52 Things Kids Need from a Dad Contributor(s): Payleitner, Jay (Author), McDowell, Josh (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0736927239 ISBN-13: 9780736927239 Publisher: Harvest House Publishers OUR PRICE: $12.59 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - Family & Relationships - Religion | Christian Living - Men's Interests |
Dewey: 248.842 |
LCCN: 2009031514 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.45 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "God, please help me...another game of Candy Land..." Quite a few dads spend time with their kids. However, many have no clue what their kids really need. Enter author Jay Payleitner, veteran dad of five, who's also struggled with how to build up his children's lives. His 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad combines straightforward features with step-up-to-the-mark challenges men will appreciate:
And, refreshingly...
Dads will feel respected and empowered, and gain confidence to initiate activities that build lifelong positives into their kids. Great gift or men's group resource |
Contributor Bio(s): Payleitner, Jay: - Jay Payleitner is one of the top freelance Christian radio producers in the United States. He has worked on Josh McDowell Radio, Today's Father, Jesus Freaks Radio for the Voice of the Martyrs, Project Angel Tree with Chuck Colson, and many others. He's also a popular speaker on parenting and marriage and the author of dozen-plus books, including the bestselling 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad, 52 Things Wives Need from a Husband, and 52 Things Sons Need from Their Dad; he also created "The Dad Manifesto." Jay has also served as an AWANA director, a wrestling coach, and the executive director of the Illinois Fatherhood Initiative; he now partners with the National Center for Fathering, whose efforts he fosters and promotes. He and his wife, Rita, live near Chicago, where they've raised five great kids and loved on ten foster babies. McDowell, Josh: -Josh McDowell has been reaching the spiritually skeptical for more than five decades. Since beginning ministry in 1961, Josh has spoken to more than 25 million people in 128 countries. He is the author or coauthor of 148 books, with over 51 million copies distributed worldwide, including Straight Talk with Your Kids About Sex, Experience Your Bible, Evidence for the Historical Jesus, More Than a Carpenter (over 15 million copies printed in 85 languages), and The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict, recognized by World magazine as one of the twentieth century's top 40 books. Josh continues to travel throughout the United States and countries around the world, helping young people and adults strengthen their faith and understanding of Scripture. Josh will tell you that his family is his ministry. He and his wife, Dottie, have been married for over 40 years and have four children and numerous grandchildren. |