GraceBased Parenting, Tim Kimmel
GraceBased Parenting, Tim Kimmel
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Grace-Based Parenting
Set Your Family Tree

Author: Tim Kimmel

Narrator: Tim Kimmel

Abridged: 2 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 01/21/2012


Synopsis

Discover a parenting style that nurtures a healthy family and displaces fear as a motivator for behavior. Learn how to meet your child's three driving inner needs for security, significance and strength with the invaluable gifts of love, purpose and hope.Modern parents are stressed out and tired. They’ve tried countless parenting books on the market, many of which are harsh, fear-based books that loving parents instinctively reject. As Christians, we frequently believe that the battle for a child's heart and soul is fought on the outside with rigid rules and boundaries, when in fact the opposite is true.Dr. Tim Kimmel, founder of Family Matters ministries, offers a timeless look at parenting. Rejecting rigidity and checklists that don't work, Dr. Kimmel recommends a parenting style that is the opposite, emphasizing the importance of communicating the unconditional love that Christ offers and affirming this timeless message of grace to one's family. In Grace-Based Parenting, you’ll learn:A parenting style that mirrors God's love, reflects His forgiveness, and displaces fear as a motivatorWhy fear-based parenting is a guaranteed method to set children up for failureHow to provide a safe space for children to develop into functional adults with purpose, security, and inner strengthAs we embrace the grace God offers, we begin to give it—creating a solid foundation for growing morally strong and spiritually motivated children. This revolutionary book presents a whole new way to nurture your family.

About Tim Kimmel

Dr. Tim Kimmel is one of America’s top advocates speaking for the family. He is the Executive Director of the non-profit ministry Family Matters, whose goal is to build great family relationships by educating, equipping and encouraging parents for every age and stage of life. Tim conducts conferences across the country on the unique pressures that confront today’s families. He has authored many books including: Little House on the Freeway (selling over 700,000 copies; Multnomah) and the Gold Medallion winning bestseller Grace Based Parenting (100,000 copies; Thomas Nelson). He lives with his family in Scottsdale, Arizona.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ada on March 15, 2022

4.5 This is a good, tender, perspective-giving parenting book. It stands together with Paul D. Tripp’s “Parenting: 14 gospel principles ...” as two of the best parenting books I have read. What I appreciate about both is their focus not on right methods (which, if existent, will always elude being co......more

Goodreads review by Miles on February 28, 2012

Was so excited about this book, but for the most part was left disappointed. Dr. Kimmel's problem isn't that he isn't informed, but that he doesn't clearly say what he's getting at. I love the overall message that Kimmel is giving about grace-based parenting, but every chapter in this book could hav......more

Goodreads review by R.K. on November 15, 2010

Ugh. I hate reviewing this one. It drove me mad and I wanted to throw it across the room several times. I did wind up hissing at it once or twice. I would also highly recommend it. Kimmel has produced a solid work of philosophy/right-thought (as opposed to a practical instruction book)on what he beli......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on December 28, 2023

I didn’t end up liking this one as much as I expected to. The author does make some good points, but I have to say that for a book about grace there sure are a lot of rules here. Seems like he has very little grace for parents who are struggling in this area, and he has harsh words for legalists. I......more

Goodreads review by Greg on December 02, 2011

Grace Based Parenting HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Over the last 16 years as a parent I have read a lot of books on parenting, I have taught many courses on parenting, and my wife and I have given a lot of advice to parents, plus we have made a lot of mistakes that we hope to learn from. This book is probably o......more