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The Discerning Parent

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Blending personal experience and practical advice with wisdom they’ve learned from Ignatian spirituality, Tim and Sue Muldoon, authors of Six Sacred Rules for Families, offer guidance for Catholic parents raising teens and tweens. You’ll gain confidence to help your teen make better decisions, deepen the roots for your parenting, and relate to your teen in a way that reflects the tenacious love of God.rnrnThe Muldoons draw from their professional experience working with teens and their parents in high schools and colleges—Sue as a counselor and religious educator, Tim as a theologian and professor—to explain how the Ignatian practice of discernment is an excellent tool for the healthy parenting of teens and pre-teens. They share their hard-won wisdom as parents of three to offer you encouragement and practical guidance to:rnLet your teens know you love themrnAppreciate their gifts while accepting their limitsrnPut them in touch with those less fortunaternGuide them in choosing friends who will care about what’s best for themrnAppreciate the value of their faith and going to MassrnRespect their bodies and make good choices about sex, alcohol, and drugsrnThink about what really makes them happyrnTim and Sue describe discernment as slowing down, listening, being receptive, praying, examining our lives, and sifting the conflicting forces at play around us. In this wise and personal book, they share how Ignatian spirituality and discernment can help us keep a clear-eyed, prayerful perspective on the difficult decisions you and your teens face. The key is to open yourself to God’s presence and discover what he calls you to do.rnrnThis thoughtful approach shows you how to talk with your children openly about freedom vs. limits, friendships, family time, sexuality, the use and abuse of technology, faith and Catholic practice, recognizing the needs of others, and getting through hard times together. You’ll discover when to be tough and when to be forgiving, when to control and when to give freedom, when to give feedback and when to wait. You will learn the importance of praying for your teens, and the important of praying together as a family.rnrnDaily and weekly prayers, devotions, and meditations will guide you as the Muldoons show how this is a time of discernment for you as well as your teens—and create a way for you to move through these challenging years together. The Discerning Parent offers you an opportunity to pause and consider your life and your teen’s in the light of faith.

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230 MUL d

Publisher

Notre Dame : Ave Maria Press., 2017

Collation

186 p. : ill ; 21cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-1-59471-690-4

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Christianity/Agama Kristen

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Edition

Cet.1,2017

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agama
keluarga
Spiritualitas Ignatian

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