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Product Identifiers
PublisherCrossway
ISBN-10143358932X
ISBN-139781433589324
eBay Product ID (ePID)25063178348
Product Key Features
Book TitleLoving Your Adult Children : the Heartache of Parenting and the Hope of the Gospel
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2024
TopicChristian Life / General, Christian Theology / General, Christian Life / Family
GenreReligion
AuthorGaye B. Clark
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight6.9 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2023-034432
Dewey Decimal248.4
SynopsisLoving Your Adult Childrenoffers gospel hope to parents who struggle with pain in their relationships with their adult children. It reorients their focus--pointing to Christ as the only source of lasting peace and to his gospel as the only hope for lasting relationships., It'll be easier when they're all grown up. Exhausted from sleepless nights or countless attempts to wrangle an ill-tempered toddler, you may have muttered these words. But as kids grow, so can the pains of parenthood. Patterns of miscommunication and resentment create damage over the years, causing confusion, hurt, and anger. Coming alongside readers bearing the weight of parenthood, author and mother Gaye Clark examines how to exhibit the fruit of the Spirit when relating to adult children and shows how walking with God is the remedy to parenthood woes. Encouraging laden mothers and fathers to view themselves as image bearers of God first and as parents second, Clark shifts readers' focus to their relationship with Christ while showing how the relationship between parent and child can be a catalyst for understanding the gospel., Gospel-Centered Framework for Navigating Relationships with Adult Children As kids grow, so do the pains of parenthood. Patterns of miscommunication and resentment can cause damage over the years, leaving parents and adult children with a fractured relationship. Confused, hurt, and sometimes angry, moms and dads can struggle to know where to turn for help and where to look for hope. With grace and empathy, author Gaye B. Clark comes alongside readers bearing the weight of parenthood. Encouraging readers to view themselves as image bearers of God first and parents second, Clark shifts readers' focus to their relationship with Christ while showing how the relationship between parent and child can be a catalyst for understanding the gospel. Loving Your Adult Children examines the fruit of the Spirit in relation to parenting adult children, offers study questions for reflection, and shows how walking with God is the best next step for struggling parents. Appeals to Parents of Adult Children: Empathetically addresses the pain and suffering associated with parenting Lasting Gospel-Centered Hope: Shifts readers' focus from their horizontal relationship with their children to their vertical relationship with Christ Biblical Perspective: Discusses each fruit of the Spirit and how they apply to relationships with adult children Reflective: Study questions provide tools to help readers apply the book's content