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Tells how to understand the behavior of family members, and discusses patterns of rigidity, dependence, argumentativeness, withdrawal, and indulgence

Growing up in a small Southern town in the 1930s, LeRoy Evans, a white teenager, finds consolation and good advice from Woody Woodrow, an African American who works at the barber shop

Explains the ways children think and how they differ from the way adults do, and shows how understanding this from a Christian perspective can help parents

Product Description: Family Cycles: How Understanding the Way You Were Raised Will Make You a Better Parent (Paperback) by Wm. Lee Carter

Product Description: Despite the best of intentions, parent-child communication can sometimes be little more than static. That's because children express themselves through words, silence, action, rebellion, cooperation, physical illness, and symbolism--all languages a parent must understand...read more

Product Description: Unfortunately for parents, rebellion is necessary for teenage development. These future men and women are moving toward independence and are testing others as they develop their own problem-solving capabilities.