Worldproofing Your Kids: Helping Moms Prepare Their Kids to Navigate Today's Turbulent Times (Paperback)

by Lael F. Arrington (Author) "IT WAS DEFINITELY DEAD, THEY DECIDED..." (more)
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Product Description
This book is addressed to Christian mothers who are provided with teaching strategies, learning activities, and resources designed to help them pass on a Christian worldview so that their children can confidently proceed through the cultural rapids.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Crossway Books; 4th Printing edition (June 24, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891079564
• ISBN-13: 978-0891079569
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #798,966 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Required Reading for Christian Parents!, June 12, 2000

By	Sue Bohlin "Mentoring Mom for MOPS" (Dallas TX USA) - See all my reviews

Not only is this an exceptional book to help parents teach truth and wisdom to our kids, it's also instructive to the parents. . .and a true pleasure to read! Lael has a marvelous, warm sense of humor as well as an astute ability to analyze and teach. I was so impressed with this book I wrote a week's worth of radio programs on it, the transcript of which is online...

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Focus on the Family gives a definite thumbs-up!, June 10, 1999

By A Customer

Here in Worldproofing Your Kids are the teaching strategies, learning activities and resources--all to help you pass a Christian worldview to your children. FOF Magazine, April 1998

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential tool for Christian parents to equip their children to engage the culture for Christ!, October 5, 2006

By	Dan Panetti "Worldview Director" (Plano, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

An absolutely fabulous book - really a "must read" for all Christian parents who want to prepare their children to effectively engage the world for Christ. A Houston-area mom, Arrington does a great job of addressing the fundamental issues that children are facing today - a post-modern and post-Christian culture that is bombarding them with powerful messages contrary to God's revealed truth. So what's a parent to do? Arrington doesn't hide her head in the sand waiting for the rapture; she systematically lays out a plan to equip her family with the answers to the issues they will face in the world using Scripture as her guide.

When I was reading this book, I was constantly reminded of Psalm 127:3-5 where it states:

"Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one's youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their enemies in the gate."
~ Psalm 127:3-5

I've seen this verse in countless places, but never have I seen the last sentence included. The last sentence tells me that our children will contend with enemies in the gate and that if they are prepared, equipped, and trained, they will not be put to shame. World Proofing Your Kids is an essential tool in the equipping process of our children!

Arrington begins with a basic worldview primer and then dives into various cultural issues from abortion to animal rights and the "right to die" movement. She also addresses the entertainment culture and its profound effect on today's young people. I thought her approach to this issue was the best chapter in the entire book - instead of avoiding all media or cursing TV for its filth and smut, Arrington gives alternatives to the brain-drain of TV seeking to produce depth and understanding resulting in a mind that is not easily amused and is armed to see and counter the lies of the culture.

Arrington writes with a great balance of humor and truth mixed with a healthy dose of personal experience that makes this book easy to relate to and understand as a parent. She is not writing this from the ivory tower of perfect parenting; she reveals her own shortcomings and struggles along the way - but she also clearly communicates that equipping our children for the challenges and opportunities of this cultural crisis will take diligence and determination on our part as parents.