Publisher: Crossway ISBN: 9781581349412 Item #: 6897

Binding: Paperback Chapters: 10 Page Count: 256

By Kent Hughes. Disciplines of a Godly Family presents a consistent, creative, loving approach to rearing children. Parents of four and grandparentsof eighteen (so far), Kent and Barbara Hughes haveplenty of experience using simple, practical ideas to raise a godly family and have fun in the process.

They draw deeply from the Bible and their ownyears of raising children in this warm and intimate book. Peppered with examples from their loving(but not perfect) family, the Hugheses show thatraising children who honor God and others is a task well worth any parent's effort. Chapter topics include establishing a solid family heritage, promoting affection between family members, encouraginggodliness in children, using appropriate discipline, and helping children cultivate enriching lifelong habits.

The Hugheses also offer tips for fun and affordable family vacations, creating family traditions, and starting a prayer notebook. They even give us a suggested list of books and videos that should be in every family's library. For thosestruggling to parent their own children or to equip other parents for this task, a more practical, honest, and common-sense guide will be hard to find.

Publication Date: 2007