ReviewPraise for Building the Christian Family You Never Had“Mary DeMuth offers positive encouragement and practical help for parents who want to do things a little differently than what they experienced growing up. Building the Christian Family You Never Had offers a fresh start and bright hope as you seek to raise godly children.” –Karol Ladd, author of The Power of a Positive Mom “You are not alone as a pioneer parent who is blazing a new trail on the parenting j (more…)
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Title piqued your curiosity?
If you are reading this review, you have been sucked in by the title, probably because you somehow relate. If so, then the topic is of huge significance to you.
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Practical Help
Not everyone comes into parenting with great childhood experiences to draw from. Even if you did have a safe upbringing, ALL parents are forging a new way for their children.
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For anyone with parents
Building The Christian Family You Never Had is a must read for every couple contemplating having children, every parent who has children, and every adult who found life with their…
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This book is a MUST READ
Mary’s book is a MUST READ; not only for every parent, but also for everyone who has ever had a parent. Her insights into family dynamics are revealing and instructive.
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Like Gold
Of the three excellent books of Mary’s I have been priviledged to read, this is the one that has had me most riveted to each nugget of truth.
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Wonderful, healing book
This book played a huge role in helping me make peace with my past. I’d pick it up and God never failed to use it to shed new light on something.
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Break With Your Past
As parents, we like to use excuses for “some” of our behavior. We use statements like, “I can’t help it. That’s how my parents did it.” Yet inside we cringe.
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Even for Those Raised in Christian Homes
Though DeMuth’s parenting book is directed toward first generation Christians, I found it helpful as I raise my third generation Christian children.
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A Home Run
I was editor of Focus on the Family magazine during the 1990s, and subsequently I read a lot of self-help books over the years, so I’ve been around the block on these types of…