Be A Better Dad Today
Be a Better Dad Today: Ten Tools Every Father Needs by Gregory Slayton.
Reviewed by Barney.
Chinese Families
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Marriage, a Child, or Both?
When a child is born in China, the parents must register him/her and obtain a hukou (household registration certificate). When a couple recently went to register their child, they were told that, since they were not married, they would have to pay a 40,000 yuan “social maintenance fee.” Not having that amount of money, they launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise money to pay the fee. Their story garnered a lot of attention and prompted discussion on social media. It was even covered by The New York Times.
As the Family Goes, So Goes the Church
Where does the responsibility for teaching children spiritual concepts lie? Who is most influential in a child's spiritual life? Are the next generation of the Chinese church leadership being nurtured effectively?
The Family in China
What are the major shifts that have taken place in Chinese families over the years and what have been the underlying causes behind them?
Family Therapy of Grief in Earthquakes
In the days following the Sichuan earthquake, the need for appropriate grief therapy was evident. The role religion plays in therapy for families dealing with trauma is highlighted in the efforts that were made to aid the victims.
Maybe It Doesn’t Take a Village
The effects of globalization are having a huge, lasting impact on China's families.
China’s Modern Family Problems
Internal migration is affecting the structure of Chinas families while urban family life presents problems of its own.
The China beyond Bicycles and Baozi*
China Vignettes: An Inside Look at China by Dominic Barton with Mei Ye.
Reviewed by Andrew Kaiser