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Let the Children Come along the Adolescent Way: The Companion Workbook for the Audio and Video Presentation "Reaching the Heart of Your Teen"
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May 29, 2013
Even though I don't have kids of my own yet, I found this book helpful for getting along with many other people in the business world & etc.
I thought the book would be about reaching & teaching the adolescent age-group with the gospel (Sunday school, youth groups, etc), but it's more of a guide to "troubleshooting with teens".
Another helpful section was the one toward the end that got into dating & relationships. I've read the Josh Harris book "I Kissed Dating Goodbye", where I was still very confused on his differences between dating & courting. After reading this book, I still see a lot of overlap between the two, but I'm a little less confused. I still don't see how "courting" is superior to "dating". I just think there is a time & a place for both. Courting is for serious, "varsity-level", marriage-age people who already know each other as friends (not for strangers). However, I think dating can be a fun way to get to know someone, no need to be serious. If going on a date, some say "It's not a date, it's just 2 friends grabbing a bite to eat or seeing a movie." Now given the same situation, I don't mind saying, "It's just a date, it's not a marriage proposal."
In the story of the Ezzo's daughter & son-in-law, when the son-in-law was "courting" their daughter, he approached them 4 times to let them know he was still considering their daughter (the 4th time was actually asking for her hand in marriage), & ask permission to keep seeing her. Maybe he was overly cautious, but I just thought 2 of those times were unnecessary (he could've just asked for permission to see her at the first meeting, then the next time to ask for permission on anything was for permission to get engaged, but maybe that's just my opinion that it seemed like an overly formal process).
The other personal reason why I don't think courting is superior to dating is that most of the people who claim they practice courting (vs dating) seem to think they (& their ways & practices) are superior to people who practice dating. It just seems snobby & "holier than thou" to me.
I thought the book would be about reaching & teaching the adolescent age-group with the gospel (Sunday school, youth groups, etc), but it's more of a guide to "troubleshooting with teens".
Another helpful section was the one toward the end that got into dating & relationships. I've read the Josh Harris book "I Kissed Dating Goodbye", where I was still very confused on his differences between dating & courting. After reading this book, I still see a lot of overlap between the two, but I'm a little less confused. I still don't see how "courting" is superior to "dating". I just think there is a time & a place for both. Courting is for serious, "varsity-level", marriage-age people who already know each other as friends (not for strangers). However, I think dating can be a fun way to get to know someone, no need to be serious. If going on a date, some say "It's not a date, it's just 2 friends grabbing a bite to eat or seeing a movie." Now given the same situation, I don't mind saying, "It's just a date, it's not a marriage proposal."
In the story of the Ezzo's daughter & son-in-law, when the son-in-law was "courting" their daughter, he approached them 4 times to let them know he was still considering their daughter (the 4th time was actually asking for her hand in marriage), & ask permission to keep seeing her. Maybe he was overly cautious, but I just thought 2 of those times were unnecessary (he could've just asked for permission to see her at the first meeting, then the next time to ask for permission on anything was for permission to get engaged, but maybe that's just my opinion that it seemed like an overly formal process).
The other personal reason why I don't think courting is superior to dating is that most of the people who claim they practice courting (vs dating) seem to think they (& their ways & practices) are superior to people who practice dating. It just seems snobby & "holier than thou" to me.
November 5, 2012
i love this book...a lady from church let me borrow it and i am going to go buy my own copy. its easy to read and full of usable examples of how to communicate with your kids and how to discipline etc...highly recommend.
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