| Introduction: Molly, My Kids, and Me |
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| Questions as Conversation Starters: Finding Your Way with Unanswerable Questions |
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| "But Doesn't the Bible Say...?" Equipping Children to Discern Biblical Truth |
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Both/And: Walking Alongside Biracial Kids |
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The Way God Made Me: A Little Different, a Lot Loved |
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How Did I Actually Get Out of Your Body? Honest Body Talk at Every Age |
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Rebecca J. Gresham-Kesner |
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"Are You a Boy, or a Girl?" The Holy In-Between |
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20 | (6) |
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"Am I Smart?" Nurturing Unique Learners in a Standards-Driven Educational Culture |
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26 | (9) |
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Nothing "Down" About It: Down Syndrome and Difference |
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35 | (9) |
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"What's the Point?" Existential Angst with the Elementary-School Set |
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44 | (4) |
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"Why Am I Nervous All the Time?" Journeying with Childhood Anxiety |
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48 | (6) |
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Considering Courage: Teaching Your Kids to Do Hard Things |
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54 | (7) |
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"Why Are You So Hypocritical?" |
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61 | (7) |
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"Where Is My Home?" An Immigrant's Experience of Moving and Belonging |
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68 | (8) |
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Kids Are Ready: Intimacy and Bodies |
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76 | (8) |
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Respecting One Another's Boundaries: Teaching Kids About Consent |
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84 | (6) |
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New Neighbors, Again: Staying Grounded During a Move |
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90 | (6) |
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Only Doesn't Have to Mean Lonely: On Family of Choice and on Being Okay Being Alone |
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96 | (5) |
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"Are We Brothers?" The Joys and Challenges of Multi-Racial Families |
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101 | (8) |
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On Family Democracy, Sort Of: Including Kids in Decision-Making |
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109 | (7) |
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A Future with Hope: Discernment and Decision-Making |
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116 | (5) |
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"Why Do I Have to Practice?" |
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121 | (6) |
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"Why Do I Have to Go to School?" Education, Equity, and the Importance of Public Education |
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127 | (9) |
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Supporting Children in Times of Social Change |
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136 | (7) |
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When You Care about the Environment but Also Love to Shop |
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143 | (7) |
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When a Child Is in the Hospital |
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150 | (10) |
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Dr. Katherine L. Kussmaul |
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What Is and What Might Be "Why Is Our Peace Broken?" |
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160 | (6) |
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"Who Is My Enemy?" Interrupting Fear of the Other with Explicit Calls to Love |
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166 | (6) |
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When the World Is Fighting: Talking about War (and Peace) at Home |
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172 | (6) |
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What a Wonder-full World: Developing Ecosystem Ethics in a Time of Climate Change |
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178 | (6) |
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Why Do Bad Things Happen to Innocent People? Theodicy and the Problem of Child Sexual Abuse |
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184 | (9) |
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| Conclusion: Telling True Stories |
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