Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus

by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson

Book Overview

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All of us want to raise good kids. And we want to be good parents. But what exactly do we mean by "good?" And is "being good" really the point?

Mother-daughter team Elyse Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson contend that every way we try to make our kids "good" is simply an extension of Old Testament Law--a set of standards that is not only unable to save our children, but also...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433520095
• ISBN13: 9781433520099
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Crossway
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Great book title, terrible content.

Labeling a young child’s behavior as ‘sin’ does nothing to help the parent teach the skill the child is showing you they have not yet mastered. One of the biggest issues I have with this book is the lack of basic child development. She says the two year old who won’t sit still during prayer should get one warning, then the “level of correction" needs to step up to a “firm slap on the hand or bottom.” Shame and pain to develop a child's prayer life?? Expecting a 2 year old to sit still is developmentally inappropriate, and no amount of "slaps" can speed up child development. No one learns how to obey God by obeying their parents. That, my friend, is the work the Holy Spirit and Jesus, not our own efforts. Hard pass on this book. Go read Parenting by Paul David Tripp to learn about biblical grace.