Parenting

Parenting is no easy task. To parent in a biblical way is even tougher. Yet that is precisely the thing to which each Christian parent is called. The standards are high. But so too are the rewards.The biblical requirement placed upon each parent is direct and basic. Train up your children in the fear and admonition of the Lord (Eph. 6:4). If you do so, the Lord promises that He will be God to you and to your children forever (Gen. 17:7; Acts 2:39).

Modes of parenting may differ with each different personality. But the object and goal of parenting is a fixed star. Our children belong to Christ. We are charged with parenting them so that they will grow to love and fear Him all their days. No easy task indeed!

Many men and women are choosing to put off or even completely forego having children. When they do finally let the “biological clock” alarm them into having kids, too often these modern parents are willing to abdicate their God-given role. Let the daycare do it. Let the public schools do it. Let the church do it. Let anyone else do it, but don’t blame the parents! Not long ago you might have heard a certain First Lady promote the idea, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Perhaps there’s some truth to that. But the role and task of parenting is given first and primarily, not to the village, but to the home. Parents must once again lay hold of the duty, but also of the glorious privilege of being parents.

It's not enough to simply choose to be good parents. Many of us lack a workable model. The what and how of good parenting is no longer being passed effectively from one generation to others.

Thankfully, Christian parents are not cast on their own resources alone. The Bible offers rich bounties of instruction and comfort to parents and children alike. And there are other helps too. The books below are offered to encourage the weary and provide parental wisdom to those who are seeking it.

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Active Filters: Preschool (Ages 4-5)
Active Baby, Healthy Brain
by Margaret Sassé
from Experiment
for Adult
in Pregnancy & Infant Care (Location: PRE-INF)
$11.17
Angel in the Waters
by Regina Doman; illustrated by Ben Hatke
from Sophia Institute Press
Realistic Fiction for Preschool-Kindergarten
in Pregnancy & Infant Care (Location: PRE-INF)
$8.46
Blessing Chart (small)
by Pam Forster
from Doorposts
for Preschool-6th grade
in Doorposts Materials (Location: BIB-CHDP)
Brain Rules for Baby
by John Medina
2nd edition from Pear Press
for Nursery-Preschool
$15.95
Doorposts Character Training Package
by Pam Forster
from Doorposts
for Nursery-4th grade
in Doorposts Materials (Location: BIB-CHDP)
Doorposts Parenting Essentials Package
by Pam Forster
from Doorposts
for Nursery-4th grade
in Doorposts Materials (Location: BIB-CHDP)
God Made All of Me
by Justin S. Holcomb, Lindsey A. Holcomb
Fir from New Growth Press
for Nursery-3rd grade
in Sex Education (Location: HEAL-SEXED)
$13.59
Good and Angry
from Shaw Books
for Preschool-12th grade
in Parenting (Location: XFA-PAR)
$4.20 (1 in stock)
I'm a Big Brother
by Joanna Cole
Revised Edition from HarperCollins
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Pregnancy & Infant Care (Location: PRE-INF)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
If-Then Chart (large, color)
by Pam Forster
from Doorposts
for Preschool-6th grade
in Doorposts Materials (Location: BIB-CHDP)
If-Then Chart (small, color, laminated)
by Pam Forster
from Doorposts
for Preschool-6th grade
in Doorposts Materials (Location: BIB-CHDP)
$6.50
Judy Rogers CD - Guard Your Heart
by Judy Rogers
from Judy Rogers
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Judy Rogers CDs (Location: CD-JUDY)
$14.99
Leading Little Ones to God
by Marian Schoolland
from Eerdmans
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$17.00 $6.00 (3 in stock)
Leading Little Ones to God
by Marian Schoolland
from Eerdmans
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
Little Annie's Art Book of Etiquette & Good Manners
by Barry & Saundra Stebbing
2nd edition from How Great Thou Art
for 1st-3rd grade
in How Great Thou Art (Location: ELE-ARTHGTA)
Slow and Steady, Get Me Ready for Kindergarten
by June Oberlander & Hannah J. Oberlander Knecht
from Xulon Press
for Nursery-Preschool
$24.99
Story of Me
God's Design for Sex Book 1
by Stan & Brenna Jones
from NavPress
for Preschool-Kindergarten
in Sex Education (Location: HEAL-SEXED)
$9.34
Story of Me (old)
God's Design for Sex Book 1
by Stan & Brenna Jones
from NavPress
for Preschool-Kindergarten
in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI)
$7.50
Why Boys and Girls Are Different for Boys
Learning About Sex #1
by Carol Greene & Michelle Dorankamp
3rd edition from Concordia Publishing House
for Preschool-kindergarten
in Sex Education (Location: HEAL-SEXED)
$14.44
Why Boys and Girls Are Different for Girls
Learning About Sex #1
by Carol Greene & Michelle Dorankamp
3rd edition from Concordia Publishing House
for Preschool-kindergarten
in Sex Education (Location: HEAL-SEXED)
$14.44