The Christian Parenting Handbook
eBook - ePub

The Christian Parenting Handbook

50 Heart-Based Strategies for All the Stages of Your Child's Life

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

The Christian Parenting Handbook

50 Heart-Based Strategies for All the Stages of Your Child's Life

About this book

Bring about real and lasting change in your child's life and grow in your confidence as a parent.

With advice on parenting coming from friends, social media, popular culture, and so many other places, what do you listen to and what do you ignore? In The Christian Parenting Handbook, you will learn to develop your own biblical philosophy of parenting and use it to filter the many ideas that come your way.

The Christian Parenting Handbook by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, founders of the National Center for Biblical Parenting, compiles 50 parenting principles that use heart-based strategies to teach you how to face daily challenges. When parents focus on the heart, kids learn to ask different questions about life. Instead of asking, "What's in it for me?" they learn to ask, "What's the right thing to do?" You'll soon see how a heart-based approach to parenting looks deeper and brings about greater, lasting change.

In The Christian Parenting Handbook, you'll learn how to:

  • Identify heart lessons to teach your child
  • Learn ways to correct, instruct, and set limits
  • Transfer responsibility for change to your child
  • Build internal motivation
  • Teach your kids to be solvers instead of whiners
  • Identify character qualities to address problems
  • Use creativity to teach your kids spiritual truths
  • Envision a positive future for your children
  • And much more!

 

With these strategies, you'll be able to move from behavior modification to a heart-based approach to parenting. Instead of relying on rewards, incentives, threats, and punishment, you'll learn how to identify heart lessons to teach your child and implement them in practical ways.

The daily interaction you have with your children can impact them for the rest of their lives. With these 50 heart-based strategies, you'll develop your own biblical philosophy of parenting and gain perspective, greater motivation, and confidence that you're moving in the right direction!

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Information

Publisher
Thomas Nelson
eBook ISBN
9781400205202
Year
2013

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction: Developing Your Own Biblical Philosophy of Parenting
  7. 1. Consistency Is Overrated
  8. 2. Build Internal Motivation
  9. 3. Consequences Aren’t the Only Answer
  10. 4. Identify Character Qualities to Address Problems
  11. 5. Transfer Responsibility for Change to the Child
  12. 6. The Relational Side of Parenting
  13. 7. Envision a Positive Future
  14. 8. Look for Heart Moments
  15. 9. Make Parenting Shifts
  16. 10. Parenting Is an Investment—Think Long Term
  17. 11. Teamwork . . . Individuals at Their Best
  18. 12. Your Primary Responsibility
  19. 13. Bookmark Good Days
  20. 14. Don’t Minimize Your Parenting Power Because Your Partner Does It Differently
  21. 15. Teach Kids to Add Energy to Family Life
  22. 16. The Difference between Tasks, Problems, and Conflict
  23. 17. It Takes Two to Argue, but Only One to Stop
  24. 18. Move from the Issue to the Process
  25. 19. Affirm Approximately Right Behavior
  26. 20. It’s Not Good Enough to Be Right—You Also Want to Be Wise
  27. 21. Use Firmness to Focus on Character
  28. 22. Children Can Only Take as Much Pressure as the Relationship Will Allow
  29. 23. The Difference between Punishment and Discipline
  30. 24. Don’t Practice in the Grocery Store—That’s the Final Exam
  31. 25. Be Prepared for the Three Arenas of Resistance
  32. 26. Discipline Kids Separately for Sibling Conflict
  33. 27. Avoid the Boxing Ring
  34. 28. Teach Kids to Communicate Emotions Wisely
  35. 29. Stop Talking and Start Acting
  36. 30. Don’t Give in to Manipulation
  37. 31. Teach Kids the Wise Appeal
  38. 32. Use Correction to Challenge the Heart
  39. 33. To Spank or Not to Spank
  40. 34. Support Other Authorities Who Work with Your Kids
  41. 35. How to Pray for Your Kids
  42. 36. A Child’s Anger Problem Needs Attention
  43. 37. Teach Kids to Be Solvers Instead of Whiners
  44. 38. Children Need to Learn How to Work Hard
  45. 39. Fair Doesn’t Mean Equal
  46. 40. Correction Is Valuable
  47. 41. Use Creativity to Teach Your Kids Spiritual Truths
  48. 42. When Things Get Intense, Require a Break
  49. 43. Children Who Play the Blame Game Lose
  50. 44. Have Kids Report Back
  51. 45. Use Mealtimes to Build Relationships
  52. 46. Privilege and Responsibility Go Together
  53. 47. Firmness Doesn’t Require Harshness
  54. 48. Discipline for Bad Attitudes
  55. 49. Good Character Qualities Misused
  56. 50. The Value of Grandparents
  57. Conclusion
  58. Index
  59. About the Authors