Clarkson, Clay.

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.

BV 4529 / .C535 2003