Boundaries with Kids: How Healthy Choices Grow Healthy Children by Henry Cloud

Discover how setting biblical boundaries can improve your parenting and your relationship with your children. Join Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries, as they share the research and guidance you need to raise your kids to take responsibility for their actions and emotions and enable them to lead balanced, productive, and fulfilling adult lives. The tools and guidance provided in Boundaries with Kids will change the way you view healthy boundaries, no matter where you are in your parenting journey. You'll learn how to: Define appropriate boundaries and consequences for your kids. Set limits and still be a loving parent. Bring balance to an out-of-control family life. Understand the six steps to implementing boundaries in your home. Using biblically backed principles, including respect, stewardship, and self-control, Drs. Cloud and Townsend share the lessons they've learned firsthand after decades of working with families across the country. With wisdom and empathy, they take you through the ins and outs of instilling the kind of character in your children that will help them lead Godly lives. Read more

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From the Publisher Since our bestselling book Boundaries was published, many parents have asked us questions— in the counseling office, in seminars, and on the radio—about how boundaries work in child rearing. Parents are concerned with raising kids who are not only loving, but also responsible. And they want something that will do more than help people heal broken boundaries. They want something to prevent boundary problems, to help build boundaries in children. This book is for them. It applies the principles in Boundaries to the specific context of child rearing. Boundaries with Kids was written for parents of children of all ages. However, if you aren’t a parent, The book may also help you to help the children you love and whose lives you impact. This book is designed to help you implement these principles, whether you are a primary caretaker or play a secondary role in a child’s life. —Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend Part 1: Why Kids Need Boundaries Ever since the time of Adam and Eve, taking ownership of our lives and accepting responsibility for ourselves is something we have resisted. Your task as a parent is to help your child develop inside him what you have been providing on the outside: responsibility, self-control, and freedom. Setting and maintaining boundaries is not an easy task, but with the right ingredients, it really works. Part 2: Ten Boundary Principles Kids Need to Know In this section you will gain an understanding of the ten laws of boundaries. These guiding principles will help you apply boundaries to many aspects of home life with your kids. Use them as tools with your children to employ and teach responsibility. Part 3: Implementing Boundaries with Kids In this section you will learn six steps of boundary implementation with your child. However, you need to understand this in context. This section is useless if you aren’t setting boundaries yourself. As we have said in many ways, children need more than a parent who will talk about boundaries. They need a parent who will be boundaries. Boundaries with Kids Workbook: How Healthy Choices Grow Healthy Children Boundaries with Teens: When to Say Yes, How to Say No Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life Boundaries in Marriage: The Choices That Make or Break Loving Relationships Beyond Boundaries: Learning to Trust Again in Relationships Boundaries in Dating: How Healthy Choices Grow Healthy Relationships Add to Cart Add to Cart Buying Options Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Customer Reviews 239 1,282 25,444 4,941 1,111 3,230 Price $11 78 $9 99 $7 90 $10 12 $11 32 $9 58 Other boundaries books by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend This excellent companion workbook helps you put the principles detailed in Boundaries with Kids to work in your family. The clear, helpful exercises and applications in the this workbook will help you make the leap from understanding to practice. Establish wise and loving limits that make a positive difference in your teen, in the rest of your family, and in you. Join the millions who have learned how to take control of their lives by setting healthy boundaries with their spouses, children, friends, parents, coworkers, and even themselves, in order to live life to the fullest. Learn when to say yes and how to say no in the context of your marriage relationship. Once you have boundaries in place, a good marriage can become better, and a less-than-satisfying one can even be saved. For when your trust has been broken: discover how to set firm boundaries again, how to connect deeply without being hurt, and how to safely grow your most intimate relationships. Boundaries in Dating offers illuminating insights for romance that can help you grow in freedom, honesty, and self-control as you pursue healthy dating limits that can lead to a happy marriage.