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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"You Can't Make Me"
by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias
from WaterBrook Press
in Parenting (Location: XFA-PAR)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Awaking Wonder
by Sally Clarkson
from Bethany House
for Adult
in Parenting (Location: XFA-PAR)
$21.24
Bound for Glory
by R.C. Sproul Jr.
2nd edition from Tolle Lege Press
for Adult
in Covenant Family (Location: XFA-COV)
$14.95
Boys and Girls Playing
by J. C. Ryle
from Soli Deo Gloria
for 3rd-5th grade
in Morality Tales (Location: FIC-WH05)
$16.95 $8.00 (2 in stock)
Christian Home and Family Worship w/audio book CD
by Steve Demme
from Building Faith Families
for Adult
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$3.60 (1 in stock)
Complete Guide to Baby and Child Care
by Paul C. Reisser
from Focus on the Family
for Adult
in Pregnancy & Infant Care (Location: PRE-INF)
$25.50
Creative Correction
by Lisa Whelchel
from Tyndale House
for Adult
in Clearance: Christian Books (Location: XCLE)
$6.00 (2 in stock)
Empty Nest
by Elyse Fitzpatrick
from New Growth Press
for Adult
in CCEF Counseling booklets (Location: XCL-CCEF)
$2.79
Family Driven Faith
by Voddie Baucham
from Crossway Books
for Adult
in Covenant Family (Location: XFA-COV)
$6.00 (2 in stock)
Family Worship Book
by Terry L. Johnson
from Christian Focus Publications
for 11th-Adult
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$19.50
From Conception to Birth
by Alexander Tsiaras
1st edition from Doubleday & Company
in Pregnancy & Infant Care (Location: PRE-INF)
$10.80 (1 in stock)
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
Handoff
by Jeff Myers
from Legacy Worldwide
for Adult
in Clearance: Christian Books (Location: XCLE)
$8.50
How & When to Tell Your Kids About Sex
by Brenna B. Jones, Stanton L. Jones
from NavPress
in Sex Education (Location: HEAL-SEXED)
$16.99
How Children Raise Parents
by Dan B. Allender
from WaterBrook Press
for Adult
in Parenting (Location: XFA-PAR)
$3.00 (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)
Leading Little Ones to God
by Marian Schoolland
from Eerdmans
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
Lessons from Nature
by John Bunyan
from Back Home Industries
Lyrical Poems for 3rd-6th grade
in Poetry for Children (Location: POET-CHIL)
$24.00 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Life Before Birth
by Gary Parker
from Master Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Pregnancy & Infant Care (Location: PRE-INF)
$11.04
Little Big Book for Moms
by Lena Tabori & Alice Wong
from Welcome Enterprises
for Adult
in Parenting (Location: XFA-PAR)
$5.40 (1 in stock)
Little Lamb, Who Made Thee?
by Walter Wangerin
First Edition from Zondervan
for Adult
in Parenting (Location: XFA-PAR)
$3.60 (1 in stock)
New Dare to Discipline
by James C. Dobson
from Tyndale House
for Adult
in Discipline & Child Training (Location: XFA-DIS)
$2.40 (3 in stock)
New Hide or Seek
by James C. Dobson
3rd
for Adult
in Parenting (Location: XFA-PAR)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
New Strong-Willed Child
by James C. Dobson
1st edition from Tyndale House
for Adult
in Discipline & Child Training (Location: XFA-DIS)
$5.40 (1 in stock)
Parenting by God's Promises
by Joel R. Beeke
from Reformation Trust Publishing
for Adult
in Parenting (Location: XFA-PAR)
Parenting Today's Adolescent
by Barbara Rainey, Bruce Nygren, Dennis Rainey
from Thomas Nelson Publishers
for Adult
in Clearance: Christian Books (Location: XCLE)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Passport 2 Purity - Travel Journal Replacement Kit
by Barbara Rainey, Dennis Rainey
from Family Life Publishing
for 5th-10th grade
in Sex Education (Location: HEAL-SEXED)
Preparing for Motherhood
by Barbara Miller Juliani
from New Growth Press
for Adult
in CCEF Counseling booklets (Location: XCL-CCEF)
$3.14 $1.75 (1 in stock)
Seven Tools for Cultivating Your Child's Potential
by Zan Tyler
from Apologia Educational Ministries
in Parenting (Location: XFA-PAR)
$12.00
Token for Children
by Cotton Mather, James Janeway
from Soli Deo Gloria
for Adult
in Covenant Family (Location: XFA-COV)
$18.95 $4.00 (3 in stock)
Victorian Nursery Companion
by Sarah Ban Breathnach
from Simon and Schuster
for Adult
in Parenting (Location: XFA-PAR)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
Where Do Babies Come From?
Learning About Sex #2
by Ruth Hummel
3rd edition from Concordia Publishing House
for 2nd-3rd grade
in Sex Education (Location: HEAL-SEXED)
$14.44
Where Do Babies Come From?
Learning About Sex #2
by Ruth Hummel
3rd edition from Concordia Publishing House
for 2nd-3rd grade
in Sex Education (Location: HEAL-SEXED)
$14.44
Where Do Babies Come From? (old)
Learning About Sex #2
by Ruth Hummel
Upd Rev from Concordia Publishing House
for 2nd-3rd grade
in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
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
Wonderful Way Babies Are Made
by Larry Christenson
2nd edition from Bethany House
for 2nd-8th grade
in Sex Education (Location: HEAL-SEXED)
$16.99
Wonderfully Made
by Danika Cooley
from Christian Focus Publications
for Kindergarten-1st grade
in Sex Education (Location: HEAL-SEXED)
$9.99