Parents
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Chapter 7: Honour Your Parents — Family, Authority, and Generational Conflict
Kingdom Ethics and the Ten Commandments Today Relevance for the Church, Culture Wars, Law vs. Grace, and Christian Discipleship This chapter focuses on the Fifth Commandment — “Honour your father and your mother” (Exod. 20:12) — and its application for family, authority, and generational relationships in contemporary Christian life. 1.…
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9: Honour Your Parents – Family, Authority, and the Kingdom of God
The Ten Commandments and the Teachings of Jesus: A Theological, Cultural, and Political Exposition 1. Introduction The fifth commandment marks the transition point between duties to God and duties to fellow humans. It begins the second section of the Decalogue, yet it still retains a deeply theological orientation, as family…
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The Whole-Brain Child
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind – Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson 1. Full Citation Siegel, D.J. & Bryson, T.P. (2011) The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind. New York: Delacorte Press. 2. Introduction The Whole-Brain Child…
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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk – Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish 1. Full Citation Faber, A. & Mazlish, E. (1980) How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk. New York: Avon Books. 2. Introduction Widely regarded as…
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Raising Boys
Raising Boys: Why Boys Are Different – and How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men – Steve Biddulph 1. Full Citation Biddulph, S. (1997) Raising Boys: Why Boys Are Different – and How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men. Sydney: Finch Publishing. 2. Introduction In Raising…
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The Foster Parenting Toolbox
The Foster Parenting Toolbox – Kim Phagan-Hansel (Editor) 1. Full Citation Phagan-Hansel, K. (Ed.) (2012) The Foster Parenting Toolbox. Coon Rapids, MN: EMK Press. 2. Introduction The Foster Parenting Toolbox is a comprehensive anthology that equips current and prospective foster carers with practical insights, real-life experiences, and trauma-informed strategies. Compiled…
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The Simple Guide to Child Trauma
The Simple Guide to Child Trauma: What It Is and How to Help – Betsy de Thierry 1. Full Citation de Thierry, B. (2016) The Simple Guide to Child Trauma: What It Is and How to Help. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. 2. Introduction The Simple Guide to Child Trauma is…
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Parenting from the Inside Out
Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive – Daniel J. Siegel & Mary Hartzell 1. Full Citation Siegel, D.J. & Hartzell, M. (2003) Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive. New York:…
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The Science of Parenting
The Science of Parenting: How Today’s Brain Research Can Help You Raise Happy, Emotionally Balanced Children – Margot Sunderland 1. Full Citation Sunderland, M. (2006) The Science of Parenting: How Today’s Brain Research Can Help You Raise Happy, Emotionally Balanced Children. London: Dorling Kindersley. 2. Introduction The Science of Parenting…
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No-Drama Discipline
No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind – Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson 1. Full Citation Siegel, D.J. & Bryson, T.P. (2014) No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind. New York: Bantam…
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The Baby Book
The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two – William Sears & Martha Sears 1. Full Citation Sears, W. & Sears, M. (2003) The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two. Revised edn. New…
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The Montessori Toddler
The Montessori Toddler: A Parent’s Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being – Simone Davies 1. Full Citation Davies, S. (2019) The Montessori Toddler: A Parent’s Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being. Seattle: Workman Publishing. 2. Introduction The Montessori Toddler introduces parents to a modern,…
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The Danish Way of Parenting
The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids – Jessica Joelle Alexander & Iben Dissing Sandahl 1. Full Citation Alexander, J.J. & Sandahl, I.D. (2016) The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising…
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Elevating Child Care
Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting – Janet Lansbury 1. Full Citation Lansbury, J. (2014) Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting. Los Angeles: JLML Press. 2. Introduction Elevating Child Care presents a calm, grounded approach to parenting infants and toddlers based on the respectful parenting principles…
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The Gentle Parenting Book
The Gentle Parenting Book: How to Raise Calmer, Happier Children from Birth to Seven – Sarah Ockwell-Smith 1. Full Citation Ockwell-Smith, S. (2016) The Gentle Parenting Book: How to Raise Calmer, Happier Children from Birth to Seven. London: Piatkus. 2. Introduction The Gentle Parenting Book lays out a respectful, evidence-based…
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Simplicity Parenting
Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids – Kim John Payne & Lisa M. Ross 1. Full Citation Payne, K.J. & Ross, L.M. (2009) Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids. New…
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The 5 Love Languages of Children
The 5 Love Languages of Children: The Secret to Loving Children Effectively – Gary Chapman & Ross Campbell 1. Full Citation Chapman, G. & Campbell, R. (1997) The 5 Love Languages of Children: The Secret to Loving Children Effectively. Chicago: Northfield Publishing. 2. Introduction The 5 Love Languages of Children…
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The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did) – Philippa Perry 1. Full Citation Perry, P. (2019) The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did). London: Penguin Life. 2. Introduction In The…
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Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting – Dr Laura Markham 1. Full Citation Markham, L. (2012) Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting. New York: TarcherPerigee. 2. Introduction In Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids, Dr Laura Markham offers a compassionate, neuroscience-informed approach…
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Brain Rules for Baby
Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five – John Medina 1. Full Citation Medina, J. (2010) Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five. Seattle: Pear Press. 2. Introduction In Brain Rules for…