Successful Parenting Postscripts
Parents everywhere are asking for help these days. Successful Parenting Postscripts, written by Charles H. Betz, Family Ministries Consultant for the Oregon Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, has brief, authoritative, practical guidelines for busy parents facing the daunting task of rearing children in these current days.
Charles H. Betz
Charles H. Betz is a retired pastor the author of four books in religious education. Though a native of Oregon he received a Bachelors decree in Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, a Masters of Religious Education. Elder Betz has studied and written extensively in the field of child development and parenting. He has conducted many seminars in Oregon and Washington.
In 1994, Successful Parenting Postscripts was published on a trial basis. They were more as a follow-up for the seminars Pastor Betz had conducted throughout the Oregon Conference. As interest grew, the publication was offered to all churches. Charles and Harriet Betz are grateful to the Oregon Conference Family Life Department for making the publishing of Successful Parenting Postscripts possible. “We believe that providing busy parents with helpful information is a part of the Elijah message for these last days,” states Pastor Betz.
Family Ministries & Sabbath School Ministries are pleased to help parents do less correcting and more connecting with their children - by supplying free of charge - Successful Parenting Postscripts in either a newsletter or bulletin insert format. You can conveniently download the files from this page.
Postscripts Archive
Please note that we will be adding more volumes as we receive them. All links below are PDFs.
Volume 1
No 1 - Smart Dads
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No 2 - Kids on Assignment
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No 3 - Giver Your Kids a Head Start
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No 4 - Is Your Child Hyperactive?
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No 5 - Parents: The Key to Education
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No 6 - Single Parenting
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No 7 - Talk So Your Children Will Listen & Listen So Your Children Will Talk
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No 8 - Kids Hate Lectures: Try These Alternatives
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No 9 - Anger
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No 10 - Grandparenting
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No 11 - Keep Kids Busy This Summer
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No 12 - Family Council Meetings
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Volume 2
No 1 - Encouragement - The Key to Self-Worth & Motivation
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No 2 - Ideas for Keeping Your Child Quiet in Church
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No 3 - Television: Servant or Master?
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No 4 - How to Make Your Teens Your Best Friends
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No 5 - Love with Limits
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No 6 - Logical Consequences: An Alternative to Corporal Punishment
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No 7 - Sibling Rivalry
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No 8 - Teens & Music
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No 9 - How to Be Your Child's Constructive Critic
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No 10 - Divorce & Blended Families
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No 11 - Family Values: Pass Them On
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No 12 - The Spiritual Journey of Children
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Volume 3
No 1 - Children & Their Friends
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No 2 - Impulse Control
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No 3 - Sex Education & Spiritual Values
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No 4 - How to Raise Truthful & Honest Children
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No 5 - Civility at the Dinner Table
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No 6 - How to Help Children Care About the Feelings of Others
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No 7 - Homework: How to Get Rid of the Hassle
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No 8 - Your Kids & Money
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No 9 - Power Struggles
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No 10 - Creative Family Worships
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No 11 - Seven Common Discipline Mistakes
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No 12 - Spoil Now, Pay Later
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Volume 4
No 1 - Working Mothers & Single Parenting
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No 2 - How to Talk to Your Kids About Drugs
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No 3 - Say "Please" & "Thank You"
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No 4 - How to Teach Economy, Thrift & Generosity
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No 5 - Tips for Healthy, Happy Children
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No 6 - Sloppy Clothes, Pierced Ears & Short Skirts
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No 7 - Patient Parents - Patient Children
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No 8 - How Much of Your Time Do Your Children Need?
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No 9 - Authority with Grace
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No 10 - We Can Hold Our Youth If We . . .
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No 11 - A Messy Room
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No 12 - "The Gimmies"
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Volume 5
No 1 - The Power of Peers
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No 2 - Recognizing Temperaments in Your Children
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No 3 - Are You Missing the Warning Signs?
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No 4 - Kids & Privacy
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No 5 - Four Goals of Misbehavior
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No 6 - How to Be Firm, But Kind
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No 7 - Building Happy Childhood Memories
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No 8 - Character Development: Our Biggest Challenge
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No 9 - How to Lead Your Child to Christ
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No 10 - How to Set Limits
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No 11 - TV, Videos & Computer Games
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No 12 - Parenting Styles & Birth Order
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Volume 6
No 1 - Unconditional Love - The Foundation
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No 2 - Are Your Expectations Realistic?
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No 3 - Fathers, Listen Up!
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No 4 - Teach Virtues for Happiness
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No 5 - What is Your Child's Learning Style?
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No 6 - Teach Your Child Temper Control
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No 7 - Teach Responsibility
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No 8 - Fads, Fashions & Peers
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No 9 - When Parents Disagree About Rules
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No 10 - Teach Self-regulation by Giving Choices
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No 11 - Rules and Relationships
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No 12 - Chores Can Be Fun
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