Forever a father, always a son

Name: Forever a father, always a son
Author: Charles Williams
ISBN: 0896931935

by Charles Williams (1991)

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"Dad, there are some things that bother me and have been on my mind, but I don't know how to approach you with them. How do you feel about our relationship as father and son?" - (thirty year old man) "I'm writing this letter because I need your advise and your help. It seems I don't like myself very much and I'm trying to understand why." - (middle-aged man) "It's not that I miss my dad. I don't I never really knew him, so I can't miss him. What I do miss are the things we should have shared, the things we should have done together." (son recalling the past) Can you sympathize with any of these sentiments? Charles Williams can and does - it is out of this concern that he has written FOREVER A FATHER, ALWAYS A SON. With the empathy of a father and the skill of a license psychologist, Dr. Williams addresses the tough questions that fathers and sons face in today's turbulent times. -Can fathers and sons become friends? -How can a father build up his son's self-esteem? -Can sons learn to forgive their fathers for the past? -Is it all right for men to let their feelings show? -How can a father nurture his son in the faith? Whether you are a father or a son, this book is for you if you want to take a look inside - at what the past has created and what the future can hold. Read and discover the difference a dad can make! Dr. Charles Williams, PH.D, is a license psychologist with the The Atlanta Network for Individual and Family Therapy in Atlanta, Georgia. He has fifteen years of counseling experience working with a wide range of public and private service agencies. Married for seventeen years, he and his wife, Dru-Ann are the parents of two sons.

Setting / LocationGlobal

Story EraContemporary / Future

Protagonist / CoreForever a father, always a son Lead Character

Themes & Moods

Parenting & Family Christianity Fathers and sons Parenting Religious aspects of Fathers and sons Religious aspects of Parenting Contemporary / Future

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