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May 17th 2005
by W Publishing Group
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Paperback, 240 pages
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0849905486
(isbn13: 9780849905483)
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Parents in our post-modern world tend to be committed to but anxious about their child-rearing responsibilities. They've tried the countless parent...more
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Read in August, 2008
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My churchrecommends it for: Everyone
I loved this book, and hope to re-read it at least once, if not regularly. I think it is great on many levels. It is especially good for more authoritarian Christian parents, to help them understand how we can (and should?) parent our children with the grace with which our loving God parents us. I think far too many Christian parents lean more toward the justice side of God than the grace side. Another thing that came to my mind often as I read this book is how much I would love my non-Chris...more
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Read in July, 2006
recommends it for:
all parents
Wow - this book was really challenging. He talks a lot about giving your kids the grace to do things that aren't morally wrong (even though they might make you cringe - like dying their hair funky colors). Also, the focus should be on raising strong kids instead of "safe" kids. Very thought-provoking. I'm actually going to read this one again . . .
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Chill out!: This book was excellent in teaching me to chill out and have fun with my kids. I was trying to make them behave by giving them too many rules to live by. This book showed me how to ease up and enjoy them. Take away some of the rules that just brought our family down and have fun while taking the opportunity to teach Gos'd love and grace when their hearts are open to hear it!
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Read in May, 2008
Being a full-time stay-at-home mom has made me realize how little I actually know about parenting. I've been mired in the details of dirty diapers and spilled food, so this book is a welcome look at the big picture. He asserts that both legalistic and free-wheeling styles of parenting are ultimately unsuccessful. He argues that grace-based parenting consists of meeting your children's needs for security, significance, and strength (with love, purpose and hope). So far it hasn't been so cheesy ...more
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Read in April, 2008
I have only read one and a half chapters in this book, but am being rightfully reminded of the grace that exists for every person on earth and how grace can and should (in the author's and my opinion) be the basis for how we raise our children. It has refreshed me in a time when I have been hard on myself for many things in my life.
There are many parenting books out there that I haven't been able to finish because they spouted too many hard and fast rules to stay on the parenting fast-track...more
There are many parenting books out there that I haven't been able to finish because they spouted too many hard and fast rules to stay on the parenting fast-track...more
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Read in March, 2006
Best Christian Parenting book I have read in years! My wife and I got to have lunch with Tim and Darcy Kimmel in 2007, they're a great couple and this book combined with some of Tim's other books makes a great foundation for parenting.
So many parents today focus a majority of their time and parenting on academics, sports and hobbies then spend almost no time on morals, values and character development.
First read Robert Shaw's "The Epidemic: The Rot of American Culture, Absentee an...more
So many parents today focus a majority of their time and parenting on academics, sports and hobbies then spend almost no time on morals, values and character development.
First read Robert Shaw's "The Epidemic: The Rot of American Culture, Absentee an...more
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What a refreshing change from all the parenting books that are dogmatic, legalistic and tell you to follow specific formulas in order to raise your child. Finally a book that focuses on the heart of a child and not just the outward behavior! This book focuses on showing grace to your child in the same way that you have experienced grace. I now give this book to my friends as a babyshower gift.
A huge plus - I don't think there are any references to spanking as being the Biblical way to discipl...more
A huge plus - I don't think there are any references to spanking as being the Biblical way to discipl...more
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While not quite as informative as I would have preferred (think it's geared more toward people with older children, who had more experience), this book did help me -either directly or indirectly- realize that the "need" for immediate obedience from our children is based on fear of losing control.
It helped confirm that, for me, my parenting is about doing the "right thing", which is not necessarily what everyone would agree is the "thing that works".
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It helped confirm that, for me, my parenting is about doing the "right thing", which is not necessarily what everyone would agree is the "thing that works".
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Read in June, 2008
I'm not really sure what I thought of this book. On the one hand, I thought that the book was basically a simplistic explanation of Christianity coupled with common sense parenting, so I didn't feel like I got a lot out of it. Really? You should allow your children to be individuals but discipline them lovingly when they sin? Who would have thought of that without this book? On the other hand, I felt the author did have interesting explanations of different scripture passages, many of which...more
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Read in May, 2008
When I saw the title of this book, I was afraid it would be promoting an extremely lenient style of parenting. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was a well-balanced view of parenting - allowing kids to be themselves, helping them through the joys and trials of life, while holding a high standard. It is Biblically centered and very encouraging, and very do-able. I would recommend this read to any parents.
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Read in February, 2007
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i really liked this book. it's one that i'll want to read again because i really appreciated his philosophy of parenting. he talks a lot about motivation in our parenting and our jobs of raising our children into adults. while i don't necessarily think i'll base all my child-rearing philosophy on this book, it challenged me to have a philosophy and some basical principles on which to base decisions.
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Read in October, 2008
This is going to be a book that I refer back to again and again as my kids grow older. Kimmel gives great practical wisdom and Biblical foundation for loving my kids as God loves me -- with grace. I am reminded that God created each of my daughters uniquely, and He wants me to raise/love/train/teach them as individuals, without fear. He is greater than anything in the world.
This book so far is exactly what I have been trying to find for a long time. This completes so many of my thoughts that everyone else seems to talk in cirles about and yet go no where. This breaks the circle because it is truth, which sets you free. I hope to continue to learn many new things to change my destroying ways to life for my family and their generations to come.
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
any parent
This is the best book I have ever read on parenting. A wonderful Christian perspective that made me not only consider the way I look at parenting, but also the way I look at the gift of grace that God has given to me. My husband is reading it now, and I expect it will be a reread for me many times as the kids grow older. Excellent book.
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Read in October, 2004
recommends it for:
parents, particularly Christian parents
Too many Christian models of parenting are built on a closed mindset that demands the parent's main role be the disciplinarian. Dr. Kimmel describes a parent's role of the grace-barer, the image of God the Father in the life of their children. Throw away your copy of growing kids Skinner's way and pick this book up.
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Read in March, 2006
If you have kids or plan to have them - read this. So much better than the usual legalistic approach to parenting - the author has us go back to how God sees us because of Jesus and encourages us to parent from that foundation. I have re-read it three times if that gives you some idea.
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Kimmel's ideas are so simple and so biblical that almost any reader will respond that they knew the truths already. But that is the power of the book... because the truths are so biblical, and yet so difficult to live out.
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Read in February, 2007
Josh so badly wanted me to read this. Honestly, I got very little from it and found it hard to read. It took me months to read it. Sorry, but I really didn't like it much.
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Amazing book! I'm actually ready for a re-read to motivate me again.
Love his principles on what to discipline and what not to. Great book on biblical parenting.
Love his principles on what to discipline and what not to. Great book on biblical parenting.
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Very challenging book on taking parenting to a deeper and more spiritual level. A must read for Christian parents in my opinion.
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