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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction: How to Use This Book | |
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| Relationships and Feelings | |
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| Family Relationships | |
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| Parenting Q&A: Show Up and Be Real | |
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| Parenting Q&A and Activity: Rebuild the Heart Connection with Your Child | |
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| Idea: Ask Again What You Really Know | |
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| Idea: Give the Gift of Your Attention | |
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| Activity: Play "Show Us Your Day" | |
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| Activity: Toast Each Other | |
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| Activity: Fill the Love Jar | |
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| Wise Counsel: Say "I'm Sorry" Together | |
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| Adoption and Identity | |
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| Parenting Q&A: Growing Up Dobson | |
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| Talk About: Adoption | |
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| Talk About: Our Eager Father | |
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| Talk About: Becoming Who We Are | |
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| Anger and Rebellion | |
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| Wise Counsel: How to Parent an Angry Child | |
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| Talk About: How to Handle Anger | |
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| Idea: Don't Make It about the Piercings and Tats | |
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| Talk About: The Foolish Joy of Mocking | |
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| Idea: Listen to Your Gut | |
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| Wise Counsel: Never Give Up Parenting a Difficult Teen | |
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| Stress, Anxiety, Fear, and Sadness | |
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| Idea: Counter the Culture to Protect Their Mental Health | |
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| Talk About: When God Waits, Part 1 | |
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| Talk About: When God Waits, Part 2 | |
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| Talk About: Fear Versus Trusting God | |
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| Activity: Play the Worst Possible Scenario Game | |
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| Talk About: Faith and Feelings | |
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| Talk About: Sadness | |
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| Talk About: Finding Peace | |
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| Sex and Self-Control | |
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| Wise Counsel: The Summer of Thirteen, a Rite of Passage | |
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| Idea: Give Them a Strong Religious Background to Delay Sex | |
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| Idea: Don't Wait Too Long to Talk About Sex | |
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| Idea: Show Them the Numbers on How Many Are Doing It | |
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| Idea: Point Out the New Normals for Sex in Culture | |
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| Talk About: Sex Questions | |
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| Idea: Pay Their Phone Bill to Curb Sexting | |
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| Idea: Emphasize Self-Control | |
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| Talk About: Working on Self-Control | |
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| Daily Life | |
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| Media Matters | |
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| Idea: Be Resolved That Media Choices Really Do Influence Behavior | |
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| Activity: Weekly Top Five | |
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| Idea: Ask Them to Identify Unhealthy Ingredients | |
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| Activity: What's the Big Idea? | |
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| Talk About: Loving God and Music | |
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| Idea: Friend Them-Don't Be Sneaky | |
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| Talk About: Reputation | |
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| Idea: Send Them to an Analog Camp | |
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| Money | |
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| Idea: Teach Them Money Wisdom on Purpose | |
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| Talk About: Investing in What Matters | |
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| Idea: Teach Them That Money Is Influence | |
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| Talk About: How Money Fails | |
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| Success | |
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| Talk About: Making Jesus the Goal | |
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| Talk About: Redefining Success | |
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| Idea: Help Them Find Their Purpose | |
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| Idea: Emphasize Hard Work over Giftedness | |
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| Idea: Teach Them Sleep Is Wise | |
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| School | |
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| Talk About: Going Back to School, Part 1 | |
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| Talk About: Going Back to School, Part 2 | |
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| Wise Counsel: Tackle Bullying Head On | |
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| Idea: Help Them Not to Cheat | |
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| Idea: Help Them Not to Be Afraid of Expressing Their Faith at School | |
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| Celebrations and Holidays | |
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| Activity: Birthdays-Crown a King or Queen for a Day | |
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| Activity: New Year's-Have a Family Year in Review | |
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| Talk About: New Year's-A New You in the New Year | |
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| Activity: Valentine's Day-Have a Progressive Kindness Dinner | |
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| Talk About: Valentine's Day-Bigger Love | |
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| Activity: Easter-Celebrate a Messianic Passover With Your Family | |
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| Talk About: Easter-Making Passion Week Personal | |
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| Activity: Thanksgiving-Play "Moment Soakers" | |
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| Talk About: Thanksgiving-Saying Thanks | |
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| Wise Counsel: Advent-Build an Advent Tradition | |
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| Activity: Christmas-Make a Mean Christmas | |
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| Talk About: Christmas-What Mary Said | |
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| Spiritual Shepherding | |
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| General Wisdom | |
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| Talk About: Now and Forever | |
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| Talk About: The Seasons of Life | |
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| Talk About: Humility | |
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| Talk About: Being Judgmental | |
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| Talk About: Out-the-Door Instructions | |
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| Missions, Evangelism, and Service | |
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| Talk About: Evangelism and Missions | |
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| Idea: Talk Missionary about Tragedies in the News | |
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| Wise Counsel: Send Them on a Mission Project | |
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| Talk About: Evangelism | |
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| Talk About: Going and Doing | |
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| Activity: Adopt a Family | |
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| Ongoing Discipleship | |
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| Parenting Q&A: Catching Dad's Passion for Truth | |
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| Wise Counsel: Tell Your Kids about Your Faith Life | |
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| Talk About: Walking, Part 1 | |
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| Talk About: Walking, Part 2 | |
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| Talk About: Obeying God First | |
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| Talk About: Rules and Our Hearts | |
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| Wise Counsel: Think About Discipling Your Kids-and Their Friends | |
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| Talk About: Faith in Action | |
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| Talk About: Countering the Culture | |
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| Praying For and With Your Kids | |
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| Wise Counsel: Lead Your Family in Worship | |
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| Talk About: Praising God | |
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| Talk About: Praise and Worship | |
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| Wise Counsel: Pray Scripture for Your Kids | |
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| Talk About: Praying Together | |
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| Wise Counsel: Have a Very Loud Quiet Time | |
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| Activity: Start a Thanks Book | |
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| The Big Truths | |
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| Talk About: God's Goodness | |
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| Talk About: The Ten Commandments | |
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| Talk About: God's Grace | |
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| Idea: Let Them Hear You Rooting for the Grace of God | |
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| Talk About: Who Jesus Really Is | |
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| Talk About: Jesus Is Above All | |
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| Idea: Encourage Commitment to Christ When They're Young | |
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| Talk About: What It Means to Be Saved | |
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| Talk About: Why Church Matters | |
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| Epilogue | |
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| Notes | |