Praying Through Your Child's Early Years: An Inspirational Year-by-Year Guide for Raising a Spiritually Healthy Child

by Jennifer Polimino, Carolyn Warren

Overview

God has a one-of-a-kind plan for every little life placed in our care, and it's never too soon to begin praying for this plan to unfold. This year-by-year guide is the perfect prayer handbook from a child's birth through age five. Inside, readers will find stories, tips, and prayers for every important milestone--from crawling, walking, and table eating in baby's first year to helping with everyday chores once baby becomes a big boy or big girl. Journaling space for each phase of development help readers and their child remember in years to come how God was at work at every stage. Each chapter contains a special list of Scripture verses to guide further prayer and meditation on God's Word.

Nominated for a 2013 Christian Retailing's Best Award

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441225573
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/23/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Jennifer Polimino is the president and founder of PrayForYourBaby.com. Jennifer and her husband, Dan, were the fitness experts on FOX TV's Good Day Colorado and syndicated health and fitness columnists for the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. Jennifer and her family and her husband reside in Colorado.

Carolyn Warren is the author of Mortgage Ripoffs and Money Savers. She has participated in many radio interviews, including Bob Brinker's national show Money Talk. Carolyn lives with her family in Seattle.
Jennifer Polimino is the president and founder of PrayForYourBaby.com, an online organization that helps parents to live godly lives, pray for their children, and prepare them for parenthood. Jennifer and her husband, Dan, were the fitness experts on FOX TV's Good Day Colorado for more than three years and were syndicated health and fitness columnists for the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. Her columns have appeared in newspapers across the United States. Jennifer and Dan have been married for more than 12 years and reside in Denver, Colorado, along with their two children.
Carolyn Warren is the author of Mortgage Ripoffs and Money Savers, a book about which syndicated columnist Robert J. Bruss said, "On my scale of 1 to 10, this superb new book rates an off-the-chart 12." She has interviewed on talk radio, including Bob Brinker's national show Money Talk. She is a member of Pacific Northwest Writers Association and Christian Authors Network. Carolyn lives in Seattle with her husband and has a son and a daughter.

Table of Contents

Prologue: Your Baby Enters the World 9

Part I Your Child's First Year

1 Baby's First Weeks 17

2 How to Be a Praying Parent 27

3 Feeding and Bonding with Your Baby 35

4 When Baby Cries 45

5 Preventing Mommy Burnout: Taking Care of Your Soul, Body and Spirit 55

6 All the Firsts for Baby! 73

7 Baby's First Foods 81

8 Allergies 91

9 Immunizations 101

Part II The Toddler Years

Ages Two To Three

10 Toddler Behaviors and Setting Limits 113

11 Playtime with Your Toddler 123

12 Manners, Please 135

13 Spiritual Training 147

14 Help for Your Sick Child 157

15 Cooking with Kids 169

16 Education Starts at Home! 179

17 There's a New Baby in the Family 191

Part III Your Baby Is All Grown Up

Ages Four To Five

18 Mommy's Little Helper 201

19 Exercise and Sports for Your Child 207

20 Teaching Kids About Money 215

21 Childhood Fears 225

22 Leading Your Child to Jesus 235

23 Jennifer's Testimony 243

Acknowledgments 253

Editorial Reviews

Laying a foundation for your child in understanding prayer, worship, a fasted lifestyle and serving is critical. I love how Jennifer and Carolyn walk with you, day by day and step by step, through your child’s most important needs during his or her first five years. Praying Through Your Child’s Early Years is a comprehensive guide in teaching your child these valuable principles.
- Katy Cerney, Ministry Leader, International House of Prayer

Praying Through Your Child’s Early Years recognizes the demanding nature of motherhood. As moms, we are often so busy meeting the needs of those around us that we forget to take care of ourselves. Jennifer uses her personal experience and professional training to offer practical, realistic ways for new moms to care for their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. Although it takes time, and sometimes feels selfish, taking care of ourselves helps us to be better moms for our kids.
- Alexandra Kuykendall, Content Editor, MOPS International, Author of The Artist’s Daughter

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