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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Accountable Kids
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Active Baby, Healthy Brain
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by Greta Eskridge
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Age of Opportunity
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Already Gone
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Angel in the Waters
by Regina Doman; illustrated by Ben Hatke
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Asperger Syndrome and Your Child: A Parent's Guide
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Before I was Born
God's Design for Sex #2
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Between Worlds
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Boy's Body Book
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Brain Rules for Baby
by John Medina
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Child Proof
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Come Back, Barbara
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by Starr Meade
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Connected Child
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Correcting Your Child in Love
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Don't Make Me Count to Three!
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Duties of Parents
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Engaging Today's Prodigal
by Carol Barnier
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Every Child Can Succeed
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Everyday Talk
by John A. Younts
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Everyday Talk About Sex & Marriage
by John A. Younts with David Younts, foreword by Kirk Cameron
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Facing the Facts
God's Design for Sex Book 4
by Stan & Brenna Jones
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Faithful Parent
by Martha Peace & Stuart Scott
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Families Where Grace Is in Place
by Jeff VanVonderen
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Family Driven Faith
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Family Practice
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Family: God's Weapon for Victory
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Fit to Burst
by Rachel Jankovic
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Five Love Languages of Children
by Gary D. Chapman, Ross Campbell, Ross Campbell MD
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Five Love Languages of Children
by Gary D. Chapman, Ross Campbell, Ross Campbell MD
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Five Love Languages of Teenagers
by Gary Chapman
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Flourish
by Mary Jo Tate
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For Instruction in Righteousness
by Pam Forster
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Geek Dad
by Ken Denmead
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Get Outta My Face!
by Rick Horne
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Give Them Grace
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God's Alphabet for Life
by Joel R. Beeke & Heidi Boorsma
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by Gary Steward, Sally Michael
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Growing Up Christian
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Heart of Anger
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Heartfelt Discipline
by Clay Clarkson
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Hints on Child Training
by H. Clay Trumbull
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Home Schooling Father
by Michael Farris
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Honey for a Teen's Heart
by Gladys Hunt & Barbara Hampton
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How a Man Prepares His Daughters for Life
LifeSkills For Men
by Michael Farris
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How to Talk Confidently with Your Child About Sex
Learning About Sex #6
by Lenore Buth
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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
Updated from Charles Scribner's Sons
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How You Are Changing for Boys
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by Jane Graver
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Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
by Ina May Gaskin
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by Steven & Teri Maxwell
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Just Around the Corner Volume 2
by Teri Maxwell, Steven Maxwell
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Leading Little Ones to God
by Marian Schoolland
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Lifegiving Parent
by Clay and Sally Clarkson
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Little Child Shall Lead Them
by Johann Christoph Arnold
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Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood
by Charles Fay, Jim Fay
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Love, Sex, and God for Young Men
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by Bill Ameiss, Jane Graver
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by Bill Ameiss, Jane Graver
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Loving the Little Years
by Rachel Jankovic
from Canon Press
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Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends
by Sarah, Stephen & Grace Mally
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Mission-Minded Child
by Ann Dunagan
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Mom Heart Moments
by Sally Clarkson
from Tyndale House
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My Life For Yours
by Doug Wilson
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New Dare to Discipline
by James C. Dobson
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by Elizabeth Pantley
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Parenting from the Heart
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Parenting in the Pew
by Robbie Castleman
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Parenting Isn't for Cowards
by James Dobson
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Parenting with Scripture
by Kara G. Durbin
2nd edition from Moody Press
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Parenting: A House United
by Nicholeen Peck
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Pass It On
by Jim Burns, Jeremy Lee
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Passport 2 Identity
by Barbara Rainey, Dennis Rainey
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Passport 2 Identity - Travel Journal Replacement Kit
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Passport 2 Purity
by Barbara Rainey, Dennis Rainey
from Family Life Publishing
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Preparing for Fatherhood
by Deepak Reju
Fir from New Growth Press
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$2.79
Raising Kids for True Greatness
by Dr. Tim Kimmel
from Thomas Nelson Publishers
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$3.00 (1 in stock)
Raising Respectful Children in a Disrespectful World
from Howard Books
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$3.60 (1 in stock)
Raising Your Spirited Child
by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Revised from William Morrow & Company
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$4.00 (1 in stock)
Reaping the Harvest
by Diana Waring
from Diana Waring Presents
History Curriculum for Adult
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Redeeming Childbirth
by Angela Tolpin
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$15.39
Redeeming Childbirth - Growth & Study Guide
by Angela Tolpin
from CrossBooks
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$6.79
Rediscovering Catechism
by Donald Van Dyken
from P&R Publishing
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Screenwise
by Devorah Heitner
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Secrets of the Baby Whisperer
by Tracy Hogg
from Ballantine Books
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Sex and the New You (really old)
The New Learning About Sex Series
by Richard Bimler
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Sex and the New You for Boys
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by Richard Bimler
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$14.44
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Learning About Sex #4
by Richard Bimler
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Sex, Love & Romance
by Hugh F. Pyle
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