The Christian Parenting Handbook: 50 Heart-Based Strategies for All the Stages of Your Child's Life
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The Christian Parenting Handbook: 50 Heart-Based Strategies for All the Stages of Your Child's Life
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Overview
In this book you’ll learn how to:
Identify character qualities to address problems
Build internal motivation
Transfer responsibility for change to the child
Teach kids to be solvers instead of whiners
Use creativity to teach your kids spiritual truths
Avoid the “boxing ring”
Envision a positive future
And much more!
With these strategies you’ll be able to move from behaviormodification to a heart-based approach to parenting. Instead of relying on rewards, incentives, threats, andpunishment, you’ll learn how to identify heart lessons to teach your child and implement them in practical ways.
The ChristianParenting Handbook by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, founders of theNational Center for Biblical Parenting, compiles fifty parenting principlesthat use heart-based strategies to teach you how to face daily challenges. Whenparents 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 howa heart-based approach to parenting looks deeper and brings about greater,lasting change.
The daily interaction you have with your children can impactthem for the rest of their lives. With these fifty 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.As you envision a positive future for your children, they’ll experience hopeand direction and you will too. Start applying these principles today!
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781400205196 |
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| Publisher: | Nelson, Thomas, Inc. |
| Publication date: | 04/29/2013 |
| Pages: | 240 |
| Sales rank: | 997,445 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.70(d) |
About the Author
Scott Turansky has been a pastor and missionary for more than 33 years and is an author of several books. In addition to pastoring full time, Scott also conducts parenting seminars on Saturdays around the United States(http://www.effectiveparenting.org/). He is the cofounder of the National Center for Biblical Parenting (www.biblicalparenting.org) and has co-authored four books.
Joanne Miller is a pediatric nurse with 26 years of experience and the cofounder of the National Center for Biblical Parenting. She is the coauthor of seven parenting books.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Developing Your Own Biblical Philosophy of Parenting xiii
1 Consistency Is Overrated 1
2 Build Internal Motivation 5
3 Consequences Aren't the Only Answer 10
4 Identify Character Qualities to Address Problems 14
5 Transfer Responsibility for Change to the Child 18
6 The Relational Side of Parenting 23
7 Envision a Positive Future 27
8 Look for Heart Moments 31
9 Make Parenting Shifts 35
10 Parenting Is an Investment-Think Long Term 39
11 Teamwork … Individuals at Their Best 43
12 Your Primary Responsibility 47
13 Bookmark Good Days 51
14 Don't Minimize Your Parenting Power Because Your Partner Does It Differently 55
15 Teach Kids to Add Energy to Family Life 59
16 The Difference Between Tasks, Problems, and Conflict 63
17 It Takes Two to Argue, but Only One to Stop 68
18 Move from the Issue to the Process 72
19 Affirm Approximately Right Behavior 75
20 It's Not Good Enough to Be Right-You Also Want to Be Wise 79
21 Use Firmness to Focus on Character 83
22 Children Can Only Take as Much Pressure as the Relationship Will Allow 87
23 The Difference Between Punishment and Discipline 91
24 Don't Practice in the Grocery Store-That's the Final Exam 95
25 Be Prepared for the Three Arenas of Resistance 99
26 Discipline Kids Separately for Sibling Conflict 103
27 Avoid the Boxing Ring 107
28 Teach Kids to Communicate Emotions Wisely 111
29 Stop Talking and Start Acting 116
30 Don't Give In to Manipulation 120
31 Teach Kids the Wise Appeal 124
32 Use Correction to Challenge the Heart 128
33 To Spank or Not to Spank 132
34 Support Other Authorities Who Work with Your Kids 136
35 How to Pray for Your Kids 140
36 A Child's Anger Problem Needs Attention 144
37 Teach Kids to Be Solvers Instead of Whiners 149
38 Children Need to Learn How to Work Hard 153
39 Fair Doesn't Mean Equal 157
40 Correction Is Valuable 160
41 Use Creativity to Teach Your Kids Spiritual Truths 164
42 When Things Get Intense, Require a Break 168
43 Children Who Play the Blame Game Lose 172
44 Have Kids Report Back 176
45 Use Mealtimes to Build Relationships 180
46 Privilege and Responsibility Go Together 184
47 Firmness Doesn't Require Harshness 187
48 Discipline for Bad Attitudes 191
49 Good Character Qualities Misused 195
50 The Value of Grandparents 199
Conclusion 202
Index 206
About the Authors 219