The 4 Habits of Raising Joy-Filled Kids - by Marcus Warner & Chris Coursey (Paperback)

About the Book

Is "Joy-Building" the secret to raising mature healthy kids?

Joy-filled kids aren't always happy kids, but they do know how to work for and wait for what is truly satisfying in life. In The 4 Habits of Raising Joy-Filled Kids you will discover a tool box full of skills that you can use with your children to help them grow in maturity and live with greater joy. These tools help your kids, from infants to teens, build skills like regulating upset emotions so they can return to joy, forming a stable identity that doesn't change with each new emotion, and discovering heart values and not just living to please others. The skills you'll learn in The 4 Habits of Raising Joy-Filled Kids will not only help you parent your children well, but they will also help you grow joy in your family.

Book Synopsis

Is "Joy-Building" the secret to raising mature healthy kids?

Joy-filled kids aren't always happy kids, but they do know how to work for and wait for what is truly satisfying in life. In The 4 Habits of Raising Joy-Filled Kids you will discover a tool box full of skills that you can use with your children to help them grow in maturity and live with greater joy.

These tools help your kids, from infants to teens, build skills like:

• Regulating upset emotions so they can return to joy
• Forming a stable identity that doesn't change with each new emotion
• Developing discernment to distinguish between what is satisfying and what is only temporarily pleasurable
• Discovering heart values and not just living to please others
• Building "joy bonds" rather than "fear bonds"

The skills you'll learn in The 4 Habits of Raising Joy-Filled Kids will not only help you parent your children well, but they will also help you grow joy in your family.

About the Author

MARCUS WARNER (M.Div., Th.M. and D.Min. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is the president of Deeper Walk International. He is a former pastor and college professor who has written several books on topics ranging from how to study the Bible to spiritual warfare, emotional healing, and leadership. Marcus has done training events for organizations such as Navigators, Willow Creek Prison Ministry, and Moody Church. He has traveled the world with Deeper Walk equipping people on the front lines of ministry with practical tools for dealing with root issues that keep people and ministries stuck and unable to go deeper into what God has for them.

CHRIS COURSEY is an ordained minister, pastoral counselor, published author, and international speaker. He and his wife, Jen, lead and design the THRIVE Training Program that uses brain-based exercises to train leaders, families, and communities in the 19 relational skills and the Immanuel Lifestyle. They are passionate about helping people acquire the skills to make relationships work. Chris and Jen have two boys, Matthew and Andrew.