Parenting by the Book- A Review

Ok sorry about such a HUGE cover picture. I couldn't find anything else.



If you are a parent, this is a MUST read. I devoured this book. The minute Emma starting throwing temper tantrums, I thought, "Oh boy, I better get my act together." I needed a game plan. In my opinion the best place to find your game plan is from God's word. But since I'm not a bible scholar, I opted for a little help.

John Rosemond uses the basic principles for parenting and discipline from the Bible to give parents a practical application in today's world. Given his psycholgy background and work history, he has an interesting take on all the current theories of parenting. The entire first section of the book is devoted to completely discrediting any parenting theory that does not have God's principles at it's core.

As a teacher with some experience in the current public school systems of America, I found myself muttering a few 'Amens' along the way. In Rosemond's opinion (and mine), children these days have no respect for authority and absolutely no work-ethic. Rosemond contends that this is largely due to the complete lack of consistancy in parenting. He says there is so much "psycho-babble" going around that parents these days are confused about the "right" way to discipline.

Rosemond breaks down a child's life into three distinct "seasons" that each have a different style of parenting associated with them. This was the most helpful section of the book for me, because it helped me create a framework in my mind when thinking about appropriate responses to situations with my child.

Without giving too much more away, I highly recommend reading this book if you're a parent with children still in the raising stage. You won't be dissappointed.