Changing Your Child's Heart: Parenting Tools to Change Your Child's Attitude... [Paperback]

Steve Sherbondy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1998

Tough-love “power tools”to win the battle of wills without losing a child's heart. Parents of all aged childred will be given loving, biblical, unique examples of how to change their child's attitude and not just their behavior. Instead of avoiding conflict, parents are encouraged to embrace it as the pathway to true relationship.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0842304290
• ISBN-13: 978-0842304290
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #925,247 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Recommend This Book Highly Enough, November 21, 1999

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Daria Doering (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This book is so head-and-shoulders above all the rest, that I would call it virtually the ONLY helpful child-rearing book I've ever read (and I've read more child-rearing books than anyone else I've ever met). Most current child-rearing books and classes teach this namby-pamby "better communication," "love them more" stuff, which for most of us was never our problem in the first place, and it doesn't even touch the heart of the issue. This book teaches that our children's ATTITUDE is the most important issue. It gives a progression of tools for dealing with their attitudes, from setting expectations, to logical consequences, to assigning work, and more. It gets to a sort of "tough love for younger ages" approach, which is what so many of the shockingly rude and spoiled children in our present society (and their misled, abused parents) need so desperately. I can't recommend this book highly enough!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better because it is specific and original, July 10, 2000

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Athair (Platte City, MO United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Changing Your Child's Heart: Parenting Tools to Change Your Child's Attitude... (Paperback)

There are other people who are doing the same sort of thing Steve Sherbondy does -- James Dobson, Gary Smalley and John Rosemond. While they all have good ideas (go ahead and read their books) but none is specific, and many a clueless parent needs to start with a script, showing EXACTLY what to say and do in specific situations. Steve gives you the script. He alone seems to consider what to do next when the last brilliant discipline idea just didn't work. And besides having experience with his family and children of clients as the others do, he has worked with some hardcore delinquents as a houseparent. There is is philosophical and scriptural discussion as you might expect but the core is practical step by step instruction in how instill a right attitude.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bringing Harmony to the Home, May 28, 2000

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This review is from: Changing Your Child's Heart: Parenting Tools to Change Your Child's Attitude... (Paperback)

"The goal of discipline is a warm, harmonious relationship with our children." That statement alone has altered my perspective of how parenting ought to look and has freed me from forever trying to control my son (and losing my mind--and temper). Steve has helped teach me how to go after what really matters--my child's heart; his attitude. I am learning how to stay connected with my son through the conflict and to celebrate together when his heart is right, when harmony is restored. I can't imagine trying to do it any other way now.