Give Them Grace
Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus
by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
Reading Profile
Should I read this?
Reads like a pastoral primer that pushes parents to rethink 'being good' as a response to grace rather than a set of rules to earn approval. Strength lies in its clear theological language, scriptural examples, and concrete parenting scenarios that model gospel-centered responses. Limitation: sustained doctrinal argument and repeated proof-texting can become preachy and repetitive, and there are few step-by-step behavior strategies or secular psychological tools for parents who want practical how-tos.
Read this if...
- •a parent of toddlers active in a Christian congregation who wants to stop using reward/punishment cycles and instead teach forgiveness and identity in faith during everyday discipline
- •a small-group leader preparing a short parenting discussion series who needs scripture-rich material and a consistent theological line to prompt group conversation
- •a children's-ministry volunteer or pastor advising families who wants language and examples that prioritize gospel assurance over behavior charts when talking about obedience
Skip this if...
- •you'll likely put it down when the same scriptural examples and doctrinal points are restated and you realize you wanted concrete, step-by-step discipline techniques
- •annoying if you prefer parenting books grounded in contemporary psychology, data, or secular behavior-management tactics rather than theological argument
- •frustrating if you wanted hands-on exercises or checklists — this is primarily teaching and encouragement, not a how-to manual
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 pointMotherdaughter team Elyse Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson contend that every way we try to make our kids "good" is simply an extension of Old Testament Lawa set of standards that is not only unable to sa...
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Reading Specifications
Difficulty:hard
Audience Fit
- a parent of toddlers active in a Christian congregation who wants to stop using reward/punishment cycles and instead teach forgiveness and identity in faith during everyday discipline
- a small-group leader preparing a short parenting discussion series who needs scripture-rich material and a consistent theological line to prompt group conversation
- a children's-ministry volunteer or pastor advising families who wants language and examples that prioritize gospel assurance over behavior charts when talking about obedience
- you'll likely put it down when the same scriptural examples and doctrinal points are restated and you realize you wanted concrete, step-by-step discipline techniques
- annoying if you prefer parenting books grounded in contemporary psychology, data, or secular behavior-management tactics rather than theological argument
- frustrating if you wanted hands-on exercises or checklists — this is primarily teaching and encouragement, not a how-to manual
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appears in Christian Parenting and Nonfiction.
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