This seems so easy to do when someone explains it so simply. How much more difficult it is to do in practice. Especially the consistency part, like you rightly pointed out. Thanks be to God for the grace He gives us in our weakness.
Hey doulos. For sure! God's grace strengthens us in our weaknesses. The great thing is that, when we fail, we can still point them to the Saviour by saying, "You see, even daddy or mommy needs Jesus' grace. I've asked Him to forgive me. Will you forgive me too?"
@@BooksOfTheWise I grew up Jewish, with a mother who, to this day, has never once admitted she was wrong about anything. I'm a Christian now and raising 3 (soon to be 4) little ones and one of the most beautiful things about parenting has been to the chance to model humility to them. Humble under God, to show them I'm sinful and that I strive to work on being obedient just like they have to. And also showing them some of the grace that the Lord has shown me by forgiving them and (trying to) not get so frustrated at their sin. I just bought this book; I can't wait to read it!
Riaan, we are literally facing this with our 3.5 year old. I couldn't have found your channel and seen this video at a more appropriate time. Looking forward to applying these principles and checking out Hubbards book. Keep it up man!
What an absolutely loving review of this book. This really helped me understand and want to buy this book. You broke it down very well. Thank you. Subscribing to see what other Gold you have.
Hi Sonya! Thanks so much for the comment 😃 Here are my top Parenting Books to read: 1. Shepherding A Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp puts the strongest foundation for Christian parents. If there is only one book to read, this is the one! 2. Don’t Make Me Count To 3 puts the principles of Shepherding A Child’s Heart into practice - a great follow up read to nr. 1. 3. Family Worship by Donald S. Whitney helps parents with the discipline of leading your family to worship God together. 4. Gospel-Powered Parenting by William P. Farley is a heavier read, but excellent. This is my personal favourite parenting book so far. Here is my advice for new parents: Try and read a great Christian parenting book a year. Check out Good Neighbours Bookshop in JHB and Augustine Bookroom in Pretoria. And then, join a faithful church where you can see other parents model these principles. That community of faith will be vital to continue steadfast in our parenting. Hope this helps 😃
@@BooksOfTheWise wow. Thank you for taking the time. I’ll put all of these on my list. I’m in the first half of don’t make me count to 3- I found this video while I was waiting for it in the mail! If you have a moment, would you point anywhere first for very little ones? Our oldest is 27 months and so far many tactics are just a little advanced for him. The discussion is over his head. I’ll keep reading and experimenting!
Hi, thank you for your video. Wanted to know because it wasn’t covered here but do you think spankings should always be given on the pants or is that less effective?
Personally I do not think there is an alternative to spanking for young children (my own children are 5 and 3 and I still spank them both). I think texts like Prov 13:24 are clear. The benefits of spanking are numerous: 1. It is over quickly (other forms of discipline tend to keep a child under the impression that you are still unhappy with them over a long time). 2. The pain connected to disobedience is very relevant to other issues (e.g. ultimately, to disobey God and the gospel will lead to eternal pain and suffering; we discipline now so that they won’t suffer later). Your child learns that to disobey lawful authority will always lead to pain in their lives. 3. The reconciliation is sweet. If done correctly, you should comfort your child and hold him/her until the crying stops. This communicates that you are not angry at them but desire a relationship with them. 4. It is effective. They really, REALLY don’t want a hiding. This makes the discipline effective for obedience in the future. I hope this helps
Amen! May God help us to be faithful parents focusing first of all on our own walk with the LORD.
This seems so easy to do when someone explains it so simply. How much more difficult it is to do in practice. Especially the consistency part, like you rightly pointed out. Thanks be to God for the grace He gives us in our weakness.
Hey doulos. For sure! God's grace strengthens us in our weaknesses. The great thing is that, when we fail, we can still point them to the Saviour by saying, "You see, even daddy or mommy needs Jesus' grace. I've asked Him to forgive me. Will you forgive me too?"
@@BooksOfTheWise definitely. Keep up the good work in spreading Godly wisdom brother.
@@BooksOfTheWise I grew up Jewish, with a mother who, to this day, has never once admitted she was wrong about anything. I'm a Christian now and raising 3 (soon to be 4) little ones and one of the most beautiful things about parenting has been to the chance to model humility to them. Humble under God, to show them I'm sinful and that I strive to work on being obedient just like they have to. And also showing them some of the grace that the Lord has shown me by forgiving them and (trying to) not get so frustrated at their sin. I just bought this book; I can't wait to read it!
As a stay at home DAD, this was really cool to see a Dad learning and implementing this.
Riaan, we are literally facing this with our 3.5 year old. I couldn't have found your channel and seen this video at a more appropriate time. Looking forward to applying these principles and checking out Hubbards book.
Keep it up man!
Hey Keith! God’s Providence is perfect! May God strengthen you to be a faithful parent. 💪🏻
Amazing amazing amazing video
God blessed you
So glad it could bless you 🙏🏻🙏🏻
What an absolutely loving review of this book. This really helped me understand and want to buy this book. You broke it down very well. Thank you. Subscribing to see what other Gold you have.
God is the best parent
Thank you 🙏
Cool video ❤
This is wonderful - thank you. Do you have any recommended reading/resources for new Christians and new parents?
Hi Sonya!
Thanks so much for the comment 😃
Here are my top Parenting Books to read:
1. Shepherding A Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp puts the strongest foundation for Christian parents. If there is only one book to read, this is the one!
2. Don’t Make Me Count To 3 puts the principles of Shepherding A Child’s Heart into practice - a great follow up read to nr. 1.
3. Family Worship by Donald S. Whitney helps parents with the discipline of leading your family to worship God together.
4. Gospel-Powered Parenting by William P. Farley is a heavier read, but excellent. This is my personal favourite parenting book so far.
Here is my advice for new parents:
Try and read a great Christian parenting book a year. Check out Good Neighbours Bookshop in JHB and Augustine Bookroom in Pretoria.
And then, join a faithful church where you can see other parents model these principles. That community of faith will be vital to continue steadfast in our parenting.
Hope this helps 😃
@@BooksOfTheWise wow. Thank you for taking the time. I’ll put all of these on my list. I’m in the first half of don’t make me count to 3- I found this video while I was waiting for it in the mail! If you have a moment, would you point anywhere first for very little ones? Our oldest is 27 months and so far many tactics are just a little advanced for him. The discussion is over his head. I’ll keep reading and experimenting!
Hi, thank you for your video. Wanted to know because it wasn’t covered here but do you think spankings should always be given on the pants or is that less effective?
Thank you so much, excellent excellent video. A question though, what is a good alternative to spanking? I have a 3 year old. Thank you.
Personally I do not think there is an alternative to spanking for young children (my own children are 5 and 3 and I still spank them both). I think texts like Prov 13:24 are clear.
The benefits of spanking are numerous:
1. It is over quickly (other forms of discipline tend to keep a child under the impression that you are still unhappy with them over a long time).
2. The pain connected to disobedience is very relevant to other issues (e.g. ultimately, to disobey God and the gospel will lead to eternal pain and suffering; we discipline now so that they won’t suffer later). Your child learns that to disobey lawful authority will always lead to pain in their lives.
3. The reconciliation is sweet. If done correctly, you should comfort your child and hold him/her until the crying stops. This communicates that you are not angry at them but desire a relationship with them.
4. It is effective. They really, REALLY don’t want a hiding. This makes the discipline effective for obedience in the future.
I hope this helps