Power to Parent - rediscovering the miracle of family life

Power to Parent (rediscovering the miracle of family life)
By Sue Smith
Hodder & Stoughton.
208 pages. £6.99
ISBN 0 340 71016 0

Sue Smith is part of the Care For The Family network and has written this practical book on parenting.
Peppered with anecdotes and Scriptural references, it is written honestly about many of the emotional and practical issues parents struggle with.
The author has prescriptive advice to offer on a wide range of subjects from preparation for parenthood ('lay hand on the bump and pray aloud for the baby') to dealing with faddy eating. The author has to be congratulated for daring to tackle the emotive subject of parenting children with special needs. I was sorry to read the cliches she uses which do reflect the limited research she admits she has done on this aspect of parenting. We such parents don't need 'admiration', we need understanding! Overall, this book is a gentle introduction to parenting which would give prospective parents an overview of what is ahead and things to think about along the way.

Sheila Stephen,
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Main Articles

• Jews, Muslims and Christendom - coming to terms with the past
  Discussion concerning public expressions of apology or repentance for wrongs committed in the name of Christ in the past
• Jesus in the marketplace
  A group formed to support Christians working in the City of London financial marketplace
• People matter more than things
  The nature of human frailty and our response to everyday annoyances
• How to succeed with a non-Christian husband?
  An interview with Ethel and Ken White
• Must you sing in church? (Bulldog for September)
  The principles of the use of music in worship (reprinted from Crossway Magazine)

Other articles

• Truth Seeker - A New Age Journey to God
• Ruth, a portrait - A biography of Ruth Bell Graham, the wife of Billy Graham
• Pure Sex - An extract from the book Pure Sex on 20th century sexual morality and the influence of the Bloomsbury Group researchers
• A Report on Cohabitation or Marriage - Truth and consequences - what cohabitation is really doing to people
• Trust Your Bible - 31 principles to help you understand the Scriptures
• The Fabric of Faithfulness - The absence of moral meaning and purpose in current higher education - an extract from the book The Fabric of Faithfulness
• Grace and Truth in the Secular Age - 19 essays concerning present-day Anglicanism
• Living in God's Presence - the present tenses of the Christian life
• Power to Parent - rediscovering the miracle of family life
• A Hunger for God - desiring God through fasting and prayer
• Pluralism and the Religions - the theological and political dimensions - A collection of papers given at a gathering of theological scholars from Asia, Europe and Africa
• Metaphors of Ministry - biblical images for leaders and followers
• Daniel - Commentary on the book of Daniel
• Kingdoms in Conflict - Commentary on the book of Daniel
• The Bruised Reed
• God Spoke To Them - character studies of Old Testament people
• With Flaming Zeal - Brief life stories of remarkable missionaries
• The Evangelical Left - encountering post-conservative evangelical theology
• 77 Talks for 20th Century Kids