What Do You Recommend?

Posted on March 3, 2010 
Filed Under Fathering, Focus on the Family, Parenting

Sitting in a conversation with Rob Kirkpatrick, the Executive Producer for our daily Focus radio program, we talked about parenting. We touched on several key resources and perspectives about child-rearing that we naturally rely on, day in and day out. For me, those include Dr. Dobson’s classic, New Strong Willed Child. And Dr. Kevin Leman’s book about the role of birth order in how children behave. And then there’s Dr. Gary Chapman’s book, Five Love Languages. And if I took a few more minutes, I could probably list several more books and videos that have been essential for me to use and apply as a parent.

I’m wondering what resources YOU might suggest to people – over and over again – as you go through the parenting journey? Give me a list of your favorite items – and some links, too.

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One Response to “What Do You Recommend?”

  1. Cheryl on March 4th, 2010 4:29 pm

    Well, I have never been a parent and don’t expect to at my late age, BUT, I have taught Life Skills classes and the material is EXCELLENT! I believe FOTF knows Paul Hegstrom, founder of Life Skills? Life Skills headquarters is in Aurora, CO. The classes really help parents to understand God’s plan for families and what healthy parenting looks like. We often carry over unhealthy patterns of parenting, because that’s all we know. Life Skills covers a broad range of topics, but parenting is the foundational piece… that’s where each of us starts our journeys (as children needing healthy parents). http://www.youtube.com/user/LifeSkillsIntl

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