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Duties of Parents

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This book not only gives you helpful advice on how to raise your children, but it also helps expose where we may become lazy as parents. It shows how we can love our children without spoiling them. It's a book you'll want to read over and over again. It's very short and to the point and easy to comprehend.

This is a must read for every parent who seeks to raise their children in the instruction of the Lord. I am going to order more so that I can share them with new parents and other members of our church. I highly recommend this. Please take some time and read it... It is short but it is powerful.

I cannot praise this slim volume enough. Although written in 1888, it contains timeless truths because it is based on God's wisdom. Ryle perfectly balanced love and discipline in this approach to raising godly children. And it is so reasonably priced, I purchased 10 to give to my other Christian-parent friends. Those who truly seek biblical parenting should not be without this book. Buy it now!

This is a great parenting book, well more like a pamphlet. It's short and sweet and very concise. It was originally published in 1888 but it's very easy to understand and very relevant for today. I love the balance of tenderness and discipline. Check out the free sampler below:

"[Children] must be wooed with kindness, if their attention is ever to be won."

"Love is one grand secret of successful training. Anger and harshness may frighten, but they will not persuade the child that you are right; and if he sees you often out of temper, you will soon cease to have his respect."

"What they see [by your example] has a much stronger effect on their minds than what they are told."

"Depend on it, there is no surer road to unhappiness than always having our own way. To have our wills checked and denied is a blessed thing for us; it makes us value enjoyments when they come. To be indulged perpetually is the way to be made selfish; and selfish people and spoiled children, believe me, are seldom happy."

If you're not new to the bible and already understand the basics of Christian living, this book may not do much for you. There are a number of good pearls that made it worth the purchase but overall, I didn't get much in the way of concrete recommendations on how to manage behavioral problems. It's more of a general overview of how to be a Christian parent.

This book is probably one of the best books ever written on Christian parenting. It is small, but contains much more than the 80 pages would indicate. The fact that it was written in the late 1800's makes it even more valuable. You will realize there are certain things that every child and every parent has to deal with. The author's bible basis for this book is well documented.