Heartfelt discipline : the gentle art of training and guiding your child /
Clay Clarkson.
- 1st ed.
- Colorado Springs, Colo. : Waterbrook Press, 2003.
- x, 243 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-243).
The heart of parenthood : the Bible's liberating truth about discipline -- The heart of childhood : seeing your child through God's eyes -- Sparing the rod... : without spoiling the child -- Parenting by faith : the Bible's formula-free approach to discipline -- Sympathy versus strictness : the power of listening and understanding -- Encouragement versus guilt : the power of believing and affirming -- Nurture versus neglect : the power of perceiving and helping -- Instruction versus information : the power of discernment and godly counsel -- Spiritual discipline : parenting through the power of grace -- Verbal discipline : speaking wise words to correct what's wrong -- Behavioral discipline : using consequences to shape a child's will -- Physical discipline : correction that works on a child's "won't" -- Protecting against unhealthy appetites : discerning what controls your child's desires -- Protecting against harmful relationships : discerning who holds your child's heart -- Protecting against unhealthy media : discerning what captures your child's imagination -- The promise of heartfelt discipline : setting your child's feet on the path of life.
1578565839 (pbk.)
2003005858
Parenting--Religious aspects--Christianity. Child rearing--Religious aspects--Christianity. Discipline of children--Religious aspects--Christianity. Parenting--Biblical teaching. Child rearing--Biblical teaching. Discipline of children--Biblical teaching.