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, authors of Six Sacred Rules for Families, offer guidance for Catholic parents raising teens and tweens. You'll gain confidence to help your teen make better decisions, deepen the roots for your parenting, and relate to your teen in a way that reflects the tenacious love of God. 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 to: Let your teens know you love themAppreciate their gifts while accepting their limitsPut them in touch with those less fortunateGuide them in choosing friends who will care about what's best for themAppreciate the value of their faith and going to MassRespect their bodies and make good choices about sex, alcohol, and drugsThink about what really makes them happy 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. The key is to open yourself to God's presence and discover what he calls you to do. 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 ti[...]

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

How many books have you read on parenting? Whether your answer is none, or too many, you should read this one.The Discerning Parentis a solid guide to parenting done the right way. After the first few chapters, I knew I was not simply going to endorse this book, I was going to pause, consider, and incorporate its insights into my own parenting. Tim and Sue Muldoon have done all parents a service with this gracefully written volume, a practical manual for raising holy young men and women. --Chris Stefanick, Founder of Real Life Catholic



"Tim and Sue Muldoon have done it again, welcoming readers on their family journey as they raise teenagers with faith, hope, love, and no little amount of courage. The Discerning Parent equips us with an Ignatian toolbox containing rich practices that include the daily examen and imaginative encounters with the scriptures. We are invited to explore our deepest desires for our children and attend to the ways in which God's 'slow work' is unfolding in their lives. Parents who are experiencing the many challenges that adolescence brings will find mercy and consolation here. Parents who are celebrating the joys that come with this stage of life will be encouraged to view these anew through the eyes of faith. The Muldoons are wise companions on this journey." --Mary M. Doyle Roche, Associate Professor at College of the Holy Cross

"Tim and Sue Muldoon draw from the wisdom and spirituality of Saint Ignatius Loyola, whose reflections on discernment are a blessing to many in the Church today. As parents, they see how the practice of discernment sheds light on the task of parenting teens, who themselves are beginning the work of making important life decisions. I am grateful and so will you be for their insights on a discerning approach to family life." --Most. Rev. Robert P. Reed, Axiliary Bishop of Boston, President of CatholicTV

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Ave Maria Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1594716897
• ISBN 13: 9781594716898
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192