The Flourishing Family Quotes

“Until we are willing to see our children as who God made them to be, we will never treat them the way God calls us to. If our first thought about our children is that they are a hassle or manipulative, we are not seeing them as God does. We can acknowledge the challenges of raising children while still recognizing that they are made in God’s image and profoundly loved by Him.”
― David Erickson, The Flourishing Family: A Jesus-Centered Guide to Parenting with Peace and Purpose

“When we get a child to obey, but they’re doing it in order to stay safe or feel loved by their parent, it’s not character formation; it is not creating good habits; it is not Jesus-centered discipleship or heart change. It is survival.”
― David Erickson, The Flourishing Family: A Jesus-Centered Guide to Parenting with Peace and Purpose