Grace-based parenting : set your family free

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Today's leading Christian parenting models are wrong -- they don't work. What families need is a great example, not more heavy-handed methods. In Grace-Based Parenting, Dr. Kimmel offers a revolutionary concept that focuses on the model and guidance provided by God the Father -- the ultimate child-and-family expert. Grace-Based Parenting is not another manual full of impossible standards; rather it is a new map for learning to see ourselves and our children through God's limitless tenderness -- to raise our kids the way God raises us. This thoughtful, profound, and compassionate book presents a truly liberating way to nurture a healthy family. As we embrace the grace He offers, we begin to give it -- creating a sound foundation for growing morally strong and spiritually motivated children.

Contents:

Why Well-Meaning Parenting Falls Short -- The Truth Behind Grace -- A Secure Love -- A Significant Purpose -- A Strong Hope -- A Delivery System for Grace -- The Freedom to Be Different -- The Freedom to Be Vulnerable -- The Freedom to Be Candid -- The Freedom to Make Mistakes -- Evening Grace.

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xii, 260 p. ; 22 cm.

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Parenting -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.

Grace (Theology)

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Thomas Nelson,

Publication Date:

2004

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9780849905483

Publication Information:

Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, c2004.

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248.8 KIMMEL

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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 motivator Why fear-based parenting is a guaranteed method to set children up for failure How to provide a safe space for children to develop into functional adults with purpose, security, and inner strength

As 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.

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
1 Why Well-Meaning Parenting Falls Short	p. 1
2 The Truth Behind Grace	p. 27
3 A Secure Love	p. 43
4 A Significant Purpose	p. 67
5 A Strong Hope	p. 93
6 A Delivery System for Grace	p. 127
7 The Freedom to Be Different	p. 137
8 The Freedom to Be Vulnerable	p. 163
9 The Freedom to Be Candid	p. 183
10 The Freedom to Make Mistakes	p. 211
11 Evening Grace	p. 227
Notes	p. 231
Study Questions	p. 243

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