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by Donald Robinson (Author)
The 13 Common Issues of Rearing Children is The Family Booklet because every family should have a copy of it safe and handy in the home. The Family Booklet is a guide, checklist, and even a wake-up call to parents. The Family Booklet is not a thick book with a lot of theory and cross references. It is not based on family surveys, workshops, or complex evaluations. The Family Booklet is a short, concise, authoritative guide based on actual observations and experiences from within the family's home. It is not a psychologist's account nor one from a professional counselor, and there are no other references listed. But it is a unique on the job account from a very experienced family leader who successfully reaches out to families and uses his knowledge and gifts to impact their lives. In The Family Booklet, I provide regular insights of what I have learned in the home and narrow down my insights to those I believe most powerful and effective. Chapter by chapter, I bring understanding to each issue and then come behind that understanding with real-life examples and observations directly from the home. Common issues like discipline in the home, the importance of structure, and the need to praise children are all covered in The Family Booklet. I also address essentials in the home like safety, proper nutrition, and good hygiene. I am candid in The Family Booklet as I talk about anger in the home, how it affects the children, and what parents can do to purge anger from the home. The Family Booklet is inspired by love for the family, and it is in this love that I regularly challenge father, mother, and children throughout the booklet. I close The Family Booklet with such a challenge as I delve into the central issue of the home-the need for spiritual authority. In closing, I am vastly aware of the passion parents feel for their children, and I believe The Family Booklet reflects that passion. The commentary is full of emotion and often intense, yet The Family Booklet keeps calm as it flows with interest and proves itself a very easy read. I hope everyone enjoys reading The 13 Common Issues of Rearing Children: The Family Booklet. I am confident that it can be the small and powerful guide for your home.
Author Biography
DON ROBINSON is one of six children. He and his siblings were raised by the best parents anyone could ever hope for-Don and Christy Robinson. The great love of these two awesome parents permeated and shaped the lives of their children and well prepared them for the things in life they aspired to do. DON attended and graduated from Edinboro University of Pa., worked in the Aerospace Industry for 7 years, co-owned a massage therapy center for 5 years and then in his mid-thirties, without an inkling, received the call to ministry. He answered the call and surrendered his life to Jesus Christ, and the Lord revealed to him that he was to reach out and help children. Don was led to an inner city youth ministry in Beaver Falls, Pa. named Tiger Pause. There he met Dave Veon, the Director of Tiger Pause and began to serve as a full-time volunteer. Dave recognized the natural giftings in Don's life to serve and mentor children and before long the two became close friends and began leading the ministry together. Don was named the Assistant Director and with the support of many fine individuals and organizations, Dave and Don grew Tiger Pause into a major ministry with hundreds of participating children. God eventually called Don out of youth ministry and into family ministry where he worked directly with the parents and their children from within the home. It was from within the home that he came up with the thirteen common issues of rearing children and began sharing and teaching them to all his families.
