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Summary: Well written and practical
Review: Not much I can add to the first Review. It combiens practical advice with modern statistics and makes for a excellent read. Highly recommended.
Rating:
Summary: Well written and practical
Review: Not much I can add to the first Review. It combiens practical advice with modern statistics and makes for a excellent read. Highly recommended.
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Summary: A Fantastic Family Resource!!!
Review: Strengthening our Families is a collection of essays centering around the 1995 "Proclamation on the Family" by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). This book is targeted to the LDS audience, and thus many of the essays assume some familiarity with the teachings of the LDS church.The eight sections of the book are: 1) The proclamation and gospel doctrine on marriage and family, 2) Marriage as the foundation of family life, 3) The sacred responsibilities of parents and extended family, 4) Proclamation principles for successful marriages and families, 5) Individuals and family life, 6) Understanding and overcoming adversity in family life, 7) Measures to maintain and strengthen marriages and families, and 8) The proclamation and the world. Within these sections are numerous chapters and essays covering a wide range of topics such as preparing for marriage, intimacy, wholesome family recreation, moving forward after divorce, issues with family law, preventing and healing from abuse, dealing with illness and death, building and strengthening the family, and many others. What impresses me the most about this book is its strength in presenting up-to-date scholarly research on families while at the same time providing an immense amount of practical guidance and suggestions. For example, there are chapters packed full of ideas on what can be done around different times of the year as family traditions; a chapter is devoted to ideas to make local church congregations more family friendly; another deals suggests ways to easy the burden of a heavy travel schedule for one of the spouses. It is a textbook and a how-to guide in one. I have suggested this book to many friends and family. I give it a 5+!!
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