TY - BOOK AU - Stoop,Jan TI - The tenderhearted mom: finding balance between gentleness and toughness AV - BV4529.S882.T463 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - Ann Arbor, Michigan PB - Vine Books KW - Motherhood KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Parenting N1 - 1 (pages 219-222); The gift of the tender heart --; But love requires toughness, too --; Our personality bent may lean toward being tender --; The influence of our mothering heritage --; Our first lesson in tenderness --; We longed for mom's presence --; We needed mom's tender response --; We needed mom's acceptance with limits --; God's provision for what we needed --; Making peace with what we received --; Meeting the challenge : loving enough to get tough; 2 ER -