Practical parenting advice from a Christian perspective. It helps parents change their own behaviors so that they parent better. It will make a good addition to my church’s library.

It would definitely have been useful if this had been available when I was raising my three daughters, but I wanted to read it to be a better grandparent to the precious little ones God has blessed me with. I feel that I can also be a resource to my stressed out daughters and stepchildren as they seek to raise their children with Christian principles. The authors use scripture references to support the principles they address. They encourage an approach to parenting that is sure to reach the soul of their children and be a balm to innocent little ones entrusted to their care by God. Listening with love is a large part of the discipline plan they present in the pages of this book. I would recommend this book to parents, grandparents, and those foster parents and others who are raising children. I did feel that some of the book's discipline techniques could have been explained with fewer words. Stressed out parents do not have much free time for reading.
I give this book a 4 star rating. I felt some principles could have been discussed in a shorty manner.
I received a copy of this book from netgalley and Bethany House Publishers.

I admit I haven't finished this book. It has been a busy season of life for me especially with my parenting. But for really great books, I always seem to squeeze it in. This book for me was just not a really great book. I gleaned some gems of wisdom that I felt were more applicable for when my children are older but for now just didn't seem relevant or doable even.