Do We Need to Teach our Kids That They’re Dirty Rotten Sinners?

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Mar 15, 2018 | Family

Christian parenting advice seems to really like discipline and obedience. Rebecca here on the blog today. As I was researching other parenting books and various Christian parenting blogs as I wrote my book, Why I Didn’t Rebel, this focus on repentance and...

Thinking More About Raising Great Kids

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 1, 2011 | Family, Parenting Small Children

In most of the parenting books I’ve read, and in most of the parenting books I see, the parenting techniques focus on stopping certain behaviour. We’re focused on how to react when kids do something wrong. Our starting point is already the negative: how to...

Why are Parents so Afraid to Set Limits?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 9, 2010 | Family

Many parents feel really awkward enforcing boudaries. I recently read an article on new parenting trends, and apparently exercising Parental Authority is something new. Who knew? The article first mentioned some pretty stupid trends (although they don’t...