God takes great delight in creating unique individuals, so why do we feel the need to conform our parenting styles? Rebellious Parenting invites parents to recognize that conventional wisdom is not always the best route to success. This book will help parents find the courage and creativity to challenge cultural norms and individualize their parenting so each of their children can thrive. Father and daughter duo Dr. Richard and Carrie Blackaby inform, engage and encourage readers through input from both sides of the parenting equation. Expanding on principles from their earlier publication, Customized Parenting in a Trending World, the Blackabys include actionable steps to help facilitate meaningful application in any family. Each page is filled with humor, inspiration, and encouragement that will lead parents to a more personal take on Christian parenting.

Disciplining teenagers is a whole other beast than disciplining children. Teenagers are more than hormonal misfits, and it sometimes takes a delicate hand to figure what type of discipline works for each teenager. Unlike children, teenagers can comprehend the difference between right and wrong on an intellectual level. In fact, during the teenage years, teens figure out that the only reason there are starving people in the world is because of money. To them, that is a superficial reason to keep someone from eating. There is a certain level of idealism that comes into play when you are dealing with teens. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction What is your teenager acting out? Here are a few examples of acting out. 1. Emotional Problems Emotional Acting Out: 2. Relational/Social Problems Social Acting Out: 3. Functional Problems Functional Acting Out: Finding Solutions to Acting Out 1. Never Ask Why 2. One Issue at a Time 3. Offer Alternative Behaviors 4. Leave the Wishful Thinking in Your Dreams 5. Always Be a Role Model How to Handle Teenagers with Bad Attitudes What is Normal Teenager Behavior? Examining a Teenager's Brain Why do teenagers rebel? They are trying to find their own identity. Peer Pressure They want and need your attention Hormonal imbalance How to Change Yourself as a Parent How to Handle Your Teen's Outside Influences How outside influences can help? How to discipline your teenager for stealing? Are you ready to be a Golden Disciplinarian?

God takes great delight in creating unique individuals, so why do we feel the need to conform our parenting styles? Rebellious Parenting invites parents to recognize that conventional wisdom is not always the best route to success. This book will help parents find the courage and creativity to challenge cultural norms and individualize their parenting so each of their children can thrive. Father and daughter duo Dr. Richard and Carrie Blackaby inform, engage and encourage readers through input from both sides of the parenting equation. Expanding on principles from their earlier publication, Customized Parenting in a Trending World, the Blackabys have added actionable steps to the end of each section to help facilitate meaningful application in any family. Each page is filled with humor, inspiration, and encouragement that will lead parents to a more personal take on Christian parenting.

Parental activism movements are strengthening around the world and often spark tense personal and political debate. With an emphasis on Russia and Central and Eastern Europe, this collection analyzes formal organizations as well as informal networks and online platforms which mobilize parents to advocate for change on a grassroots level. In doing so, the work collected here explores the interactions between the politics, everyday life, and social activism of mothers and fathers. From fathers' rights movements to natural childbirth to vaccination debates, these essays provide new insight into the identities and strategies applied by these movements as they confront local ideals of gender and family with global ideologies.

A small book offering Biblical counsel to parents of rebellious teenagers. Dave & Judi Coats were stunned when their teenage daughter said to them, “You are not going to tell me what to do!” Struggles with their teens drove them to their knees in prayer and to the Word of God for answers about teenage rebellion. Here they share the truths they discovered, the practical advice that helped, and the hope they found in the power of the gospel and God’s grace to change.

Bringing up a defiant child is hard work. And when your child behaves badly most of the time, it is easy to feel like you're the only one facing the challenges of raising a kid, and if not, then you are the one with the worst case. A lot of parents end up berating themselves, why can't I raise my own child? You are not alone. You are amongst the parents of about 5-8% of children in America who are defiant, oppositional, aggressive and noncompliant. Within these figures are children whose cases are a disorder. Defiant children drive their parents mad. By being overtly rebellious and disobedient to constituted authority, defiant children are considered "difficult". Most parents will ahead and to term them " impossible" While other parents are bonding and developing a normal relationship with their children, you are left to contend with a child who doesn't just listen. This situation can be heart-breaking to every parent, and most times, they will need counselling to cope. This book consists of effective methods for dealing with difficult kids and putting them under control. You will learn both direct and indirect strategies for raising hyperactive and rebellious teens. With the simple methods for establishing character revealed in this book, you will raise a kid without headache even as a single parent. Good luck!

Expanding on the stories in her popular column for the website Waging Nonviolence, Berrigan has crafted a welcome antidote to the various parenting fads currently on offer from French moms and tiger moms and mean moms. She offers a unique perspective on parenting that derives from hard work, deep reflection, and lots of trial and error.

I wrote this handbook to assist parents on how to deal with their rebellious teenager. Being a teenager is a stressful and troubling time for many parents because they cannot get through to their child, and their child usually takes a path down the wrong lane of self-destruction. I too was one of those teenagers who had a troubled teenage life, and I was fortunate to turn it all around in a positive way. For every success story, there are thousands of parents who have horror stories of what they have been through with their teenage child. This handbook will assist you in getting through to your child and understanding them in a better way, so that you do not make the same mistakes that most parents make when they attempt to deal with their troubled teen.

I was born in Roe, Arkansas, December 18, 1945. My wife Lee Ann was born February 11, 1945, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. My parents moved to Kalamazoo in 1953. Then in 1955 we moved to Galesburg, Michigan. Lee Ann and I attended Galesburg-Augusta High-school. We graduated together with the class of 1963. She attended College and graduated in 1964 with a nursing degree. I attended Michigan State University and was apart of the 1967 class with a business major. I then applied for a position with Fisher Body Division of General Motors and was hired in 1967 where I worked until 1974. God gave us four beautiful children. Kim was born September 16, 1966. Bob was born September 24, 1967. Karen was born November 28, 1968 and the last but not least was Scott born November 26, 1971. Mrs. Gray and I attended Hyles-Anderson College and graduated with the first four-year class in 1976. We moved to Bourbonnais, Illinois, to pastor the Faith Baptist Church for four years. In 1980 I was called to become the pastor of the Longview Baptist Temple of Longview, Texas. Kim, Bob, Karen, and Scott all graduated from Longview Christian Academy a ministry of Longview Baptist Temple. Bob, Karen, and Scott graduated from TEXAS BAPTIST COLLEGE. Bob married Kelly Queen on March 13, 1987. Kim married Mark Simmons on August 28, 1987. Karen married Tim Forgy on December 11, 1992 and Scott married Jenny Martin on July 2, 1993. Bob and Kelly have three children: DeAnna, Jordan, and R. G. Kim and Mark have two children Joe and Meagan. Karen and Tim have two children: Nick and Aly while Scott and Jenny have three boys in Scottie, Steven, and Phillip.

Written for parents of a prodigal child, this book provides understanding, comfort, and guidance. Basing his advice on life experience, Norm Wright helps parents get past the hurt and family stress.