Rev. Rick Meyer contends that when children do not have the assurance of knowing they are deeply loved and cherished, persistent emotional deficits often result. Males experience and express these deficits in unique ways. The boys and men profiled in I Love You, Son reflect the struggles of adolescent boys and adult males as they face their own emotional deficits in relation to God, self, and others. This unique contribution to the topic of being male today encourages men's efforts as husbands and fathers and extends the words of God--"Behold, my son, whom I love" (Matthew 3:17)--to all men…
This guide for military families provides information on deployment and strategies for coping with family separation. The first section of the book discusses types of deployment and the phases and stages of deployment that families go through. The three phases include: pre-deployment/preparation, including the stages of shock, denial, and anger, the anticipation of loss, and emotional detachment; deployment/separation, including the stages of disorientation/depression, adaptation, anticipation of homecoming, and deployment extension; and post-deployment/homecoming-reunion, including the…
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Training Materials Used in 2004 and 2005 for single OEF and OIF troops, Military Life Skills provides important communication tools, and a heavy dose of techniques for managing anger (based on research of most effective, best practices, techniques), for managing difficult conversations with curious civilians, for seizing the opportunity to live life effectively in money matters and in dating wisely. While allowing for decompression from deployment, Military Life Skills gives practical situations for troops to relate to and provides practice in skills, before the troops do something that will not result in their…
