Spiritual Parenting: An Awakening for Todays Families

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Spiritual Parenting: An Awakening for Today’s Families

Michelle Anthony shares practical examples and biblical insight on the spiritual role of parenting. Heaven is for Real: Not a Fan Updated and Expanded. To Heaven and Back. The True Events that Inspired the Movie. The Best of Me. A Very Special Delivery. The Message Full Size. A World I Never Made.

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She characterizes that kind of faith as one where our children: Know and hear the voice of God, 2. Desire to obey His voice and 3. Walk in obedience to His voice by the power of the Holy Spirit. The single biggest point she stresses about that goal though, is that the only way to pass that kind of faith down to our children is to pos In this book, Michelle focuses on what it takes to truly be "spiritual parents" to our kids by passing down to them a vibrant faith and relationship with Christ.

The single biggest point she stresses about that goal though, is that the only way to pass that kind of faith down to our children is to possess it in ourselves First! We can't give what we don't have and so, first and foremost, being a spiritual parent is about the work that God wants to in MY life and relationship with Him. That approach is something which spoke deeply to me and resonates with my way of thinking about my influence on my children's lives. I also love the way she approaches all aspects of misbehavior in children by encouraging parents to uncover the real issue behind the behavior, instead of simply applying "behavior modification" and trying to force your kids to act correctly out of their own willpower.

Overall, this is very encouraging strategic not tactical discussion on the big-picture points of raising kids who become great adults. It is not a book full of specific actions to take in specific situations, rather it is a book that will help you develop a set of principals and values from which you can derive the actions necessary for any specific situation.

I highly recommend to all parents, regardless of you kid's ages! Jun 01, Emily Copeland rated it it was amazing Shelves: I was familiar with Dr. Anthony's work and her heart for families and family ministry before reading Spiritual Parenting, but my previous experience with her writing was from a family ministry perspective. This book, however, was for families rather than ministry staff.

With my husband being a minister to families, the passion behind this book hits close to home. Anthony's points focus on our call as parents to live out a faith worth passing on to our kids, to be authentic Christ-fol I was familiar with Dr. Anthony's points focus on our call as parents to live out a faith worth passing on to our kids, to be authentic Christ-followers in every aspect of our parenting.

In all honesty, I didn't initially care for the title. I feel like being "spiritual" and being Christ-followers aren't one and the same. I'm so glad that didn't keep me from reading, though. I would have missed out on the reminders of the importance of purposeful parenting, affirmation regarding our calling as family, and encouragement to press on even when we as parents fail, which is often. Additionally, I could see this being a fantastic book for churches to share with their families. Spiritual Parenting takes the very principles being shared in pulpits all over and shows what they look like in the modern Christian home.

I know I can't be the only one that needs help connecting the dots from time to time. This book has been a great help and it's one I'm happy to recommend to my friends. Feb 15, Catherine Gillespie rated it really liked it Shelves: The book is packed with thought-provoking vision leavened with just enough practical application that you understand it and are inspired, without feeling bound to do things in one specific way.

I think the strength of the book is the idea that God is working on parents as much as He is working on children, and that we can have hope and be encouraged because of that. So this is why so much of being a spiritual parent is about the work that God wants to do in each of us—first. If you really only have time to read one or two parenting books, this is one I might recommend for one of the spots.

Jul 07, Jenny rated it really liked it. I enjoyed this book. It reminded me that parenting and discipline aren't just about raising nice and obedient kids which is important , but helping to form them spiritually- in what they know about God and how they relate to him. Michelle Anthony talks about "spiritual formation vs. More than just dealing with discipline, she addresses great parenting opportunities like instilling identity, community, service, and responsibility I enjoyed this book.

More than just dealing with discipline, she addresses great parenting opportunities like instilling identity, community, service, and responsibility in our kids. I also enjoyed her passion for teaching our children the "bigger story" from the bible-that all that happened in the Old Testament was pointing to the bigger story, that God out of His love, would provide a Savior so His people could be in relationship with Him.

And finally, toward the end of the book she addresses how to important it is to have an "Environment of Knowing". She talks about how our kids want to feel known and how they can be known by God. Also, about modeling to our kids the difference between knowing about God from our minds but knowing God in our hearts. Nov 09, Ivy rated it it was amazing. Spiritual Parenting are for parent's that want to raise a child to be close to Christ. It talks about different environments that every child faces and teaches how to raise your child up to the best ability as a Christian while your child is in these environments.

Did you that according to Psychology and Sociology tests once children reach their 13th year, parents are no longer role models to them? It's like a switch goes off in their head and they start turning toward media and friends for guidance. Which means we have 12 years to really mold them into what we want them to be, how will you teach within those 12 years?

I started reading this book because I started attending a class within my church community called "Spiritual Parenting" where they gave us this book for free and played DVD's of classes Michelle Anthony, the author, taught. This book is well organized and how such much insight, information, and directions on how to raise your child to be close with God. I enjoyed every minute of this book and am definitely going to take everything I learned and teach it to my 2 children.

Jan 05, Denise rated it really liked it Shelves: The presentation of the spiritual parenting 'style' was unique to most parenting books. Rather than very broad mindsets or specific situation advice, the author laid out 10 environments to create for your children. Within each, there was foundational motivations as well as some examples.

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I found this helpful to think through how to apply to my own parenting while still adapting to the passions of personality of our own family. The 10 environments are things we would like for our kids and the typ The presentation of the spiritual parenting 'style' was unique to most parenting books. The 10 environments are things we would like for our kids and the type of framework we hope to build - hearts of service, understanding of identity in Christ, etc.

My major drawback to this book was the length of the introduction. There were two chapters of preliminary information followed by a long recap of the entire Biblical narrative in chapter 3 environment of God's larger story. At that point, I almost gave up on the book due to its vagueness and then information I didn't think needed to be explained so much. Thankfully, I had it on my Kindle and kept reading for a few more days of workouts and then found the pay dirt.

Mar 02, Elise rated it liked it Shelves: I liked this book. I wouldn't call it profound, but appreciated the way it encourages parents to recognize that every child is different, every family is different, and every situation is different - and therefore there is no one "right" way to parent. I've long felt that "be the person you want your child to be" is the best motto for parenting, and this book took that philosophy and layered in the idea that parents can tap into spiritual answers to how to respond in specific scenarios.

And the I liked this book. And the response with one child in a certain scenario may be different that the response with another child in the same scenario, etc.

Jan 22, Karen rated it really liked it Shelves: I've had this book for a few years and have read parts of it here and there, but I picked it up again this winter with the goal of reading it slowly and learning from it. I did, but I'm going to admit it was painful for me. Not because it's a bad book, it's not, it's excellent and complete truth. For me, it was so painful, because of the conviction and realization of how poorly I've been doing "Spiritual Parenting" if even at all I'll have a good cry and pray for discipline for myself to start changing where I can-- and pray that it's not too late.

Jan 10, Dalaina May rated it it was amazing Shelves: This one goes on my "keep handy" self because I'll be referring back to it for years to come. Not much of a how to guide, Spiritual Parenting is more about helping Christian parents lay the foundation for what they are trying to accomplish in their homes. What is the whole point of this thing called parenting? Is it to raise nice, obedient children? Or is it to raise kids in an environment where Christ is free to mold and transform their little lives, even as he does their parents'? Once those f This one goes on my "keep handy" self because I'll be referring back to it for years to come.

Once those fundamental questions are answered, Anthony goes on to give some practical ways to make this a reality in families. May 10, Claire Johnson rated it it was ok Shelves: It was tedious and obvious for any parent who has been following the Lord for a significant amount of time.

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She says pain in necessary in discipline: But there are so many better Christian parenting books out there. Nov 28, Sean Post rated it really liked it.

What if Christian parenting is less about controlling behavior and more about creating environments that put your child in the path of God? That's precisely what Michelle Anthony suggests in this accessible, practical book on parenting. She mentions half a dozen "environments" that parents ought to try and create in their home in order to "train up their children in the way they should go".

As a father of younger boys 5, 1.

Spiritual Parenting: An Awakening for Today's Families by Michelle Anthony

Even still, this book will hit home for parents at any stage. Jul 04, Erika rated it really liked it Shelves: Finished this the night before my husband deploys to Afghanistan for 9 months. We've been reading it aloud when we get time. The book has lots of great points in it - I'd definitely consider re-reading it sometime in the future.

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Plenty of things about relationships with children that I also can apply to my relationship with my husband. I enjoyed reading it aloud because every time something triggered a thought in my mind I could discuss it with my husband right away. I definitely would recommend Finished this the night before my husband deploys to Afghanistan for 9 months.

I definitely would recommend this to any Christian parent. Oct 13, David Mullen rated it really liked it Shelves: I found this book to be disturbing I mean that in a good way. I mean, why do we read books of this nature, if not to challenge ourselves to something. In this case there were just so many places I had not thought of, in which I could really find some creative ways to challenge myself and my kids to push beyond the easy-believism of the Western Church This book certainly has it's pros and cons.

I found multiple suggestions and arguments beneficial and even began incorporating some of them into my parenting. Overall I feel like much of what was said could have been said more briefly and in a few number of pages. If you're looking for books to read on parenting, this one may or may not be a groundbreaking for you, but I'd at least say give it a shot and see if even one of Michelle's stories inspires or encourages you!

It brought many memories of my upbringing by my own parents. My parents brought me up to be strong not only in the word but to also spread the word by modeling to my friends, family, and children every day. I am not perfect in any way, but that is where God comes in.

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