Practical Biblical Solutions
Power Struggles: Why Being Right Can Make Everything Wrong
You’re in the middle of another argument with your partner. They’re driving you crazy. Can’t they see that you’re obviously right, and they’re so totally wrong? Their sense of logic confounds you. You can hardly believe that they aren’t budging from their stance. Why don't they see that your way [...]
Laying a Good Foundation in Your Child’s life—Part 5
Key Thought: Laying a good foundation during your child’s formative years is critically important indetermining who and what they will become as an adult. Quick Review: Two main components of child training (‘paideia’) Direction—getting a child on course Direction is Teaching + Modeling + Reinforcement = Internalization (i.e. our child [...]
Laying a Good Foundation in Your Child’s Life—Part 4
Key Thought: Laying a good foundation during your child’s formative years is critically important indetermining who and what they become as adults. Preparing for Change (What you can expect): There is no quick fix. We want to see our children’s behavior improve as quickly as possible but we need to [...]
Laying a Good Foundation in Your Child’s Life—Part 3
Key Thought: Laying a good foundation during your child’s formative years is critically important in determiningwho and what they will become as an adult. Quick Review: Two main components of child training (‘paideia’) Direction—getting a child on course. Teaching + Modeling + Reinforcement = Internalization (i.e. your child adopting your beliefs [...]
Laying a Good Foundation in Your Child’s Life—Part 2
Key Thought: Laying a good foundation during your child’s formative years is critically important indetermining who and what they will become as an adult. Quick Review: The fundamental problem with any parenting approach centers on the issue of control. The battle forcontrol begins early in a child’s life. Control is [...]
Laying a Good Foundation in Your Child’s Life—Part 1
Key Thought: Laying a good foundation during your child’s formative years is critically important in determining who and what they will become as an adult. Quick Review—The biblical parenting approach allows freedom within limits; the child is given control but on the parent’s terms. The amount of control given is [...]