Product Description

Reclaiming Our Prodigal Sons and Daughters offers a penetrating portrayal of the rootlessness of many of today s youth and a powerful, four-step plan for reaching them. This resource is based on the best research and practice available on positive youth development. Part one of the book discusses the nature of the problem, while part two presents a fresh model for reclaiming our prodigal sons and daughters using four steps, including cultivating trust through reparenting, cultivating competence through redirecting, cultivating responsibility through reconciling, and cultivating commitment through redeeming. The unique feature of Reclaiming Our Prodigal Sons and Daughters is its accent on the spiritual dimension of contemporary youth problems and on the role that members of faith communities can play in reclaiming youth in conflict. The book makes a strong case that we fail to meet all of a young person s needs unless we nurture their spiritual dimension.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #330277 in Books
• Published on: 2003-08-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 250 pages

About the Author
Scott J. Larson, D. Min., is president of Straight Ahead Ministries, which he cofounded with his wife, Hanne. This organization provides faith-based services for troubled youth in more than 150 facilities for delinquents in 11 states. At the heart of this organization are the programs that train volunteers to provide Bible studies and youth leadership development for at-risk youth.

Larry K. Brendtro, Ph.D., is president of Reclaiming Youth International, a nonprofit organization that provides research and training, with offices in South Dakota and Michigan. He has been a youthworker, and teacher, and psychologist, and for 14 years, he headed the Starr Commonwealth Schools, which served troubled youth and families in Michigan and Ohio. He has been on the faculty of the University of Illinois, Ohio State University, adn Augustana College.

Customer Reviews

An Outstanding Book
This book reawakens our resolve to welcome all young people in to our shared circle of courage through understanding how spirituality is an essential part of their lives.

The authors skillfully craft a powerful message of hope, reclamination, and victory for anyone who cares about young people by blending real-life stories, with practical solutions based up biblical wisdom and the wisdom of historial figures in the youth development field.

This must read book will fill your heart with hope, fill your mind with new and fresh ideas and start you on a journey of discovery that will reward you and all young people in your life. This is an especially important book for teachers, coaches, juvenile home workers and foster care parents.

This is a must buy!

A great book for professionals and parents.
This is a great book for anyone interested or going into the field of Juvenile Justice and yet it is also an exceptional read for all parents. It emphasizes the importance of never giving up on our troubled youth and ways of dealing with these troubled youth in an insightful and even spiritual manner. I would recommend this book to anyone who has thier own children or want to help others children.

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The book took a while to get here, but it did get here and with no problems. I emailed the merchant and things were handled real quick.