God's Wisdom for Raising Kids

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Moms, don't despair! There is just an abundance of help and treasure found at Focus on the Family and FamilyLife Today to help us in our journey as a parent.

You will have missed out on a lot of precious gems if you just skim through this posting without first checking out these links.

Reading some of these or listening to the message can change our mindsets on some parenting perspective. These resources can also lift our sometimes dreary and heavy spirit. I am just so very encouraged by these resources.

Don't take my word for it. Try it for yourself !

God's Wisdom for Raising Children

Author John Rosemond, a family psychologist who currently devotes much of his time to public speaking and writing, offers biblically-based advice to moms and dads in a discussion based on his recent release Parenting by The Book.

• God's Wisdom for Raising Children (Part 1 of 2)
  
• God's Wisdom for Raising Children (Part 2 of 2)
• John Rosemond's "Bill of Rights" for Children (PDF document)
  

I learnt so much from these podcast. Child psychology and child rearing fads may come and go, but God's biblical principles for raising children never change, even with technology advancement and change of times.

Wisdom from Susannah Wesley, mother of John Wesley

How to Conquer the Will of Your Child - An article from Focus on The Family - Good behavior from children makes parents happy. But children often don't behave the way we'd like them to because they need our help.

Article from Focus on the Family : Help Your Child Behave

Teaching Teens to Follow Rules :

Are your kids testing your boundaries? Today Dennis Rainey tells parents about the benefits of healthy boundaries, and what they need to do to pass on a legitimate faith in Christ to the next generation.

• Teaching Teens to Follow the Rules, Part 1
  
• Teaching Teens to Follow the Rules, Part 2
  

Big Truths for Young Hearts

• Introducing Your Child to God - Are you helping your children know God? Bruce Ware, professor of Christian theology at Southern Baptist Seminary, urges parents to use the ordinary moments of life to introduce their children to God and grow disciples in the faith.
  
• Sandbox Theology - Do your children sense God's awesome power? Professor Bruce Ware, author of Big Truths for Young Hearts, encourages parents to use God's wonderful Creation and other everyday examples to give their children a sense of awe at the thought of God.
  
• Helping Your Child Understand the Holy Spirit - How, and what, do you teach your children about the Holy Spirit? Today Professor Bruce Ware helps equip parents to teach their children about the Holy Spirit in terms that even boys and girls can understand.
  

The Minivan Years - Do you sometimes feel like motherhood has you stuck in a rut somewhere between carpool and laundry? Olivia Bruner encourages mothers to get passionate about their role as moms, realizing that the time they have with their children is fleeting and precious.

Encouragement for Stay-at-Home Moms

Dr. Laura Schlessinger talks with Dr. James Dobson about the value of moms staying at home during the childrearing years in a discussion based on her new book, In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms.

• Encouragement for Stay-at-Home Moms (Part 1 of 2)
  
• Encouragement for Stay-at-Home Moms (Part 2 of 2)