more, Jessica Peck’s book will encourage and strengthen all parents‚Äîmarried, single, or divorced; grandparents, stepparents, godparents, bonus parents, adopted parents‚Äîanyone who is serving a parental role in a teen’s life.
Scriptures, playlists, and resources are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.
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Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children
- By: Jodie Berndt
- Length: 7 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: November 16, 2021
- Language: English
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4.63(176 ratings)
4.63(176 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDAs parents of adult children, we often worry about whether our children will make good choices when they’re on their own.¬†Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children¬†provides you with¬†biblically based prayers and encouragingAs parents of adult children, we often worry about whether our children will make good choices when they’re on their own.¬†Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children¬†provides you with¬†biblically based prayers and encouraging stories to guide you as you pray for your adult children through anything they face.¬†¬†
Parent and author Jodie Berndt understands what it’s like to release children into the world and still care deeply about them and everything they’re up against in life. In¬†Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children,¬†Jodie shares prayers designed with your adult children in mind, whether they’re just leaving the nest, flying well on their own, or struggling to take off at all.
Jodie shares advice on navigating all aspects of adulthood with encouraging stories from experienced parents who are praying their children through real-life issues like leaving the church, struggling with health concerns, navigating broken marriages, fighting addiction, dealing with financial problems, and more.
In Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children, Jodie addresses some of the most difficult questions that confront parents:
- How can I support my children when they make decisions I disagree with?
- Is it too late to start praying for my children?
- What does the Bible teach us about praying for our children?
With the grace and wisdom of someone who’s been there, Jodie shares the tools and encouragement you need to find the¬†strength to keep praying, even as you doubt yourself and grieve over your children’s choices.
Whatever you’re praying for,¬†Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children¬†will help you find confidence and peace taken straight from Scripture, guiding you to the bedrock of God’s promises as you release your children to God’s shepherding care.
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Faith That Lasts
- By: Cameron McAllister
- Narrator: Cameron McAllister
- Length: 6 hours 24 minutes
- Publisher: Two Words Publishing
- Publish date: January 26, 2021
- Language: English
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4.53(16 ratings)
4.53(16 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDPlease fix my kid. In their work as Christian apologists, father and son Stuart and Cameron McAllister have heard many variations on this theme from concerned parents. It’s a sentiment many Christian parents can relate to-a deep and fearfulPlease fix my kid. In their work as Christian apologists, father and son Stuart and Cameron McAllister have heard many variations on this theme from concerned parents. It’s a sentiment many Christian parents can relate to-a deep and fearful sense of their own inadequacy to raise their children in the faith amid a seductive culture that’s often hostile to Christianity. In Faith that Lasts, the McAllisters reflect on their own experiences of coming to Christian faith-Stuart from a life of crime on the streets of Glasgow, and Cameron in the context of a loving Christian home. Together, they outline three dangerous myths that we all too easily buy into: that fear can protect our children, that information can save them, and that their spiritual education belongs to the experts. They reconsider each myth in the light of Christianity and their own experiences and reveal that, when our confidence is rooted in the good news of Jesus, our homes can be places of honest conversation, open-handed exploration, and lasting faith.
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Love Her Well
- By: Kari Kampakis
- Length: 5 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: August 18, 2020
- Language: English
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4.46(459 ratings)
4.46(459 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDNow an ECPA Best Seller‚ÄîKari Kampakis’s¬†Love Her Well¬†gives moms ten practical tips for how to build strong and lasting relationships with their daughters. For many women, having a baby girl is a dream come true. But as girlsNow an ECPA Best Seller‚ÄîKari Kampakis’s¬†Love Her Well¬†gives moms ten practical tips for how to build strong and lasting relationships with their daughters.
For many women, having a baby girl is a dream come true. But as girls grow up, the narrative of innocence and joy changes to one of dread as moms are told, “Just wait until she’s a teenager!” and handed a disheartening and too-often-true script about a daughter’s teenage season of life.
Author, blogger, and mom to four daughters Kari Kampakis thinks it’s time to change the narrative and mind-set that leads moms to parent teen girls with a spirit of defeat instead of strength. Love Her Well isn’t a guide to help mothers “fix” their daughters or make them behave. It’s about a mom’s journey, doing the heart-work necessary to love a teenager while still being a steady, supportive parent. Kari offers wisdom about how moms can:
- Choose their words and timing carefully.
- Listen and empathize with her teen’s world.
- See the good, and love her for who she is.
- Take care of themselves and find a support system in the process.
By working on the foundation, habits, and dynamics of the relationship; mothers can connect with their teen daughters and earn a voice in their lives that allows moms to offer guidance, love, wisdom, and emotional support.
Kari gives mothers hope, wisdom, and a reminder that all things are possible through God, who is the source of the guidance and clarity they need in order to grow strong relationships with their daughters at every age—especially during the critical teen years.
Reflection questions are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.
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X-Plan Parenting
- By: Bert Fulks
- Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 8 hours 19 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2019
- Language: English
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4.44(9 ratings)
4.44(9 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDWinner of the Gold Medal for Best Christian Family and Parenting Book of 2020 by the Illumination Book Awards The creator of the viral parenting concept the “X-Plan” illuminates the importance of awakening your child’s uniqueWinner of the Gold Medal for Best Christian Family and Parenting Book of 2020 by the Illumination Book Awards
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The creator of the viral parenting concept the “X-Plan” illuminates the importance of awakening your child’s unique strength–while also taking an introspective look at your own life story to become a better parent.
Last year, father and former teacher Bert Fulks’s simple parenting idea went viral: if your teenagers find themselves in a situation where they feel uncomfortable or trapped, they can text a family member an “X.” That family member will then call, giving the teen a way out, while still maintaining their freedom–and no questions will be asked.
Now in X-Plan Parenting, Fulks expands on the how and the why behind his plan, emphasizing the importance of developing trusting relationships with our kids. Drawing on biblical principles, Fulks’s approach illuminates how even though we want the very best for our children, we sometimes parent from a place of brokenness and a desire for control rather than support and encouragement. We focus on our mistakes and painful growing up moments and the things we wish we’d had when we were kids instead of what’s best for our own children right now. This dynamic can pit kids against their parents and create rifts in the relationship.
Fulks advocates for an alliance between children and parents instead of an “us vs. them” mentality. Rather than spending so much time coaxing or battling our kids, Fulks inspires us to work with our kids instead of against them. And rather than trying to right our own past wrongs vicariously through our children, he urges us to recognize where we need healing so we can provide authentic strength to support our kids’ unique journeys.
There is a tender art to disciplining our kids, and X-Plan Parenting serves up laughter and tears, hard questions, and plenty of grace to moms and dads who want their kids to love God and lead passionate, joyful lives in an unpredictable world. -
Embracing the Journey
- By: Greg McDonald
- Narrator: Danny Campbell
- Length: 6 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2019
- Language: English
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4.38(86 ratings)
4.38(86 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDA sympathetic, compassionate, and inspiring guide for parents–from the founders of one of the first Christian ministries for parents of LGBTQ children.Greg and Lynn McDonald had never interacted with members of the LGBTQ community until theyA sympathetic, compassionate, and inspiring guide for parents–from the founders of one of the first Christian ministries for parents of LGBTQ children.
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Greg and Lynn McDonald had never interacted with members of the LGBTQ community until they discovered that their son was gay. Without resources or support, they had no idea how to come to terms with this discovery. At first they tried to “fix” him, to no avail. But even in the earliest days of their journey, the McDonalds clung to two absolutes: they would love God, and they would love their son.
“An essential resource for Christian parents of LGBTQ kids,” (Matthew Vines, Executive Director of The Reformation Project) this book follows the McDonald family’s journey over the next twenty years, from a place of grief to a place of gratitude and acceptance that led the McDonalds to start one of the first Christian ministries for parents of LGBTQ children. Based on their experience from counseling and coaching hundreds of struggling Christian parents, they offer tools for understanding your own emotional patterns and spiritual challenges. They also help you experience a deeper relationship with God while handling difficult or unexpected situations that are out of your control. You will discover tested principles, patterns, and spiritual lessons that can change the way we all see our families, and help Christians at large think through Christ-like ways to respond to the LGBTQ community.
Written in an unvarnished, honest, reassuring, and relatable voice, this is a practical guide for parents and a roadmap to learning to love God, the people He created, and the church, even when they seem to be at odds. -
The Color of Rain
- By: Michael Spehn
- Narrator: Michael Spehn
- Length: 9 hours 58 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: October 04, 2011
- Language: English
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4.35(858 ratings)
4.35(858 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDWhen unexpected grief brings two families together, how do they start their journey to healing? Join Michael and Gina Spehn–bestselling authors and founders of the New Day Foundation–as they tell their story of resilience, remembrance,When unexpected grief brings two families together, how do they start their journey to healing? Join Michael and Gina Spehn–bestselling authors and founders of the New Day Foundation–as they tell their story of resilience, remembrance, and reliance on their shared faith.
Matt Kell and Cathy Spehn had known each other since grade school. As adults, they each got married, lived in their hometown, and attended the same church. Their kids even attended school together.
Matt died at home on Christmas Day after a three-year battle with cancer, leaving behind his wife, Gina, and two young boys. After attending Matt’s inspirational funeral and reaching out to Gina with offers of support, Cathy was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. She died only 17 days later, leaving behind her husband, Michael, and three young children. In her final hours, Cathy instructed Michael to call Gina Kell.
The Color of Rain illuminates the stepping stones of loss and healing that ultimately led to a joyful new life for Michael, Gina, and their five children. Their path to becoming a modern-day Brady Bunch was paved with grief, laughter, and the willingness to be restored to a new and even better life despite the inevitable resistance they faced.
As you learn more about Michael and Gina’s story, you’ll learn:
- The importance of keeping God at the center of your marriage
- How they navigated becoming a blended family
- The life-changing power of faith, even on your darkest days
As their dual first-person narrative reveals what it is like to walk through loss and love simultaneously, you’ll have an intimate look at how Michael and Gina lived, lost, and ultimately persevered through extraordinary circumstances.
Praise for The Color of Rain:
“The Color of Rain is a testament to God’s restoration and grace. Even in our suffering, there is beauty. It rarely makes sense, but it’s always true: ‘He makes all things beautiful, in His time.'”
–Katie Davis, New York Times bestselling author of Kisses from Katie
“Michael and Gina Spehn’s The Color of Rain is not only an instant bestseller but also an instant classic, certain to be pressed into the hands of hundreds of thousands of grieving men and women by their closest friends, for it is a book that is painfully honest about the depths of sorrow but also full of the joy of the hard path back from near despair. It is another reminder that God is there, however dark the day, and that he will comfort those who call on him.”
–Hugh Hewitt, bestselling author and radio host
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Boundaries with Kids
- By: Henry Cloud
- Narrator: Henry Cloud
- Length: 2 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: November 19, 2003
- Language: English
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4.31(2599 ratings)
4.31(2599 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.99 USDYes, you can say no to your child and still be a loving parent. Discover how setting biblical boundaries can make your parenting better today! Join Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries, as theyYes, you can say no to your child and still be a loving parent. Discover how setting biblical boundaries can make your parenting better today!
Join Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries, as they share the research and guidance you need to raise your kids to take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions. What Boundaries has done for adult relationships, Boundaries with Kids will do for you and your family.
Using biblically backed principles, including respect, stewardship, and self-control, Drs. Cloud and Townsend share the lessons they’ve learned firsthand after decades of working with families across the country. The tools and support they provide in Boundaries with Kids will change the way you view healthy boundaries, no matter where you are in your parenting journey.
With wisdom and empathy, they take you through the ins and outs of instilling the kind of character in your children that will help them lead balanced, productive, and fulfilling adult lives. You’ll learn how to:
- Define appropriate boundaries and consequences for your kids
- Set limits and still be a loving parent
- Bring balance to an out-of-control family life
- Apply the ten laws of boundaries to your parenting
- Understand the six steps to implementing boundaries in your home
Don’t forget to check out the Boundaries family collection of books and workbooks dedicated to key areas of your life, including dating, marriage, raising teenagers, and leadership.
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Boundaries with Kids
- By: Henry Cloud
- Length: 7 hours 22 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: August 20, 2019
- Language: English
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4.31(2599 ratings)
4.31(2599 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDYes, you can say no to your child and still be a loving parent. Discover how setting biblical boundaries can make your parenting better today! Join Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries, as theyYes, you can say no to your child and still be a loving parent. Discover how setting biblical boundaries can make your parenting better today!
Join Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries, as they share the research and guidance you need to raise your kids to take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions. What Boundaries has done for adult relationships, Boundaries with Kids will do for you and your family.
Using biblically backed principles, including respect, stewardship, and self-control, Drs. Cloud and Townsend share the lessons they’ve learned firsthand after decades of working with families across the country. The tools and support they provide in Boundaries with Kids will change the way you view healthy boundaries, no matter where you are in your parenting journey.
With wisdom and empathy, they take you through the ins and outs of instilling the kind of character in your children that will help them lead balanced, productive, and fulfilling adult lives. You’ll learn how to:
- Define appropriate boundaries and consequences for your kids
- Set limits and still be a loving parent
- Bring balance to an out-of-control family life
- Apply the ten laws of boundaries to your parenting
- Understand the six steps to implementing boundaries in your home
Don’t forget to check out the¬†Boundaries¬†family collection of books and workbooks dedicated to key areas of your life, including dating, marriage, raising teenagers, and leadership.
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Strong and Kind
- By: Korie Robertson
- Length: 5 hours 57 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: October 27, 2015
- Language: English
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4.28(433 ratings)
4.28(433 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDHow do you instill godly virtues in kids who live in a “me-first” world? Encouraging you to model positive behavior for your kids, Korie Robertson identifies nine specific traits and provides biblical insights to help you train up yourHow do you instill godly virtues in kids who live in a “me-first” world? Encouraging you to model positive behavior for your kids, Korie Robertson identifies nine specific traits and provides biblical insights to help you train up your children in the way they should go.
As stars of the hit reality show “Duck Dynasty”, Korie and Willie Robertson receive thousands of letters and messages from fans asking how they raised such good kids. According to Korie, it wasn‚Äôt easy. When Korie and Willie discussed the character traits they most wanted to pass on to their children, both agreed they wanted them to be strong to endure in this world and to be kindhearted people.
A straightforward approach to parenting, Strong and Kind helps parents identify the characteristics they want to see in their children and provides them with the tools for putting them in place. Korie Robertson identifies nine specific traits—strength, kindness, self-control, honesty, loyalty, humility, compassion, patience, and joy—that were the keys to her children’s upbringing. This practical guide to parenthood:
- Helps parents identify the character traits they want to see in their children, no matter what age they are
- Gives parents the tools to imprint those traits in their children’s lives
- Includes an 8-page color photo insert with Robertson family pictures 
- Includes anecdotes from Korie’s husband, Duck Commander CEO Willie Robertson
Although there are no perfect parents or perfect children, Korie shares principles—based on biblical wisdom and time-tested practices—that will help you parent your own one-of-a-kind child.
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Seven Desires
- By: Mark Laaser
- Length: 5 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: June 22, 2021
- Language: English
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4.23(118 ratings)
4.23(118 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.99 USDThis new take on relationships changes everything! By examining the seven desires we all share, Mark and Debra Laaser illustrate how men and women are actually more alike than different. Do you long for ways to: Tune in more closely to yourThis new take on relationships changes everything! By examining the seven desires we all share, Mark and Debra Laaser illustrate how men and women are actually more alike than different. Do you long for ways to:
- Tune in more closely to your children?
- Connect on a deeper level with your spouse?
- Strengthen friendships?
- Reach a fuller relationship with God?
The Laasers look past what separates us to examine what connects us. Instead of focusing on how to sidestep or compensate for perceived differences, they dig deeper, to the core of our souls, to examine how the basic needs of all people make us more alike than different.
Seven Desires explores the common desires God has given us–to be heard, affirmed, blessed, safe, touched, chosen, and included. Using stories, biblical references, and sound psychological principles, the Laasers explain each desire and show us how we seek it and what it feels like to have it truly fulfilled. You will learn healthy ways to embody these desires in your relationships and receive the tools you need to start repairing and rebuilding relationships and developing new skills for creating emotional and spiritual intimacy.
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No Perfect Parents
- By: Dave Wilson
- Length: 7 hours 14 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: April 13, 2021
- Language: English
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4.21(51 ratings)
4.21(51 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDFollowing the wildly popular Vertical Marriage with the same charming, relatable dialogue between mom and dad, bestselling authors and national hosts of FamilyLife Today Dave and Ann Wilson dive headlong into the monumental task of parenting in theFollowing the wildly popular Vertical Marriage with the same charming, relatable dialogue between mom and dad, bestselling authors and national hosts of FamilyLife Today Dave and Ann Wilson dive headlong into the monumental task of parenting in the 21st century.
Raising kids with hearts for Christ may be the hardest thing you ever try to do, but it’s also the most important thing. Packed with funny and honest stories, compelling illustrations, biblical insight, and practical steps you can put into practice today, this hands-on parenting manual will encourage and equip every parent through any stage.
Founders of a multi-campus church and family coaches with 30 years of experience, Dave and Ann share the hard-earned but easy-to-apply principles that ensure a strong parent-to-child relationship and a strong foundation for your child. You’ll get a front-row seat to the multidimensional nature of parenting through a conversational back and forth between Mom and Dad and even comments from their adult sons on what worked, what didn’t work, and why. An inspiring and resourceful guide, No Perfect Parents will cover essential topics like learning to discipline without losing your mind or causing more chaos, the parenting guilt trip, the teen years, and the top five parenting mistakes.
For parents and couples preparing to have children, Dave and Ann offer hope and strategies that really work, and some that didn’t. No Perfect Parents will let you into the real, even raw, struggles and joys of raising kids that can impact their generation in a powerful way.
To get the legacy that you’ve been praying for, start here. Your kids will thank you later.
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Boundaries with Teens
- By: John Townsend
- Narrator: John Townsend
- Length: 8 hours 21 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: February 07, 2006
- Language: English
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4.19(649 ratings)
4.19(649 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDEstablish wise and loving limits that make a positive difference in your teen, in the rest of your family, and in you. The teen years: relationships, peer pressure, school, dating, character. To help teenagers grow into healthy adults, parents andEstablish wise and loving limits that make a positive difference in your teen, in the rest of your family, and in you.
The teen years: relationships, peer pressure, school, dating, character. To help teenagers grow into healthy adults, parents and youth workers need to teach them how to take responsibility for their behavior, their values, and their lives.
From bestselling author and counselor Dr. John Townsend, Boundaries with Teens is the expert insight and guidance you need to help your teens take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions and gain a deeper appreciation and respect both for you and for themselves.
With wisdom and empathy, Dr. Townsend applies biblically based principles for the challenging task of guiding your children through the teen years. Using the same principles he used to successfully raise two teens, he shows you how to:
- Deal with disrespectful attitudes and impossible behavior in your teen
- Set healthy limits and realistic consequences
- Be loving and caring while establishing rules
- Determine specific strategies to deal with problems both big and small
Discover how boundaries make parenting teens better today!
Plus, check out Boundaries family collection of books dedicated to key areas of life – dating, marriage, raising young kids, and leadership. Workbooks and Spanish editions are also available.
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Don’t Take the Bait to Escalate
- By: Jay Payleitner
- Narrator: Jay Payleitner
- Length: 6 hours 17 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.17(5 ratings)
4.17(5 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDTurn conflict in your favor. The Bible tells us that as far as it depends on us, we’re to be at peace with all people. But what happens when conflict is unavoidable? Here’s some good news: there are sociologically sound ways toTurn conflict in your favor.
The Bible tells us that as far as it depends on us, we’re to be at peace with all people. But what happens when conflict is unavoidable?
Here’s some good news: there are sociologically sound ways to de-escalate conflict and win negotiations without acting like a jerk.
Even better, you can actually emerge from conflicts with a stronger relationship with the person who was your adversary–whether it’s on the job, with your neighbor, in your marriage, or in a dark parking lot. When it comes to your current (or next) conflict, remember that resolution starts with de-escalation. This book will show you
four factors you must not overlook,
three mistakes you must not make,
fourteen conflict-resolution skills you can quickly master, and
thirteen easy-to-use tactics and tricks.
When facing conflict, you don’t have to choose between running away and an ugly confrontation. This book offers you a winning game plan. You’ll handle conflicts with faith and confidence–and perhaps even a touch of eagerness. Loving your enemy starts here.
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The Passion Principles
- By: Shannon Ethridge
- Length: 6 hours 29 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: January 14, 2014
- Language: English
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4.13(55 ratings)
4.13(55 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDMove beyond the mechanics of sex to a rich and rewarding connection! God’s desire is for couples to enjoy vibrant sexual relationships without inhibition, awkwardness, fear, resentment, guilt, or shame. With honesty and frankness, life coachMove beyond the mechanics of sex to a rich and rewarding connection!
God’s desire is for couples to enjoy vibrant sexual relationships without inhibition, awkwardness, fear, resentment, guilt, or shame. With honesty and frankness, life coach and best-selling author Shannon Ethridge opens the minds of both husbands and wives to embrace a lifestyle of passion and pleasure.
Divided into four sections, The Passion Principles helps couples celebrate the spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical dimensions of sexuality. Questions include:
 
- What was God thinking when He created sex?
- Why do humans think about sex so much?
- Will there be sex in heaven?
- How did we get such different ideas about sex and love?
- How can I get past his or her sexual past?
- How can I help my spouse heal from the sexual abuses he or she suffered?
- What if my heart is telling me I married the wrong person?
- How can we balance mismatched sex drives?
 
Some chapters end with questions for personal contemplation or for couples to use as conversation starters, and other chapters end with prayers that foster a deeper spiritual and emotional connection, making this book a perfect guide to a more passionate love life.
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Adventuring Together
- By: Greta Eskridge
- Length: 3 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: July 14, 2020
- Language: English
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4.12(1933 ratings)
4.12(1933 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDA modern, practical, and inspiring guide to creating deep heart connections with kids by regularly creating new experiences and intentional adventures together. Parents today complain of fragmented relationships with their kids. What parents yearnA modern, practical, and inspiring guide to creating deep heart connections with kids by regularly creating new experiences and intentional adventures together.
Parents today complain of fragmented relationships with their kids. What parents yearn for–and their kids too–is deep, heart-to-heart connections. But how can parents compete with all the other noise fighting for their kids’ attention?
The answer, says Greta Eskridge, is to break free from regular routines and familiar comforts of home to experience new places and adventures–even if those adventures go awry. From simply reading a book together to going on an overnight backpacking trip, activities together provide unique and crucial bonding opportunities.¬†Adventuring Together¬†highlights Greta’s stories of doing just that, including
- an array of ideas for outdoor and indoor ventures,
- what to do when your finances are limited,
- and how to adventure if your family can’t hit the hiking trail or spend the night at a campground.
¬†Giving listeners the tools to make adventures happen,¬†Adventuring Together¬†is a step-by-step guide for parents–whether in the city or the country–to start building connections today that will last a lifetime.
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Real Life Love
- By: Michael Gibson
- Narrator: Michael Gibson
- Length: 5 hours 17 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: August 27, 2019
- Language: English
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4.11(27 ratings)
4.11(27 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.98 USDFrom the grandson of world-famous marriage expert Gary Smalley comes a practical and hope-filled guide to building great relationships.No one in history has seen a world like this. Never before has information been so accessible. Never before have... Read moreFrom the grandson of world-famous marriage expert Gary Smalley comes a practical and hope-filled guide to building great relationships.No one in history has seen a world like this. Never before has information been so accessible. Never before have people lived as long, enjoyed fuller bank accounts, or been more connected. Yet, we live in a world where relationships remain unfulfilled. People aren’t happy. Marriages are falling apart. And the so-called “strongest relationships” we have are built on a simple swipe to the right.So, what’s the problem? If anyone can answer this impending question, it’s Michael Gibson. Growing up with a front row seat to the life and marriage of his grandfather, best-selling author and speaker Gary Smalley, Michael witnessed firsthand what it truly takes to build a life filled with great relationships. Providing a modern take on time-tested wisdom for a new generation, Michael challenges us to push past the fake, heal the pain in our hearts, and move into a love that is real through 7 practical principles:- Honor others
- Identify anger
- Forgive
- Celebrate in the midst of trials
- Understand the power of God’s Word
- Be second in a world of firsts
- Identify the personalities of others to foster understanding
By the end of REAL LIFE LOVE, you will learn to love and be loved like never before, understand why you’ve been holding back on experiencing amazing relationships from the beginning, and ensure that the love of your life won’t just come into your life but stay in your life. -
Our Mothers, Ourselves
- By: Henry Cloud
- Length: 2 hours 24 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: September 21, 2015
- Language: English
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4.1(181 ratings)
4.1(181 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.99 USDIn Our Mothers, Ourselves, Henry Cloud and John Townsend show how understanding how our mothers have profoundly influenced our lives can set us on a path toward wholeness and growth. No one has influenced the person you are today like your mother.In Our Mothers, Ourselves, Henry Cloud and John Townsend show how understanding how our mothers have profoundly influenced our lives can set us on a path toward wholeness and growth.
No one has influenced the person you are today like your mother. The way she handled your needs as a child has shaped your worldview, your relationships, your marriage, your career, your self-image – your life.¬†Our Mothers, Ourselves¬†can help you identify areas that need reshaping, to make positive choices for personal change, and to establish a mature relationship with Mom today.
- The Phantom Mom
- The China Doll Mom
- The Controlling Mom
- The Trophy Mom
- The Still-the-Boss Mom
- The American Express Mom
You’ll learn how your mom affected you as a child and may still be affecting you today. Our Mothers, Ourselves¬†is a biblical, realistic, and empowering route to wholeness and growth, to deeper and more satisfying bonds with your family, friends, and spouse – and to a new, healthier way of relating to your mother.
This book was previously titled The Mom Factor.
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Our Mothers, Ourselves
- By: Henry Cloud
- Length: 9 hours 33 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: July 14, 2020
- Language: English
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4.1(181 ratings)
4.1(181 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDIn Our Mothers, Ourselves, Henry Cloud and John Townsend show how understanding how our mothers have profoundly influenced our lives can set us on a path toward wholeness and growth. No one has influenced the person you are today like yourIn Our Mothers, Ourselves, Henry Cloud and John Townsend show how understanding how our mothers have profoundly influenced our lives can set us on a path toward wholeness and growth.
No one has influenced the person you are today like your mother. The way she handled your needs as a child has shaped your worldview, your relationships, your marriage, your career, your self-image – your life.¬†Our Mothers, Ourselves¬†can help you identify areas that need reshaping, to make positive choices for personal change, and to establish a mature relationship with Mom today.
- The Phantom Mom
- The China Doll Mom
- The Controlling Mom
- The Trophy Mom
- The Still-the-Boss Mom
- The American Express Mom
You’ll learn how your mom affected you as a child and may still be affecting you today.¬†Our Mothers, Ourselves¬†is a biblical, realistic, and empowering route to wholeness and growth, to deeper and more satisfying bonds with your family, friends, and spouse – and to a new, healthier way of relating to your mother.
This book was previously titled The Mom Factor.
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The Wisdom of Each Other
- By: Eugene H. Peterson
- Length: 2 hours 32 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: March 22, 2011
- Language: English
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4.08(186 ratings)
4.08(186 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.99 USDAn illuminating example of friendship as a vital way God answers our need for guidance, encouragement, affirmation, and correction. Most of the time, what we need to help us through the struggles in our lives is not the advice of an expert but theAn illuminating example of friendship as a vital way God answers our need for guidance, encouragement, affirmation, and correction.
Most of the time, what we need to help us through the struggles in our lives is not the advice of an expert but the wisdom of a friend. Through this series of eloquent letters written to a life-long friend, author Eugene Peterson demonstrates friendship as a means to Christian maturity.
The topics covered in this warm and highly personal correspondence are broad and varied, but one thing comes through with constancy and clarity: there is great value in a wise, experienced friend to help us see more clearly and to strengthen our growth in faith and godliness.
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Thin Places
- By: Mary E DeMuth
- Length: 5 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: February 09, 2010
- Language: English
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3.98(591 ratings)
3.98(591 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDIn her moving spiritual memoir, Mary DeMuth traces the winding path of “thin places” in her life—places where she experienced longing and healing more intensely than before. As DeMuth writes, “Thin places are snatches of holyIn her moving spiritual memoir, Mary DeMuth traces the winding path of “thin places” in her life—places where she experienced longing and healing more intensely than before. As DeMuth writes, “Thin places are snatches of holy ground, tucked into the corners of our world, where we might just catch a glimpse of eternity. They are aha moments, beautiful realizations, when the Son of God bursts through the hazy fog of our monotony and shines on us afresh.”From losing her earthly father to discovering a heavenly Father who never leaves, from singing Olivia Newton-John songs to the sky to worshiping God under a French sun, from surviving abuse as a latchkey kid to experiencing the joy of mothering three children, DeMuth’s story calls readers to a deeper understanding of their own story. With unusual spiritual wisdom, she looks for God in the past so that she might experience him more profoundly in the present. Her powerful words invite readers to know God in a new way—a God ready to break through any ordinary day or extraordinary pain and offer a glimpse of eternity.
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Winning Your Husband Back Before It’s Too Late
- By: Gary Smalley
- Length: 5 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: December 07, 2021
- Language: English
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3.97(51 ratings)
3.97(51 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDYour marriage may be beginning to crumble. Or it may already be in shambles. Its present condition does not determine its future, though. You do. Imagine building a home on a foundation of sand or mud. Renovating or redecorating your home would beYour marriage may be beginning to crumble. Or it may already be in shambles. Its present condition does not determine its future, though. You do.
Imagine building a home on a foundation of sand or mud. Renovating or redecorating your home would be senseless because at any moment the whole house could collapse due to a faulty foundation. Before changing flooring, wall colors, window treatments, and furniture, you would need to seek out an architect to first firm up the foundation.
Likewise, winning your husband back necessitates more than simply rearranging the old stuff in your relationship. You may decide to fight differently than you did in the past, but if the old unresolved anger is allowed to remain, then nothing will genuinely change in our marriage.
In Winning Your Husband Back Before It’s Too Late,¬†Gary Smalley helps you develop an overall plan to win back your husband, where you will learn how to:
- Discover what causes distance in marriage.
- Understand the man you married.
- Become whole.
- Examine personality differences.
- Build commitment.
- Communicate more successfully.
Winning Your Husband Back Before It’s Too Late¬†can help you rebuild a strong marriage in which you and your husband see each other through Christ’s eyes and become one in him.
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Winning Your Wife Back Before It’s Too Late
- By: Gary Smalley
- Narrator: Gary Smalley
- Length: 4 hours 35 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: November 23, 2021
- Language: English
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3.95(69 ratings)
3.95(69 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDIt is a well-known fact that winning your wife back from emotional or physical separation can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to feel impossible especially with help from this guidebook. Winning your wife back from any type of separation isIt is a well-known fact that winning your wife back from emotional or physical separation can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to feel impossible especially with help from this guidebook.
Winning your wife back from any type of separation is more than doing the same things with more intensity. It involves developing a whole new strategy to overcome what seems to be overwhelming odds to attain a come-from-behind victory.
In Winning Your Wife Back Before It’s Too late, Gary Smalley utilizes the following game plan to significantly increase your chances for a “miracle comeback”:
- Understand “penalty flags”
- Open a closed spirit
- Honor your wife and children
- Develop sacrificial love
- Initiate change in yourself
- Be accountable by joining a support group
Through true stories of previously separated couples, you’ll see how the principles illustrated in this plan have been fleshed out in the lives of real people and can lead to a successful reconciliation.
Although there is no guarantee that you will win your wife back, you can still experience personal triumph and gain significant yardage in becoming the godly man you were intended to be.
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Let Go of the Guilt
- By: Valorie Burton
- Length: 5 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: September 01, 2020
- Language: English
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3.94(121 ratings)
3.94(121 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDLearn how to leave guilt behind for good! Life coach Valorie Burton teaches you a simple yet profound method that will free you from the “false guilt” that is so common among busy women today. Even women who feel fulfilled often struggleLearn how to leave guilt behind for good! Life coach Valorie Burton teaches you a simple yet profound method that will free you from the “false guilt” that is so common among busy women today.
Even women who feel fulfilled often struggle to meet the demands of modern life. Both working and stay-at-home moms agree that the expectations of women have risen dramatically in recent decades.
As a result, many women overcompensate and over-apologize while the guilt dampens the joy of motherhood, relationships, and professional accomplishments. Let Go of the Guilt helps you peel back the layers of emotional, cultural, and spiritual expectations that make it difficult to navigate your multiple roles, dreams, and daily demands on your life.
Through her signature self-coaching process, powerful questions, and practical research, Valorie Burton shows you how to:
- Recognize and overcome the five thought patterns of guilt
- Break the surprising habit that tempts you to subconsciously choose guilt over joy,
- Stop guilt from sneaking its way into your everyday decisions and interactions, 
- Flip those guilt trips so you can keep others from manipulating you, and
- Stop setting yourself up for stress, anxiety, and obligation, and instead set yourself for a life of joy and freedom
Valorie’s journaling questions and research-based process will shift your perspective, give you clarity and courage, and equip you with a plan of action to let go of the guilt for good.
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Nurturing the Leader Within Your Child
- By: Tim Elmore
- Narrator: Tim Elmore
- Length: 8 hours 17 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: October 18, 2022
- Language: English
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3.83(36 ratings)
3.83(36 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDInformative, challenging and often humorous, this work explores mentoring the basic types of children and provides real-life insights on how to help them reach their full potential. Whether you have a driver, a diplomat, or a dreamer, you need toInformative, challenging and often humorous, this work explores mentoring the basic types of children and provides real-life insights on how to help them reach their full potential. Whether you have a driver, a diplomat, or a dreamer, you need to give your child permission to dream big and to dream right. Nurturing the Leader Within Your Child provides the tools for parents who want more than average for their children and who seek to inspire the pursuit of vision larger than they are.
Charts and graphics, reflection questions, and a quiz are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.
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