This book talks about ways to give life to your children.

She also tasks parents to look past the behavior and straight to the heart of the matter. This is what will also win their hearts for Christ. This book is similar to Parenting by Paul David Tripp in the sense that they are both encouraging parents to win the hearts of their children. I personally have never homeschooled my kids and can’t get enough of what Sally Clarkson has to say. That doesn’t mean that if you are a public school mom you can’t glean anything from this book. She is a mom of four children who are now grown up but she homeschooled them their whole school lives and wouldn’t have done it any other way. Sally Clarkson has a whole list of books that would benefit parents but The Life-Giving Parent is by far my favorite. This can be a bonus resource to help get the information in another way. Paul David Tripp also has videos that go along with the topics in the book. If you haven’t read this book then I would encourage you to borrow it or buy it. He encourages parents to not only want behavioral change but first and foremost heart change. I also love that he has a long-haul view of parenting your kids. It forces you to look at your own relationship with Jesus while trying to parent your children. Parenting by Paul David Tripp is a book that time and again points you back to Jesus.

The first book on my list has honestly been an amazing, eye-opening resource for me. God made your child and is the ultimate authority on how to raise them. However, there is one thing that is imperative and that is parenting with a Christ-centered point of view. I love this approach because, as a mother of five, all of my kids require something different and unique approach.Įach child is different and will need a different method of parenting. None of these books give you a step-by-step formula for the perfect child but focus on your heart, your walk with Christ, and the heart of your child.

There are some highly recommended books out there but I want to focus on my top three favorite Christ-centered parenting books. While there isn’t exactly a handbook, there is, of course, the Bible as well as biblically-based parenting books.

Parenting is not an easy task but the great news is that there are amazing resources available for parents.

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