Addictions

     BOOKS

      - Carnes, Patrick. Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction.

      - Horvath, A. Thomas, Reid K. Hester, and G. Alan Marlatt. Sex, Drugs,

             Gambling & Chocolate: A Workbook for Overcoming Addictions.

      - Landau, Elaine. Hooked: Talking about Addictions.

      - Peel, Stanton, and Archie Brodsky, with Mary Arnold. The Truth about       Addiction and Recovery.

      - Smith, Miriam, et al. Addiction: The 'High' That Brings You Down.

      - West, James W., and Betty Ford. The Betty Ford Center Book of Answers:  Help

      for Those Struggling with Substance Abuse and for the People Who Love Them.

 

     ORGANIZATIONS

      - Al-Anon Family Groups, PO Box 182, Madison Square Station, New York, NY

      10159.

      - Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, 1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 850,       Silver Springs, MD 20910. (800) 729–6686.

      - National Institute on Drug Abuse, Department of Health and Human Services,

      200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201. (301) 443–3673.

 

Children and Parenting

      BOOKS

     - Habenicht, Donna J.

             - Teaching the Faith: An Essential Guide for Building Faith-shaped

             Kids.

             - 10 Christian Values Every Kid Should Know: A How-to Guide for Families.

             - How to Help Your Child Really Love Jesus: Practical Suggestions for

             Instilling Spiritual Values.

     - Baehr, Ted. The Media-Wise Family

     - Healy, Jane M.  Endangered Minds: Why Our Children Don’t Think.

     - Leman, Kevin.  Bringing Up Kids Without Tearing Them Down.

     - Walsh, David.  NO: Why Kids Need to Hear it and Ways Parents Can Say It.

     - Friel, John and Linda. The 7 Worst Things Parents Do.

     - Cross, Roger. How We Make Our Kids Angry: Suggestions for Parents Who

       Want to Change.

 

Death, Dying, Grief, and Bereavement

    BOOKS

     - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross—On Death and Dying

      - Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley—Final Gifts

      - Harold I. Smith and Steven L. Jeffers—ABC’s of Healthy Grieving

      - Nancy Boyd Webb— Helping Bereaved Children

      - Joy Swift

             - They’re All Dead, Aren’t They?

             -  Goodbyes Are Not Forever

             - My Heart Will Go On

      - Sandy Wyman Richert—Hold Me, Help Me, Heal Me

      - Albert Y. Hsu—Grieving a Suicide

      - Granger E. Westberg—Good Grief

      - Robert Buckman—I Don’t Know What to Say

      - Larry Yeagley

             - Heartache and Healing

             - Grief Recovery

      - Mervin E. Thompson—When Death Touches Your Life

      - C.S.Lewis

             - The Problem of Pain

             - A Grief Observed

      - Harold Kushner—When Bad Things Happen to Good People

      - Ted Menten—After Goodbye

      - Carol Staudacher—Beyond Grief

 

Devotional and Worship Resources

      BOOKS

      - H. Norman Wright—Quiet Times for Couples

      - Karen Holford— 100 Quick and Easy Worship Ideas for Kids

      - Susan Lingo—200+ Activities for Children’s Ministry

      - Clifford Chalmers Cain—Five-Minute Bible Object Lessons

      - Eileen E. Lantry—A Family Guide to Sabbath Nature Activities

      - Fred Cornforth and Kelley Blue Cornforth—Creative Bible Learning Activities

      For Junior Teens

      - Pam Davis—Sundown Surprises: fifty-two sundown surprises to make Sabbath

      The most looked-forward-to day of the week

      - Barbara Younger and Lisa Flinn—Boredom-busting Ideas to Involve Children in       Adult Worship

      - Lois Keffer—Creative Worship Ideas: 70 meaningful ways to involve teenagers       in worship

      - Glen Robinson—52 things to do on Sabbath

 

Children and Parenting

    BOOKS

      - Ed Young - 10 Commandments of Parenting

      - Kevin Leman - Making Children Mind without Losing Yours

      - Donna J. Habenicht

             - Teaching the Faith

             - 10 Christian Values Every Kid Should Know

      - John C. Friel - The 7 Worst Things Parents Do

      - Kay Kuzma

             - Filling Your Love Cup

             - Living with God’s Kids

      - James Dobson - The Strong-Willed Child

      - H. Norman Wright - The Power of  A Parent’s Words

      - Joseph Nicolosi - A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Homosexuality

      - Meg Eastman - Taming the Dragon in Your Child

      - George Barna - Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions

      - Robbie Castleman - Parenting in the Pew

      - Ellen G. White - Child Guidance

 

Communication

    BOOKS

      - Sherod Miller, et.al.  Couple Communication I: Talking and Listening Together

      - Michael P. Nichols.  The Lost Art of Listening.

      - Deborah Tannen, You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation.

      - Howard J. Markman, et.al.—Fighting for Your Marriage.

 

Family Traditions

    BOOKS

      - Meg Cox. The Book of New Family Traditions.

      - Susan A. Lieberman. New Traditions: Redefining Celebrations for Today’s

      Family.

      - Gloria Gaither. Creating Family Traditions: Making Memories in Festive

      Seasons.

 

    WEBSITES

      - http://www.foreverfamilies.net/xml/articles/family_traditions.aspx

      - http://library.adoption.com/teaching-and-training-children/creating-family-

      traditions/article/2194/1.html

      - http://www.parenting.com/parenting/child/article/0,19840,1560311,00.html

 

Forgiveness

    BOOKS

      - D. Stoop & J. Masteller. Forgiving Our Parents, Forgiving Ourselves: Healing

      Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families.

      - Lewis B. Smedes.  Forgive & Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don’t Deserve

 

Man’s Need for Sexual Fulfillment

    BOOKS

      - Clifford L. and Joyce Penner

             - Getting Your Sex Life off to a Great Start

             - The Gift of Sex

      - Douglas E. Rosenau - A Celebration of Sex

      - Kevin Leman

             - Sheet Music

             - Sex Begins in the Kitchen

      - Alberta Mazat - Captivated by Love (Also as That Friday in Eden)

      - Ed and Gaye Wheat - Intended for Pleasure: Sex Techniques and Sexual

      Fulfillment in Christian Marriage

      - Tim Alan Gardner - Sacred Sex: A Spiritual celebration of Oneness in Marriage

 

Men and Women Differences

    BOOKS

      - Willard Harley

             - Love Busters

             - His Needs, Her Needs

             - 5 Ways to Romantic Love

      - John Gray - Men Are From Mars, Women From Venus

      - Larry Crabb - Men and Women: Enjoying the Difference

 

Men

      BOOKS

      - John Eldredge

               - Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul (book and Field

               Guide)

      - Patrick Morley

               - The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face

               - Seven Seasons of the Man in the Mirror

      - Laura Schlessinger

               - 10 Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives

      - Gene A. Getz

               - The Measure of a Man: 20 Attributes of a Godly Man

      - Len McMillan and Marvin Wray

               - F1rst-Class Male: The Christian man’s role in today’s world.

 

Preparing for Marriage

    BOOKS

      - H. Norman Wright – So You’re Getting Married

      - Bill Hybels - Fit to be Tied

      - William and Carolyn Self – Before I Thee Wed

      - Les & Leslie Parrott – Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts

      - Dennis Raney - Preparing for Marriage

      - Ellen G. White

             - Letters to Young Lovers

             - Messages to Young People

 

     LOOKING FOR A COUNSELOR

      - www.Adventistfamilyministries.com

      - www.prepare-enrich.com

 

Women’s Need for Affection

    BOOKS

      - Jim Burns - Creating an Intimate Marriage

      - Gregory J.P. Godek

             - 1001 Ways to be Romantic

             - 10,000 Ways to Say I Love You

      - J. B. Parker - 101 Inexpensive Romantic Ideas for the Average Guy

 

    WEB SITES

      - The Love & Romance Home Page

                http://www.electpress.com/loveandromance

Resources

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