Books Fortifying Families of Faith

Daughters Forever, Sons Forever
Helping Parents Connect with Teens on Important Issues
By Linda Kracht

Synopsis--Daughters Forever, Sons Forever

Britney Spears in rehab, again! Rappers and athletes in trouble with the law. Ads everywhere telling teens if they see something they want, they should have it now. Educators, legislators and physicians who believe teenage sex is inevitable, so let’s be sure it’s “safe.”

These are just some of the messages American teens hear over and over and over again. With STD's on the rise, and a constant assault on teenage souls coming from all aspects of the culture, it’s no wonder today’s parents abandon their parental duty to raise children in the faith. Parenting today is HARD! Parents who stay in the fight to raise Godly teens can sometimes feel as if they’re engaged in a full-scale culture war. Well, they are! And Daughters Forever, Sons Forever is their field guide.

Daughters Forever, Sons Forever offers Catholic parents solid information, sound research, and practical advice to guide adolescents through the minefield that is modern culture. Use this book to help keep teens focused on God’s plan for them so they grow safely into adulthood. While this program is written from a decidedly Catholic perspective, this book is a must read for any Christian parent wanting to stay connected to their teen; wanting to help their teens navigate dangerous land mines; and wanting to form them into solid Christ following adults with their purity and health intact.

Linda Kracht, author of The Art of Breastfeeding, launched a faith-based sex education program more than a dozen years ago for a St. Paul, Minnesota parish high school. It is from this program that Daughters Forever, Sons Forever emerged. Linda brings a reasoned voice, research culled from top sources, and undying passion to her message that parents can, and should, protect their teens from the culture of death and the over-sexualized messages that consistently barrage them.

Newly Released: Daughters Forever, Sons Forever
Study Guides
Guides available for Moms, Dads, Daughters and Sons!

Fortifying Families of Faith offers a home-study curriculum based on the text Daughters Forever, Sons Forever. These study guides are gender specific with information organized so that dads can work through sensitive topics with their sons, and moms can work through sensitive topics with their daughters. Each study guide is paced so that the entire Daughters Forever, Sons Forever curriculum can be completed in the course of a typical school year.

The Art of Breastfeeding
Empowering Women to Give Their Babies the Best Start
By Linda Kracht & Jackie Hilgert

Breast is Best! It's the mantra taken up by policy makers and the scientific community as evidence of the myriad benefits of breastfeeding continues to mount. At the same time, mothers who breastfeed tell us there is more to the breastfeeding relationship than simply providing their babies with superior nutrition and health benefits. For many women, the nurturing component to breastfeeding is what draws them to the Art and keeps them practicing. The Art of Breastfeeding examines the science that underlies the nurturing relationship that gives babies their best possible start in life. It also helps women perfect the Art as the relationship with their babies develops over time.

Look to The Art of Breastfeeding to understand why breastfeeding is best; learn how to get breastfeeding off to a good start; get tips for navigating common obstacles; understand the developmental importance of baby-led weaning; and learn the body's clues to understanding the postpartum transition state and the return of fertility. The Art of Breastfeeding does more than champion the numerous benefits of providing an infant with superior nutrition; it celebrates breastfeeding as a gift God designed for mothers and babies, yet one that also benefits fathers, families, and society as a whole. If you want to understand why breastfeeding is experiencing a renaissance, look no further than The Art of Breastfeeding.
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Emerging Son is an autobiographical memoir about a man’s journey to a purposeful midlife from youthful uncertainty. The author’s quest to recreate the happiness of his youth takes him from the newsroom to the courtroom as he launches a career, from the Midwest to Rome as he deepens his faith, and to South America as he builds a family. Tom Bengtson looks to his father as an example but ultimately discovers he has to look within himself for answers to life’s questions about faith, family and work.

The book opens with Tom recalling the lessons he learned as a kid when he sailed with his dad. Sailing teaches him to pay attention to details, to forget about things he can’t control and to make the most of what he has — lessons that prove valuable as Tom later becomes a writer, entrepreneur, husband and father.

This booklet provides a concise yet complete listing of all plenary indulgences along with the necessary conditions for receiving each. They are conveniently divided into four sections: Daily Devotions; Devotions by Liturgical Calendar; Special Occasions; and Various Visits Near and Far Away.

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