Buy ✅ This is my # 1 Must-Read for Christian parents. A bold “Jesus-centered guide to parenting with peace and purpose.” Forget the shallow peace that comes from caving in to demands or sidestepping conflict—that’s nothing but permissive parenting. Real peacemakers tackle chaos head-on, forging authentic peace within themselves and in their relationships. For ChristianContinue reading “The Flourishing Family by Dr. David and Amanda Erickson”
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Discipline that Connects with Your Child’s Heart by Jim & Lynne Jackson
Buy ✅ When we truly bring God’s grace to the forefront of our discipline, we implement discipline that is effective in discipleship. Correction becomes a wonderful opportunity to reinforce our efforts to help children to know, love, and follow Jesus. The overall message of Discipline that Connects with Your Child’s Heart is certain to helpContinue reading “Discipline that Connects with Your Child’s Heart by Jim & Lynne Jackson”
Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber
Buy 👍 Faber’s book offers a wealth of relatable, actionable scripts, and stories. It includes cartoon illustrations that showcase helpful vs. unhelpful responses to fighting, the pitfalls of comparison, and the problem with trying to make everything “fair.” The author highlights an interesting paradox to sibling harmony: when negative feelings about a sibling are dismissedContinue reading “Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber”
Elevating Childcare, Your Self-Confident Baby, & Being With Babies
Buy All of These ✅ Ok ok. Buy one of these. My favorite baby book? I won’t choose and you can’t make me. But, maybe you’re not koo-koo for parenting books like me, and you’d really just prefer to read one. Sigh. Ok, I’ll help you narrow it down: Your Self-Confident Baby and Being withContinue reading “Elevating Childcare, Your Self-Confident Baby, & Being With Babies”
No Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
Buy ✅ No Drama Discipline is the book that really ignited my passion and pursuit of respectful parenting. This book not only takes you on a deep dive into a child’s neurological development, but also provides insights into how well-intentioned parents can inadvertently make misbehavior worse. The book uses well placed cartoon illustrations to makeContinue reading “No Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson”
The Montessori Toddler by Simone Davies
Buy ✅ A must read for parents interested in Montessori education. I wish this book existed when I first discovered our local Montessori school. Written by a Montessori teacher, Davies combines Dr. Maria Montessori’s holistic approach to education with her personal experience to create the manual for anyone living with toddlers. She also pulls inContinue reading “The Montessori Toddler by Simone Davies”
Thy Rod and Thy Staff They Comfort Me by Samuel Martin
Buy ✅ Are you interested in learning about how Scripture supports parenting with grace as the ruling principle, rather than law? Look no further than Martin’s book, available for purchase or for FREE on his website: http://www.biblechild.com! Twelve years ago, this book was groundbreaking for me- combining respectful forms of discipline with Christian parenting backedContinue reading “Thy Rod and Thy Staff They Comfort Me by Samuel Martin”
God’s Design for Sex Series by Stan & Benna Jones
Buy ✅ Oh my gosh, I am so thankful for these books. They foster kids natural curiosity and provide a framework for complex topics. These are meant to be read with your children so they can ask you all the questions while your palms get sweaty as you try to remain nonchalant and collected. Ha!Continue reading “God’s Design for Sex Series by Stan & Benna Jones”
Corporal Punishment in the Bible by William J. Webb
Buy ✅ Corporal Punishment in the Bible: A redemptive-movement hermeneutic for troubling text. Maybe you read that and thought, ok cool, cool, cool. Or maybe you were like me without a clue and scratching your head. In case you’re on Team Head-Scratcher, here’s a hand: Biblical hermeneutics is the science of interpretation of the BibleContinue reading “Corporal Punishment in the Bible by William J. Webb”
How and When to Tell Your Kids about Sex by Stan & Benna Jones
Buy ✅ This is the Parent Manual and can be bought separately from the 4 book set. Probably way more than I ever wanted to know about the subject, but all very important. Times are different than when I was a kid (am I turning into my mother?). You may get away with borrowing thisContinue reading “How and When to Tell Your Kids about Sex by Stan & Benna Jones”
Heartfelt Discipline by Clay Clarkson
Buy ✅ A great combo of theology and actual advice! If you only had room for one parenting book on your shelf, this would be my recommendation. Clarkson does not shy away from controversial topics and always connects discipline to the heart of the matter: shaping your child’s heart to follow God. In this bookContinue reading “Heartfelt Discipline by Clay Clarkson”
Positive Discipline by Jane Nelsen
Buy ✅ Do yourself a favor and buy the dang book- forget the audio book. You’ll want to keep this book at arms length because you are going to refer to it throughout all the stages of parenting. I read this book after teaching preschool for a few years and with about 10 parenting booksContinue reading “Positive Discipline by Jane Nelsen”
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