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Parenting with Words of Grace: Building Relationships with Your Children One Conversation at a Time

William P. Smith | Crossway

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Parenting with Words of Grace: Building Relationships with Your Children One Conversation at a Time

William P. Smith | Crossway

  • $20.99

  • Many parents think too little of the words they use with their children. They see words as a means to an end, ignoring the relational dimension.

    Exploring how words are a means by which children grow to trust their parents, this book offers practical wisdom in the form of short chapters with real-world examples to guide parents into meaningful conversations with their children—reflecting God's own words to Christians as his children. Through consistent encouragement, loving correction, and careful confrontation, parents can use everyday moments to speak to their children in ways that represent God’s heart.

    224 pages

    Table of Contents:

    Foreword (Paul David Tripp)

    Introduction

    Part 1: The Vision

    1. Parenting is an Invitation

    2. The Invitation is Embedded in Your Conversations

    3. How Jesus Talks to Estranged Friends

    4. Extended Story: Sacred Space

    5. You Talk with No Guarantee

    6. You Speak out of the Grace You’ve Already Heard

    7. Extended Story: “Get in the Van”

    8. Your Kids Need You to Talk to Them . . . a Lot

    9. Extended Story: Nanny’s Funeral

    Part 2: The Hope

    10. Sometimes You Don’t Want to Talk

    11. Genesis 20

    12. Abraham: Misspeaks for God

    13. God: Speaks for Abraham

    14. Jesus: Speaks for You

    15. You: Take Words to God

    16. Practice: Prayer of Repentance for Misusing Your Mouth

    17. You: Hear Words from God

    18. You: Take Words to Your Kids

    19. Getting Started: Truth and Love

    Part 3: The Skill of Encouragement

    20. When Should You Encourage?

    21. Encouragement Takes Time

    22. Replace the Negatives at Home and Abroad

    23. Search for the Positive in Seed Form

    24. Be Encouraged When You’re Tired of Encouraging

    Part 4: The Skill of Honesty

    25. The Goal of Honesty: Rescue

    26. Think Before You Speak

    27. Be a Mirror that Invites Participation

    28. Lead with Your Worst Foot Forward

    30. Build Bridges with Your Failures

    31. Expect Your Kids to Make Mistakes

    32. Extended Story: Catching a Line-Drive . . . or Not

    33. Why You Really Do Want a Forgiving Lifestyle

    Afterword: You’re a Megaphone

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