Building Respect, Responsibility and Spiritual Values in Your Child

by Michael R. Phillips

138 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1981

About the author

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Michael Phillips has been writing in the Christian marketplace for 30 years. All told, he has written, co-written, and edited some 110 books. Phillips and his wife live in the U.S., and make their second home in Scotland.

Reviews

[Brittany · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend. I think it's even worth a second read..

[LAMONT D · Rating 3 out of 5]

From my own personal library: This book was given to us probably right before we had kids or in the midst of raising our two boys. I took lots of notes, so it had a positive impact on me not that I carried out what I wanted to or did it perfectly by any stretch of the imagination. An overall theme that was very hard for me early on was to choose to spend time with the kids and family. I was very busy working and/or volunteering time at the church and that always took me away from my family. One note talks about allowing the child to help but be patient with them. Another note talks about encouraging questions. Finally, a note that was hard to implement was this formula: praise + encouragement = motivation. There was also a good chapter on the difference between discipline and training. This book I am sure would still resonate with any parent in today's world. In my opinion those principles carry forward in each generation.