Home Improvement: The Parenting Book You Can Read to Your Kids

by Scott Turansky, Joanne Miller

This book contains eight principles every family needs written by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN. You'll learn practical, handon ideas for helping your kids deal with their anger, constructive ways to end discipline times, and keys that will help children change their hearts, not just their behavior. Turansky and Miller offer tried and true strategies in a refreshingly new family-friendly format.This is the parenting book you can read to your kids. Each chapter starts with a fictional story of Craig and Marlene and their two kids as they discover a parenting problem and develop a solution. When you read this book with your kids they'll say, "Mom, that's just like our family." Then you'll be able to say, "You're right. Let's see how they solved that problem."Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN lead the National Cetner for Biblical Parenting and speak nationwide on issues related to parenting.You'll love this book's easy to read style and practical approach.

Genres: Parenting, Christian, Nonfiction

200 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 1996

About the author

Scott Turansky has been a pastor and missionary for more than 33 years and is an author of several books. In addition to pastoring full time, Scott also conducts parenting seminars on Saturdays around the United States (effectiveparenting.org). He is the cofounder of the National Center for Biblical Parenting (biblicalparenting.org) and has co-authored four books.

Reviews

[Miah Bartlett · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has been a total game changer in our parenting. It blessed me and my husband so much!

[Mikenna Rogowsky · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a great example of don’t judge a book by its cover… 😅

As a pediatric OT, children’s ministry volunteer, and friend of many amazing parents, I spend a lot of time partnering with parents and caregivers. So, I am always looking for great resources to help empower and equip parents and caregivers to disciple children well and to help me in my own work and ministry (especially since I’m not a parent yet, so don’t have my own parenting advice to give).

All that to say, this the best parenting book I have read so far. I am sure this won’t be the last time I read it and is the first of many times I will recommend it.

I really do only wish they would update the cover!

[Serhii Hedikov · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good parenting principles.

[Carrie Turansky · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book! It is especially geared to parents who have younger children, but parents with kids at all ages would also benefit from these practical ideas. Teach your kids out to listen and obey right away and much more. I recommend this book often to my friends.

[Randi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another excellent read by ncbp

These are my fave authors for parenting and I always am so encouraged inspired and challenged in their books. So thankful for the wisdom they pass on to young mothers like me !

[Lobug · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good one. I especially like the emphasis on positive parenting- encouragement and training vs. focus on discipline. Teaching character qualities even to toddlers, great practical ideas- Just part of the reason I think this is a good parenting book to add to your shelves.

[Amanda]

So far, interesting and practical tips for dealing with disobedience in children. I only made it part of the way through, the stories are a little annoying, but the tips make sense and are useful.

[Tracey]

I've been learning some practical skills to help discipline my boys.

[Russ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought it was really good and had some great techniques to remember. a lot the same as love and logic, but another approach is effective.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very practical ideas for parenting effectively.

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book contains some very good alternatives . Now to implement some of them.