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10 Commitments for Dads: How to Have an Awesome Impact on Your Kids
Child rearing has never been easy, and if you’re a dad today, trustworthy advice on good parenting and godly parenting skills can be hard to find. Author and speaker Josh McDowell has spent over 50 years successfully working with young people, including raising his own four children. He mentors you in guiding your children into 10 practical life commitments that will enable them to confidently face a scary world and an uncertain future. You can help your kids know how to Leading your kids with God’s wisdom and practicing good parenting skills is the best way to love them. 10 Commitments for Dads gives you a straightforward, concise resource for keeping your children in the center of your heart.
- GenresParenting
192 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2014
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About the author
Josh McDowell
516 books647 followersJosh McDowell is a bestselling Christian apologist, evangelist, and author of over 150 books, including Evidence That Demands a Verdict and More Than a Carpenter. Once an agnostic, he converted to Christianity while investigating its historical claims. He went on to earn degrees from Wheaton College and Talbot Theological Seminary. For decades, McDowell has been a prominent speaker with Campus Crusade for Christ, addressing issues of faith, character, and youth culture worldwide. His work emphasizes historical and legal evidence for Christianity and tackles challenges posed by skepticism and non-Christian beliefs. He lives in California with his wife, Dottie, and is the father of four children, including fellow apologist Sean McDowell.
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November 14, 2023
Creo que es una guía bastante completa de cómo los padres pueden transmitir las verdades del evangelio a sus hijos de manera clara y práctica.
October 1, 2018
Insightful but somewhat repetitive. Not a book I would rave about but nothing much to complain about or disagree with. He keeps the focus on raising a godly posterity and provides practical applications points to help you think how to implement them in your family.
April 2, 2021
A trash
I am very disappointed by this book. I read How to Be A Hero To Your Kids and then I read this book. Both books are written by Josh McDowell. When I read through the first chapter, I find I am cheated! The author duplicates the content in the two books! Isn't it self-plagiarism? I then quitted reading the book and decided to give some evidence that Ten Commitments for Dads(abbreviated as Ten) is copied from How to be A Hero To your kids (Hero).
First, the writer's ideas are very close in the two books. In Ten, Chapter 2 mentions the four types of parents. The author introduces that the first type is the control freak, the second type is the loose type, the third type is the cool father, and the last type is the loving father. This is anything but new, because in Hero, Chapter 14 talks about the same thing, albeit using different terms: the first type is the authoritarian, the second is the spoiling, and the third is the relational type. If I have read the different types of parents in Hero, why do I need to spend time to read it again in Ten?
Second, the writer describes the same anecdotes, even though they serve to illustrate seemingly different points. In Hero, the writer makes the point that time is important. He wrote that he was busy writing a book, and the son asked him to play with him. He responded that he had no time, and his wife reprimanded him. In Ten, the writer cites the example again! Without shame! Interestingly, the example is used to illustrate that spending time with children is important because it makes them feel their self-worth. This is only one example, and it won't surprise me if the author repeats other anecdotes.
Third, in order to pretend that Ten is a new book, not only does the author use a different title and adopt a different outline, the author inserts some content which is not mentioned in Hero. However, the new content is off topic. As a reader I expect the book to be about parenting, but the newly inserted chapter is not. In Ten Chapter 11, the author strangely explains why he thinks the Bible is reliable. Yes, teaching the kids to believe in the Bible is of the utmost importance, but isn't it farfetched to include it in a book about parenting? I suspect the author also copies the content from another book, as the author has written books about the authority of the Bible. It further dampens my motivation to read this book.
All in all, this book is an example of self-plagiarism, which is a disgrace to readers who have read his previous book. On earth there is nothing sadder than wasting the reader's time.
I am very disappointed by this book. I read How to Be A Hero To Your Kids and then I read this book. Both books are written by Josh McDowell. When I read through the first chapter, I find I am cheated! The author duplicates the content in the two books! Isn't it self-plagiarism? I then quitted reading the book and decided to give some evidence that Ten Commitments for Dads(abbreviated as Ten) is copied from How to be A Hero To your kids (Hero).
First, the writer's ideas are very close in the two books. In Ten, Chapter 2 mentions the four types of parents. The author introduces that the first type is the control freak, the second type is the loose type, the third type is the cool father, and the last type is the loving father. This is anything but new, because in Hero, Chapter 14 talks about the same thing, albeit using different terms: the first type is the authoritarian, the second is the spoiling, and the third is the relational type. If I have read the different types of parents in Hero, why do I need to spend time to read it again in Ten?
Second, the writer describes the same anecdotes, even though they serve to illustrate seemingly different points. In Hero, the writer makes the point that time is important. He wrote that he was busy writing a book, and the son asked him to play with him. He responded that he had no time, and his wife reprimanded him. In Ten, the writer cites the example again! Without shame! Interestingly, the example is used to illustrate that spending time with children is important because it makes them feel their self-worth. This is only one example, and it won't surprise me if the author repeats other anecdotes.
Third, in order to pretend that Ten is a new book, not only does the author use a different title and adopt a different outline, the author inserts some content which is not mentioned in Hero. However, the new content is off topic. As a reader I expect the book to be about parenting, but the newly inserted chapter is not. In Ten Chapter 11, the author strangely explains why he thinks the Bible is reliable. Yes, teaching the kids to believe in the Bible is of the utmost importance, but isn't it farfetched to include it in a book about parenting? I suspect the author also copies the content from another book, as the author has written books about the authority of the Bible. It further dampens my motivation to read this book.
All in all, this book is an example of self-plagiarism, which is a disgrace to readers who have read his previous book. On earth there is nothing sadder than wasting the reader's time.
August 27, 2020
Una de mis grandes preocupaciones con el nacimiento de Isaac era la falta de experiencia y mi temor de no hacer un buen trabajo, este libro es un manual detallado de cómo educar y más aún, quien debo ser yo como padre para darle una enseñanza consistente a mi hijo
October 27, 2015
I got this book for review from the publisher through netgalley.
This book seems to be for new dads what Swimming Upstream is for new moms. There's a lot of worry out there in the world, but even if you have a great support system and a little money, raising a kid can seem as overwhelming as bringing a new life into the world of The Walking Dead. (Thank you, dear husband, for making me watch that and get THOSE nightmares.) All kidding aside, the author definitely lends a friendly voice and affirmations telling fellow dads "hey, you got this. Here's a couple pointers, but do you bro." This is a Christian based book, so maybe don't go buying it as a wedding gift for every single man you know. But definitely buy it for someone, even if just yourself.
This book seems to be for new dads what Swimming Upstream is for new moms. There's a lot of worry out there in the world, but even if you have a great support system and a little money, raising a kid can seem as overwhelming as bringing a new life into the world of The Walking Dead. (Thank you, dear husband, for making me watch that and get THOSE nightmares.) All kidding aside, the author definitely lends a friendly voice and affirmations telling fellow dads "hey, you got this. Here's a couple pointers, but do you bro." This is a Christian based book, so maybe don't go buying it as a wedding gift for every single man you know. But definitely buy it for someone, even if just yourself.
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