Character Building For Families

Topical Bible/character study for the Christian family. Suitable for family devotions, or character/Bible curriculum in the home school setting. Topics include: Stewardship, Teachableness, Mercy, Patience, Desire for Jesus.

In this book, author David Isaacs, an educationalist and parent, offers ideas and suggestions on how parents and teachers can help children's all-round development. The emphasis is on character building, approached from the viewpoint of moral habits. Professor Isaacs takes twenty-four virtues and discusses how the child - at different ages - can be encouraged to be obedient, industrious, sincere, prudent, generous, optimistic, sociable, and so on. There is no book on child development quite like this.

A topical Bible study for parents and children, Character Building for Families, Volume 2 is a great resource for family devotions or homeschool Bible/character curriculum. The 135 lessons are designed to be done by parents with their children, and include reading Bible passages together, thought-provoking discussion, Bible memorization, practical application, and prayer. Each lesson takes about 20 minutes to complete. The studies are written at an elementary level, accommodate large or small families, and can be reused again and again. The King James Version of the Bible was used in preparing the studies, but the lessons are flexible enough to accommodate any translation. Features: Sound Bible content Parents learn with their children No lesson preparation for parents No written work for children Easy-to-follow, to-the-point layout Proven to bring positive changes within the family Five Topics: Stewardship (of money, time, speech, bodies, friends, and the gospel), Teachableness, Mercy, Patience, Desire for Jesus

Grade level: 2, 3, 4, 5, p, e, i, t.

William Kilpatrick's recent book Why Johnny Can't Tell Right from Wrong convinced thousands that reading is one of the most effective ways to combat moral illiteracy and build a child's character. This follow-up book--featuring evaluations of more than 300 books for children--will help parents and teachers put his key ideas into practice.

Families with boys often find the world reacts to them in mock horror. Even though parents love their sons, privately they admit that boys can be a handful to raise--they are boisterous, competitive, reckless, distractable. The challenge of wills between parent and son starts early, and the quest to civilize young bulls may seem hopeless some days. Yet believers know that God has given them children as a gift of heaven, specially chosen for their particular families and marked as a blessing. If that's so, why does it seem so hard? How can we prepare these boys to serve God when it's all we can do to make it through another day? Isn't there a better way? Raising Real Men: Surviving, Teaching and Appreciating Boys shows the answer is emphatically yes. Written by the parents of six boys, Raising Real Men provides hope and encouragement to families with sons. Starting from the premise that God made boys to become men, Hal and Melanie Young offer Biblical principles and tested, practical ideas for training the manly virtues that can drive parents and teachers up the wall. This is a practical guide to equipping the hearts and minds of boys without breaking or losing your own. "...earthy, realistic, humorous, and scriptural ..." -- Douglas Wilson, author, Future Men "This is just what the doctor ordered for parents who want to raise capable Christian men of character." -- John Rosemond, author, Parenting By The Book

A topical Bible study for parents and children, Character Building for Families, Volume 1 is designed to be used for family devotions or homeschool Bible/character curriculum. The 165 lessons (approximately one school year) are designed to be done by parents with their children, and include reading Bible passages together, thought-provoking discussion, Bible memorization, practical application, and prayer. Each lesson takes about 20 minutes to complete. The studies are written at an elementary level, accommodate large or small families, and can be reused again and again. The King James Version of the Bible was used in preparing the studies, but the lessons are flexible enough to accommodate any translation. Features: Sound Bible content Parents learn with their children No lesson preparation for parents No written work for children Easy-to-follow, to-the-point layout Proven to bring positive changes within the family Twelve Topics: Obedience, Orderliness, Diligence, Loyalty, Deference, Cheerfulness, Gentleness (Kindness), Contentment, Gratitude, Truthfulness, Servanthood, and Hospitality

"As he does every Saturday afternoon, Mason is digging next to the old swing when he finds a handful of items for his treasure collection... Mason's greatest gems is a story about finding hidden gems inside yourself, with an introduction to the concept of virtues for children."--Back cover.

This straight-forward resource gives teachers, counselors, and parents over 140 common-sense lessons with reproducible activities for developing traits selected as representative of good character, such as honesty, generosity and fairness. This guide is organized into three sections focusing on respect for self, respect for others, and a positive outlook on life. Each lesson defines a specific character trait, shows children how to recognize the trait, and provides opportunities for children to apply the trait in their own daily lives.

This book is designed to help your family develop character qualities that bring success in all ares of life. Forty-nine key character qualities are defined, applied, and illustrated, so your family can develope character together.