Parenting by God's Promises
Subtitle: how to raise children in the covenant of grace
Publisher: Reformation Trust
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Orlando, Fla.
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781567692662
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Derek W.H. Thomas; title: Introduction : Parenting with a strong hope; title: Part one: Covenantal foundations for parenting.; title: Encouragement through the covenant; title: Children of the covenant; title: Rearing children by faith; title: the covenant promise; title: Bringing children to Christ; title: Part two: Parenting as prophets, priests, and kings.; title: Our responsibility as parents; title: Teaching our children as prophets; title: What should we teach our children?; title: Training in godly living; title: Serving as priests in the home; title: Sympathizing with our children; title: Exercising living rule as kings; title: Preventative discipline; title: Corrective discipline; title: Part three: Practical steps for child-rearing.; title: Help from our Puritan forebears; title: Teaching children piety; title: Teaching children to listen; title: Taming children's tongues; title: Handling sibling relationships; title: Part four: Practical helps for teenagers.; title: Helping teenagers discern God's will; title: Helping teenagers resist negative peer pressure; title: Helping teenagers manage anger; title: Conclusion: To a thousand generations; title: Appendix 1: Cotton Mather's parental resolutions; title: Appendix 2: Children in the church; title: Study questions