Falling Families, Fallen Children: The Psychological and Spiritual Remedy for a Modern Catholic Dilemma

By Raymond Lloyd Richmond

We see ourselves as devout Catholics, but what do our children see? Do they see a mother and a father both living in contemplative love for God with constant awareness of His presence and engaged in an all-out battle with the evil of the world? More often than not our children don't see living faith. They don't see protection from evil. They don't see genuine, fruitful devotion. They don't see genuine love for God. Instead, they see our external acts of devotion as meaningless because they see all the other things we do that contradict the true faith. Thus we lose credibility-and when parents lose credibility, children become cynical and angry and turn to the social world around them for identity and acceptance. They are children who have more concern for social approval than for loving God. They are fallen children. Let's bring them back. CONTENTS Preface Part One: The Psychological Background Background Family Systems Marriage Divorce The Role of a Father Anger Domestic Violence Child Abuse Denial and Lies Lust and Violence Guilt Disobedience A Lesson from Dog Training Physical Affection Educating Children Discipline: An Overview Punishment Growth Shaping Positive Behavior How to Say "No" to a Child The Loss of Innocence Helping Children Heal Part Two: Questions and Answers When Children Fall Helping a Son Cultural Subversion Too Busy? Parental Love for a Child Breaking a Cycle of Hate Botched Anger at Parents Honoring Your Parents Unconscious Anger Scruples Heart Attack Paralyzed in a Dysfunctional Family Procrastination Modesty Discovering Masturbation Revenge Factor Angry Trad Blind to Your Own Anger Sending Yourself to Hell Keeping the Peace Angry Baptist Lust and Marriage Old Love The Yearning for Union Why Marriage? Desperate for a Child Career or Family? A Nightmare Marriage Tattoos Danger to Society? Appendix I: Catholic Compassion Compassion Chastity Responsibility Serving the Self Disobeying God Identity To Die in All Things The Proof Appendix II: Gratitude Notes Index

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150071092X
• ISBN13: 9781500710927
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.3"