Comments on: Grace-Based Parenting

By: TeenDad

TeenDad — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:54:52 +0000

I’m now 19 and experiencing being a dad. I must say although it feels good it’s still hard. I knew it wouldn’t be easy but to be honest, the hard part is having to balance time. My daughter is great and makes managing her never dreadful. -Teen dad

By: Lifestream Blog » Blog Archive » Father’s Day

Lifestream Blog » Blog Archive » Father’s Day — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:49:56 +0000

[...] two-part podcast with Danny and Sheri Silk at The God Journey, about loving our kids on purpose. I blogged about Danny’s book, Loving Our Kids on Purpose, a few months ago and I think this podcast will really encourage people [...]

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:17:16 +0000

Hi, Shannon Brown,

I am in the same boat as you
ie: “As a mom of 3(2 teens, 1 pre-teen), I have had a hard time wrapping my head around parenting my kids with the grace and love that God has shown me. It has been so ingrained in me that obedience without questioning is top priority. I have made many mistakes and wish I could do it all differently, but God has been showing me that it’s never too late. I have been hesitant to buy any parenting books for quite awhile…they usually make me confused and magnify my failures.”

Do you have an e-mail address so we could converse more? I am looking for other wives in a similar position.

Thanks,
Marie

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:36:45 +0000

I just read the 1st few pages on Amazon and I am sold. Sounds like an excellent read on more levels than just parenting.

By: kbcrazy

kbcrazy — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:13:31 +0000

It has always made sense to me that you have to love someone before you can be a role model or disciplinarian in their lives. Relationship has always come first. Why is it such a shock to so many that this message is simple? I guess I dont get parents who forget to love their children and be there for them, no matter what. Seems like common sense to me.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:58:50 +0000

Gary,

I think it would be a great tool to use in the classroom. I know teachers who use a First Amendment model in the classroom for all discipline. Instead of writing endless, repetitive sentences, they write an essay on “how my behavior infringed on the freedoms of others today. This approach to making good decision-makers and helping kids understand consequences is the missing element in our academic approaches to class discipline. Read it, see what you think.

By: Gary R

Gary R — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:23:32 +0000

Wayne, We develop and offer online Masters Degrees in Education. We integrate faith and learning into our course by having the students read a faith-based book that they can apply professionally as well as to their lives. Do you feel that this book would be a good faith-based read that teachers could apply to their profession as well as personally?

By: Jonathan Hutton

Jonathan Hutton — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:38:21 +0000

Thanks for this review. I went straight to amazon to order it.
You’ll have to ask Danny for a commission. I keep reading your books for free.
(Tho I’ll likely buy a paper copy of He Loves Me to share with others).

Thanks!

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:26:48 +0000

Wayne, I would like to get this for our daughter who has a 8 month old boy, (OUR FIRST GRANDSON). I appreciate your love in sharing & teaching on this journey. For my wife & I this is the beginning of a new journey away from the I-Church, (Institutional Church), which is our little code word after being in the I-Church for 20 years. So anything you have to offer I want to look into. I feel as if we were hard on our 2 kids who grew up in church with all the baggage we gave them to pack away. Now that they are older I have talked with both of them and asked for forgiveness. I want our daughter to understand now while she & my son-in-law raise their new son that they may look into a grace type of raising instead of works. The part in “You don’t want to go to church anymore?” where John is checking out the young ones in Sunday school spoke a lot to me about how we were with ours. By the way love this book and “He Loves Me” that I even read them through twice and I am certain I will be reading them again. Helped me bunches, believe me. Thanks my brother, love you.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:20:32 +0000

Richard,

Of course they are the same and the destructive consequences also caught up with the older. It just takes longer and is harder to see when he is caught up in religion. Unfortunately, however, most parents are more worried about their children going worldly than they are going religious. But that’s a different discussion.