The Discerning Parent: An Ignatian Guide to Raising Your Teen - Couverture souple

Muldoon, Tim; Muldoon, Sue

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1594716897 ISBN 13 : 9781594716898

Editeur : Ave Maria Press, 2017

Synopsis

Blending personal experience and practical advice with wisdom they ve learned from Ignatian spirituality, Tim and Sue Muldoon offer guidance for Catholic parents raising teens and tweens. The Muldoons draw from their professional experience working with teens and their parents in high schools and colleges Sue as a counselor and religious educator, Tim as a theologian and professor to explain how the Ignatian practice of discernment is an excellent tool for the healthy parenting of teens and pre-teens. They share their hard-won wisdom as parents of three to offer you encouragement and practical guidance. Tim and Sue describe discernment as slowing down, listening, being receptive, praying, examining our lives, and sifting the conflicting forces at play around us. In this wise and personal book, they share how Ignatian spirituality and discernment can help us keep a clear-eyed, prayerful perspective on the difficult decisions you and your teens face. This thoughtful approach shows you how to talk with your children openly about freedom vs. limits, friendships, family time, sexuality, the use and abuse of technology, faith and Catholic practice, recognizing the needs of others, and getting through hard times together. You ll discover when to be tough and when to be forgiving, when to control and when to give freedom, when to give feedback and when to wait.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Tim Muldoon is a theologian and the author and editor of several books on Ignatian spirituality, marriage, and family. He is the coauthor, with his wife, Sue, of Six Sacred Rules for Families.

Sue Muldoon is a therapist and religious educator who has worked in clinical, collegiate, and parish settings. She is the coauthor, with her husband, Tim, of Six Sacred Rules for Families.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ave Maria Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1594716897
• ISBN 13: 9781594716898
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible