Marriage and parenting boosters : Helps to keeping families safe and strong / Frank R. Shivers. [print]

Erect an Iron Gate about the Home -- Pray for One Another - Time-Starved Marriage -- Cure for Troubled Marriages -- Biblical Acceptance of Each Other -- Parenting God's Way -- Spiritual Development of Children -- Flexibility in Roles in Marriage -- Marital Grace -- Is Your Child's Desertion from God Your Fault? -- Witnessing within the Home -- God Uses Broken Things -- Telephone Line to Heaven -- Happiness in the Home -- Husbands' God-Given Purpose -- God's Divine Order in the Home -- Hedge of Protection about the Home -- Defusing Arguments -- Fighting Fairly in Marriage -- Marriage Changes You -- Successful Parenting -- Your Mate a Second Self -- Marital Conflict -- Marriage, a Total Commitment -- Communicate More -- Fights over Money -- Marriage's Ultimate Defense -- Speaking Aloud Affirmations -- The Five Love Languages -- Marital Entitlement -- Handling Anger -- Honesty and Openness -- Characteristics of a Christian Home -- Nonloving Motives for Sex -- Seven Secrets of Lasting Love -- The Model Marriage -- Is This Church Right for My Family? -- Lust Leads to Adultery and a Broken Marriage -- I Promise You Forever -- Give a Hug -- Love Means You Have to Say You're Sorry -- Be an Athanasius -- Children as Arrows in Your Hands -- When Empty Arms Become a Heavy Burden -- When the Family Hurts -- Praying with and for One Another -- Avoiding Financial Disaster -- The Christian View of Marriage -- A United Front to Your Children -- Stressed Out Moms and Dads -- Won by a Mother's Love and Tracts -- Home Dedication -- The Suffering of Saints -- Leave Father and Mother--Really? -- Hard of Hearing or Hard of Listening -- The Deadly Problem That Kills Marriages -- The Christian Home Is Different from That of the Unbeliever -- When Is a Child Old Enough to Be Saved? -- Unrealistic Expectations for Your Marriage -- Benefits of Disciplining Your Child -- The Neglected Vineyard -- Ten Nonnegotiables for a Happy Marriage -- Never Think Divorce -- Seven Common Mistakes of Parenting -- Have Couple Time -- Helping Your Children Honor Your Spouse -- The Ministry of Laughter -- Weathering Life's Storms -- Healing through Helping -- When Death Invades the Home -- The Power of the Tongue -- Muzzling the Tongue -- Two Good Forgivers -- Your Aging Parents -- Raising Godly Children in a Godless Age -- Does Jesus Live at Your House? -- Make Things Right with Your Parents -- Parents Who Are at Odds with Their Child -- Battlements for the Home -- Lessons from Mothers of the Bible -- Ten Words That Will Safeguard Marriage -- Parental Favoritism -- Dedication of Your Child -- Growing Old Together -- Marital Ruts -- Being a Christ-Centered Spouse -- Baby Brings Problems -- The Curse of the iPhone -- Tone Down the Tongue with Your Mate -- When We Have to Say Good-bye (Death of a Child) -- Helping Your Child Cope with Death -- Space Invaders -- Trusting Your Partner -- Corrie ten Boom and Forgiveness -- Powerful Impact of a Father's Example -- Love Bank Deposits and Withdrawals -- Get Personal Documents Together -- Coping with Your Spouse's Death -- Mentoring the Young Wife and Mother -- Mentoring the Young Husband and Father -- Couples Mentoring Couples -- Pressed beyond Measure -- Helping Your Child Deal with Schoolplace Bullying -- Help Your Child Memorize Scripture -- Separation Doesn't Equal Divorce -- Marriage Killers -- What It Means to Fall in Love -- Differences between Men and Women -- The Date Night Opportunity -- Divorce Myths -- Winning Your Spouse to Christ -- Bonding with Your Mate -- The Model "In-Law" -- Grandparenting Conflicts -- The Role of Grandparents -- How to Mess Up the Minds of Your Children -- Dress Daily for Battle -- The Prayer of Jabez -- Facing the Dark Night of the Soul -- Spiritual Gifts -- Quiet Time with the Lord -- The Fellowship of the Unashamed -- The Aganoizing Doubt of Salvation -- The Bucket List -- Top Traits of Successful Families -- A Profile of a Healthy Family -- Description of a Family -- Family Boosters -- The Forever Knot -- Assess Marriage Health -- Home Buster--Pornography -- Home Buster--Alcohol -- Getting the Victory over Alcohol -- The Wounded Spirit -- Four Danger Signs of Marital Trouble -- Do Not Sin against the Child (Part 1) -- Do Not Sin against the Child (Part 2) -- Restoring the Family Altar -- Is Your Child Suicidal? -- Positive News about the Family -- Story Behind "It Is Well with My Soul" -- A Father's and Grandfather's Squandered Influence -- Life without Father -- Three Questions Every Child Needs Answered by Dad -- What Changes When You First Get Married -- Family Comes First -- Home Buster--Gambling -- Benefits of Family Church Attendance -- Three Necessary Homes -- Jesus is "Pro-Family" -- Rebuilding Broken Trust -- When the Marriage Fails -- After the Fight -- The Materialistic Marriage -- How a Marriage Survives When One Partner Gets Sick -- Infant Baptism -- Five Secrets of a Happy Marriage -- A Child's Blame against Parents -- Family Abuse That Nobody Sees -- God Give Us Christian Homes -- The Unequally-Yoked Mandate -- What Children Need from Their Divorced Mom and Dad -- Home Buster--Adultery -- Accepting What Cannot Be Changed -- How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting with Your Kids -- Goals for the Home -- Relentless Teen Parenting -- Teaching Your Child the Ten Commandments -- Holding on Loosely to Those We Love -- Second-Mile Secret of a Happy Marriage -- Parent or Friend to Your Child -- Spankings -- Children are Wet Cement -- To Put Down or to Build Up Your Child -- Nightmares and Bad Dreams Children Experience -- The Shaping of Attitudes -- Are Fathers Necessary? -- "We're Five? No. We're Seven." -- A Marriage Prayer -- Sixty Affirmations to Make Your Child Feel Great.

In Marriage and Parenting Boosters, Frank Shivers endeavors biblically to reinforce strong families, to stabilize shaky families, to rebuild broken families and to bolster new families. He freely incorporates the teachings of family experts and other Christian leaders.

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