Discipleship Without All the PressureIf discipling your children sounds like a daunting, shame-filled impossibility, you’re not alone. As a children’s pastor and father of four, Chris Ammen has experienced your frustration firsthand and understands that most parents feel inadequate for the task. But what if our inadequacy isn’t a failure, but is just the place from which God chooses to work?In his debut book, Chris celebrates the freedom we have to disciple...

Discipleship Without All the PressureIf discipling your children sounds like a daunting, shame-filled impossibility, you're not alone. As a children's pastor and father of four, Chris Ammen has experienced your frustration firsthand and understands that most parents feel inadequate for the task. But what if our inadequacy isn't a failure, but is just the place from which God chooses to work?In his debut book, Chris celebrates the freedom we have to disciple...

Training in No Time supplies the training regimen today's busy lifestyles demand for both owners and their dogs. It makes good use of how dogs learn and explains how to use that knowledge to establish and maintain the responses every dog owner wants.The Sneakaway is the foundation of this training method. Quite literally, you turn your back and sneak away whenever your dog stops paying attention to you. This method allows for easy teaching and effective problem solving by first foc...

Describes the sand foundry, the characteristics of molding sand, the types of mold and pattern making equipment, and the various sand casting procedures for forming metals.

Veteran children’s pastor Chris Ammen shares practical, proven strategies for growing a thriving, sustainable children’s ministry.Every church wants a strong kids’ outreach, but here’s the elephant in the room: Though church ministry teams love children and Jesus, they often lack the structure, resources, and specific tools necessary to inspire and serve the next generation the way they desire.If you’re passionate about reaching kids for Christ, veteran chi...

Play Therapy: Treatment Planning and Interventions: The Ecosystemic Model and Workbook, 2e, provides key information on one of the most rapidly developing and growing areas of therapy. Ecosystemic play therapy is a dynamic integrated therapeutic model for addressing the mental health needs of children and their families. The book is designed to help play therapists develop specific treatment goals and focused treatment plans as now required by many regulating agencies and third-party payer...

Hyper dogs are often overly energetic, wickedly smart, and incredibly stubborn. How do you turn your furry flurry of activity into a sane, mild-mannered companion? This book gives you fun, hip techniques especially for hyper dogs and harried pet parents who want quick results. You'll discover how to:Help your dog burn excess energy quickly and safelyUse communication and training skills to gain controlUse obedience games, attention builders, and outdoor ad...

Many of the most popular dog breeds, including Labrador Retrievers, German Shepherds, Shetland Sheepdogs, Australian Shepherds, and many of the terriers, are considered to be high-drive or "high-energy" by nature- but even breeds not considered high-drive can have markedly energetic individuals among them. High-Energy Dogs provides the owners of these intelligent and challenging dogs with the tools to manage their diverse physical and mental needs in a positive and fun way.

This step-by-step guide for trainers (or anyone interested in training principles) shows how to use positive reinforcement instead of punishment to teach a dog appropriate behavior. Author Brenda Aloff a professional dog trainer specializing in solving problem behaviors for years has researched alternative training techniques and worked with all types of animals. She has found that applying the theory of positive reinforcement provides amazing results in her canine pupils. This book will show...

If you are just sick of starving your poor dog and refuse to bribe him with bunch of treats for every task--this book is exactly what you've been looking for! Did you know that there are more than 400 breeds of dogs in the world? Now, how can all these different dogs respond to just one way of training? Welcome to the next level and the future of dog training - The Diverse Method. From Myths to Mistakes and Secrets to Scams, this Book Exposes: * 10 Biggest Dog Training Lies that Even "Trai...

After more than 9 seasons as TV's Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan has a new mission: to use his unique insights about dog psychology to create stronger, happier relationships between humans and their canine companions.Now in paperback, this inspirational and practical guide draws on thousands of training encounters around the world to present 98 essential lessons. Taken together, they will help dog owners create the most fulfilling life possible with their dogs.In these pages, Ce...