The Faithful Parent
A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family

This is a very helpful book on parenting. The authors address every stage of child development and the key biblical issues that parents need to be aware of. The book contains many helpful diagrams and charts for practically applying biblical principles to parenting, sanctification, and repentance.......more

I loved reading through this and will definitely reference it once Baby is Earth-side! It was a very easy read and the layout of the text is laid out logically beginning with the role and motivation of the parent towards parenting and then sectioning into parenting throughout the different stages of......more

This book was a mixed bag of solid, biblical teaching; obvious parenting advice; and some points of disagreement. As an example of disagreement, it teaches when a toddler is told to come but she runs the other way wanting to be chased, she needs to be disciplined (57). This is a hard one because you......more

I like both authors and have respect for their other work but was disappointed with this book. I felt that if I read it when my children were first born it would have been more beneficial. They also seemed dogmatic in areas I didn't think they needed to be. In other areas I was hoping for more infor......more

While I feel like it is extraordinarily helpful, I thought that at times was pedantic and disjointed. As a single dad, who is trying to do the best that I can, the chapter on Special Cases was an encouragement after having my guts ripped out in the prior 8 chapters. I should have read the last 3 cha......more