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Tables of Contents for Complete Marriage and Family Home Reference Guide
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Appreciation Page
v
Introduction
vii
Understanding the Nature of Children
1
14
The Influence of Culture
1
1
Temperament
2
8
The Innate Disobedient Nature
10
2
Testing Authority
12
3
Raising the Preschool Child
15
8
Fussy Babies
15
1
Mental Stimulation
16
1
Answering Difficult Questions
17
1
Disruptiveness in Church
18
1
Lying
18
1
Violent Entertainment
19
1
Teaching Politeness
20
1
Encouraging Responsibility
21
2
Disciplining the Preschool Child
23
16
Permissiveness
23
2
Balancing Love and Control
25
1
Instilling Respect
26
1
Age-Appropriate Discipline and Responsibility
27
3
Fussy Babies and Toddlers
30
2
Toilet Training
32
1
Discipline
33
3
The ``Terrible Twos,''
36
1
Avoiding Confrontation
37
1
Anticipating the Future
37
2
Children's Health and Well-Being
39
14
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
39
1
Failure to Grow
40
1
Battles over Food
41
1
Bed-Wetting
42
1
Cruelty to Animals
43
1
Nightmares and Night Terrors
43
2
Dangers of Marijuana
45
1
Alcohol during Pregnancy
46
1
Eating Disorders
47
1
Childhood Depression
47
1
Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma
48
1
Childhood Obesity
49
1
Stuttering
49
1
Preparing for Adolescence
50
1
Parental Rights vs. Adolescent's Right to Privacy
51
2
Attention Deficit Disorder in Children and Adults
53
8
Recognizing Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
53
2
ADD without Hyperactivity
55
1
Cause of ADD
56
1
ADD as a Lifelong Condition
56
1
Positive Features of ADD
57
1
Treatment of ADD
57
1
Disciplining/Managing the ADD Child
58
3
Effective Parenting Today
61
20
Prioritizing Parenting
61
1
The Challenge of Parenting
62
3
Research on Parenting
65
1
Discerning a Child's Needs
66
1
Dealing with Grandparents
66
1
Choosing Clothes
67
1
Contemporary Music
67
1
Teaching Courtesy in Addressing Adults
68
1
Family Activities
68
1
Raising the Adopted Child
69
4
Dealing with Negative Feelings towards Your Children
73
1
Gender Differences
73
1
Importance of the Father/Daughter Relationship
74
1
Sexual Attitudes and Behavior
75
1
Television
76
2
Video Games
78
1
Violence in Media
78
1
Protecting Your Children
79
2
Disciplining the Elementary School Child
81
28
Guidelines for Discipline
81
1
Shaping the Will without Breaking the Spirit
82
2
Setting and Enforcing Boundaries
84
3
Mutual Respect
87
1
Presenting a United Front
87
1
External Discipline vs. Internal Control
88
1
Recognizing the Origin of Negative Behavior
89
1
Venting Feelings
89
1
Inappropriate Parental Anger
90
1
Dealing with Your Mistakes
91
1
Teaching Respect without Instilling Undue Fear
92
1
The Habit of Saying No
92
1
Disciplining Other People's Children
93
1
Discipline in Single-Parent Families
93
1
Shaping Moods/Attitudes
93
4
The Timing of Negative Consequences
97
1
Confronting Disrespectful Behavior
97
1
Connecting Behavior with Consequences
98
1
Dealing with Morning Dawdling
99
1
Reinforcing Positive Behavior with Rewards
100
2
Whining
102
1
Teaching Responsibility
103
1
The Scriptural Basis for Discipline
103
2
Listening to Children
105
1
Swearing
105
1
Setting Boundaries on Family Vacations
105
1
Apologizing to Children
106
1
Avoiding Adolescent Rebellion
106
1
The Bottom Line in Parenting
107
1
Advice to Parents of Strong-Willed Children
107
2
To Spank or Not to Spank
109
8
Effects of Spanking
109
2
Dangers of Extremes
111
2
Guidelines for Spanking
113
3
Corporal Punishment and the Law
116
1
What's a Mother to Do?
117
8
Creating a Network
117
1
Child-Care Centers
118
1
Full-Time Mothering vs. Career
119
3
Dealing with Fears
122
3
Education: Public, Private, and Home Schooling
125
24
Teacher-Led vs. Student-Led Education
125
1
Public Schools
126
2
Corporal Punishment in Schools
128
1
Class Discipline
128
1
Work/Play Balance
129
1
Curriculum Issues
130
1
Intellectual Potential
130
2
Self Esteem
132
1
Developmental Issues
133
1
Repeating Grades
134
1
Benefits of Formal Education
135
1
Disorganization
136
1
Writing Skills
136
1
``The Class Clown,''
137
1
School Choice
138
1
Early Reading
139
1
Grades
140
1
Chaotic Classrooms
141
1
Year-Round Schools
141
1
Homework
141
1
Underachievers
142
2
Memorization
144
1
Teaching Respect for Other Ethnic Groups
145
1
Home Schooling
146
1
Voluntary School Prayer
147
2
Sex Education: Where, When, and How
149
16
Impact of Sex Education Programs
149
1
Coed Sex Education
150
1
Parental Involvement in Sex Education
151
2
Timing of Sex Education
153
1
Encouraging Abstinence
154
1
When to End Formal Sex Education
155
1
``Safe Sex,''
156
1
Obstacles to Abstinence Education
157
1
What's Missing from Sex Education Programs
158
1
Teaching Morality
159
1
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
160
5
Spiritual Life of the Family
165
16
Cultural Influences
165
1
Parent's Responsibility to Teach Spiritual Values
166
1
Family Devotions
167
1
Conceptualizing God for Children
167
1
A Critical Period in Spiritual Training
168
1
Santa Claus
169
1
Halloween
169
1
``Forcing'' Religion on Children
170
1
Rebellion Against Childhood Spiritual Training
171
3
Praying for the Spiritual Welfare of Children
174
5
Dealing with Past Mistakes
179
1
The Role of Grandparents
179
2
The Tougher Spiritual Questions
181
16
Yes and No Answers to Prayer
181
2
Depending on God
183
1
Praying for Miracles
184
2
Dangers of Human Pride
186
2
Determining God's Will
188
3
Faith during Suffering
191
3
Spiritual Stability
194
3
Sibling Rivalry
197
6
The Inevitability of Rivalry
197
1
Minimizing the Rivalry
197
3
Fighting to Attract Attention
200
1
Establishing a ``System of Justice,''
201
2
Help for Single Parents and Stepparents
203
8
Encouragement for Single Parents
203
1
Blended Families
204
2
Time Away
206
1
Challenges of Non-Custodial Parents
206
1
Help for Single Mothers Raising Sons
207
1
Visitation
208
1
Helping Single Parents
208
3
Living with a Teenager
211
42
Causes of Promiscuity
211
1
Development Rates
212
1
Challenges of Early Adolescence
213
2
Power Issues
215
4
Fatigue
219
1
Self-Consciousness/Body Image
219
1
Communication ``Blackouts,''
220
2
Hormonal Influences
222
1
Channeling Energy Positively
223
1
Parental Influence on Smoking/Drug Abuse
223
1
Masturbation
224
2
Dating vs. ``Courtship,''
226
1
Gender Roles
227
1
Causes of Disrespectful Behavior
228
1
Influences of Modern Music/Media
229
4
Preparing Teens for Independence
233
2
Picking Your Battles
235
2
The Bottom Line on Surviving the Teen Years
237
1
Absentee Fathers
237
1
Creating a Father-Son Bond
238
2
The Father-Daughter Relationship
240
1
Mother-Daughter Friction
241
1
Drawing the Line on Negative Behavior
242
1
Teen Violence
243
1
Motivating Teenagers
244
2
Using Action, Not Anger
246
2
Responding to a Teenage Pregnancy
248
1
Symptoms of Drug Abuse
248
1
Pros and Cons of ``Privacy,''
249
1
Harmful Cultural Trends
250
1
Moms at Home during Adolescence?
251
2
The Delicate Art of Letting Go
253
4
Impact of the Empty Nest on Fathers
253
1
Parental Reluctance to Let Go
254
1
When Adult Children Return Home
255
1
Easing the Transition to College
256
1
Advice to Young Adults
257
32
Adult Children Living at Home
257
2
Dealing with Insecurity
259
1
Pacing a Love Relationship
260
1
Fear of Divorce
260
1
Avoiding Sexual Temptation
261
1
Love at First Sight
262
1
The Decision to Love
262
1
The Test of a Dating Relationship
263
1
Conversation in Relationships
263
2
Preparing for Motherhood and a Career
265
1
Motherhood as an Honorable Profession
266
1
Selecting a Mate
266
2
Importance of Life-long Commitment in Marriage
268
1
Finding and Following God's Call
269
1
Respect in Marriage
270
1
Christian College vs. Secular University
271
6
Date Rape
277
1
Coed Dormitories
277
1
Preparing for a Career
278
3
Avoiding Moral Failure
281
2
Principles for Healthy Dating Relationships
283
2
Practical Advice on Maintaining Chastity
285
1
Dealing with Anger against Parents
286
1
Avoiding Addictions
287
2
Building Self-Confidence in Children and Teens
289
16
Causes of Low Self-Esteem
289
1
Physical Attractiveness and Self-Esteem
290
1
Intelligence and Self-Esteem
290
1
Parental Influence in Self-Esteem
291
1
Values That Support Self-Esteem
292
1
The Influence of Painful Experiences
293
1
The Influence of Toys and Culture
294
2
Challenges of the Middle Child
296
1
Negative Expectations
296
1
Mental Blocks
297
1
The Role of Teachers
298
2
Teaching Empathy
300
1
Self Esteem and Sibling Rivalry
301
1
Early Teen Issues
302
1
Accepting Your Child's Basic Personality
302
1
Humor vs. Ridicule
303
2
Making Marriage Work
305
30
How Men and Women Need Each Other
305
4
The Effects of Martial Decline
309
1
Avoiding Divorce
309
1
Improving Communication
310
1
Communicating Needs
311
3
Meeting Social Needs outside Marriage
314
1
Effects of Crises on Marriage
315
1
Premarital Counseling
316
2
No-Fault Divorce
318
1
Sex in Marriage
319
5
Fighting Fair
324
1
The Marital Doldrums
324
2
Causes of Conflict
326
1
Creating Word Pictures
327
1
Couples Who Work Together
328
1
Fighting the ``Law of Disintegration,''
328
1
Sharing Troubling Information
329
1
Creating Family Traditions
329
1
The Need for Affirmation
330
1
Gender Differences
331
4
Money Matters
335
6
Leaving an Inheritance to Your Children
335
1
Biblical Perspectives on Money
336
5
Families Under Fire
341
34
Future of the Traditional Family
341
3
Maintaining Self-Respect in a Difficult Marriage
344
3
Feeling ``Trapped,''
347
2
Scriptural Perspective on Letting Go
349
1
Ultimatums
350
1
Hope for Marriages ``Beyond Repair,''
351
1
Forgiving an Unfaithful Spouse
352
1
The Challenge of ``Tough Love,''
352
2
Who's to Blame?
354
2
Defining Unconditional Love
356
1
Tough Love and ``Rights,''
356
1
Dealing with Unfaithfulness
357
5
Conflict in Marriage
362
1
Abuse in Marriage
362
1
Effects of Divorce
363
4
Parent-Child Separation
367
2
Emotional Effects of Menopause
369
1
Depression
370
1
Recovering from Abuse
371
1
Dealing with Stress
372
1
Low Self-Esteem
373
2
The Great Marriage Killers
375
14
Common Marriage Killers
375
2
Balancing Priorities
377
3
Dealing with Alcoholism
380
5
Pornography
385
1
Overcommitment
386
3
The Sancitity of Life
389
10
In Vitro Fertilization
389
2
Abortion and Child Abuse
391
1
Fetal Tissue Research
391
2
Defense of Pro-Life View
393
1
Preventing Abortions
394
1
Euthanasia
394
5
Other Issues Facing the Family
399
24
Homosexuality
399
12
Definition of the Family
411
1
Commonsense Child Rearing
412
1
Christian Involvement in Public Policy
413
3
Cultural Implications of Sexual Behavior
416
1
Gambling
417
2
Censorship
419
1
Abortion and Civil Disobedience
420
1
Multiculturalism
421
2
Principles and Concepts Drawn from Dr. Dobson's Books and Statements Through the Years
423
10
Endnotes
433
8
Index
441
14
Index of Scripture References
455