Summer Reading for Christian Parents
Summer reading for Christian parents can be extremely productive.
If you’re interested in the best Christian parenting books, you’re going to want to check out this list!
Of course, the most important thing we can do as Christian parents is lead our kids to Jesus through his Word. That’s why I wrote Help Your Kids Learn and Love the Bible. This summer, be sure you’re prepared to read the Bible with your kids. Each chapter is incredibly practical. You’ll have tools to use with your family after reading the very first chapter!
Check out seven more top Christian parenting books you’ll want to read through this summer!
Best Christian Parenting Books
60 Scriptures You Can Pray is the perfect summer read for parents. Spend 60 days in God’s Word, learning about 8 types of prayer and studying biblical prayers.
When you read 60 Scriptures You Can Pray, you will:
- Develop a habit of praying daily over a two-month period
- Learn more about prayer in Scripture
- Understand eight different types of prayer
- Expand your understanding of how to pray biblically
- Become better acquainted with God, His Word, and why we pray
Packed with thoughtful explanations of biblical prayer and practical application in each devotion, 60 Scriptures You Can Pray is the tool you need to learn more about prayer–straight from God’s Word.
Learn more and grab your FREE women’s Bible study kit!
Help Your Kids Learn and Love the Bible will give you the tools and confidence to study the Bible as a family. It will help you identify and overcome your objections and fears, give you a crash course in what the Bible is all about and how to teach it, and provide the guidance you need to set up a family Bible study habit.
You will finish this book feeling encouraged and empowered to initiate and strengthen your child’s relationship with the Lord through His Word.
Help Your Kids Learn and Love the Bible will prepare you to teach the Bible to your kids.
You’ll learn:
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- How to overcome major concerns about teaching the Bible to your kids.
- To successfully develop a consistent family Bible reading habit and plan.
- How to interpret and apply the Bible rightly.
- Skills for hosting meaningful Bible discussions with your kids.
- To be prepared to answer tough questions.
- Age-appropriate ways to share the gospel.
- To prepare for tough and busy days with unique ways to focus on Scripture.
- Tips and tricks for making the Bible fun and engaging.
- Tools for Bible memorization.
- To structure Bible activities and discussions to your child’s God-given strengths.
Packed with useful information and with practical application in each chapter, Help Your Kids Learn and Love the Bible is the tool you need to equip you to join a generation of parents committed to teaching their kids God’s life-giving Word.
Learn more and grab your 130-page Bible Study Tool Kit.
Christian Parenting Books
Pitchin’ A Fit!: Overcoming Angry and Stressed-Out ParentingRaising Them Up: Parenting for ChristiansWhen Parenting Isn’t PerfectRaising Real Men: Surviving, Teaching and Appreciating BoysNo Longer Little: Parenting Tweens with Grace and HopeParenting is Heart Work Training ManualThe Christian Parenting Handbook: 50 Heart-Based Strategies for All the Stages of Your Child’s Life
- Pitchin’ A Fit!: Overcoming Angry and Stressed-Out Parenting by Israel and Brook Wayne
“ANGER DESTROYS FAMILIES. You don’t have to let it destroy yours.” This great book is practical and biblical. If you struggle with parental anger (and who doesn’t?), you’ll want to check out this great book by Israel and Brook Wayne. Read the Thinking Kids review. - Raising Them Up: Parenting for Christians by Israel Wayne
“Christian parents may know a lot of Bible verses, yet don’t have a Biblical theology of parenting. Here’s the big picture: parenting is discipleship.” I highly respect the work of Israel Wayne. This promises to be a good read. - When Parenting Isn’t Perfect by Jim Daly
“It’s admirable for parents to be the very best moms and dads they can be for their children. But sometimes in so doing, they leave grace behind—both for themselves and their children.” Kids aren’t products, and the home isn’t a factory. Jim Daly writes about the reality of sinful people raising sinners. - Raising Real Men: Surviving, Teaching and Appreciating Boys by Hal and Melanie Young
“Raising Real Men looks beyond the untied shoes and dirty jeans to what the Lord means your son to be. Learn how to help him focus on schoolwork, find real heroes, stand alone when he needs to, and become a real man one day.” The parents of eight kids, six of them boys, Hal and Melanie Young have some practical and helpful things to say about raising up men to the glor of God. Read the Thinking Kids review. - No Longer Little: Parenting Tweens with Grace and Hope by Hal and Melanie Young
“They climb on an emotional rollercoaster and invite you to join them. Don’t get a ticket for that ride.” Parenting tweens can be… rough. Find hope, help, and reasonable expectations from the parents of eight! - Parenting is Heart Work Training Manual by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, R.N., B.S.N.
“A heart-based approach changes everything. The reward/punishment model of parenting doesn’t work and often makes things worse.” My husband and I read Parenting is Heart Work and took the video class at our church many years ago. It was a transformational study for us, and I highly recommend it! - The Christian Parenting Handbook: 50 Heart-Based Strategies for All the Stages of Your Child’s Life by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, R.N., B.S.N.
“50 biblical, practical, and relevant strategies for parents of children ages 2-18.” Knowing the practical, calm teaching of Dr. Turansky and Mrs. Miller, I think this book will be an excellent tool for parents looking for calm, effective strategies for parenting.
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Help Your Kids Learn and Love the Bible
You want your kids to learn and love the Bible.
You want to teach the Bible…
As parents, we deeply desire the best for our kids. We look for the right schools, we make them eat right and exercise, and we get them involved in extracurricular activities. We take our job as parents seriously.
But are we also putting our time and energy into
teaching them the Bible? Giving them the life-changing, soul-nourishing words of Scripture is not only doable, it’s an essential part of parenting kids for Jesus. And the good news is, studying God’s Word as a family doesn’t have to be difficult!
2 Timothy 2:15, ESV, says:
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,
a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
Our job, as parents who love Jesus, is to help our kids become approved workers, unashamed and rightly handling the word of truth.
The good news? Teaching the Bible isn’t hard. Your family can learn the Bible together.
…and you can!
A Crash Course in Teaching the Bible to Your Kids
Danika Cooley’s book, Help Your Kids Learn and Love the Bible, will give you the tools and confidence to study the Bible as a family. It will help you identify and overcome your objections and fears, give you a crash course in what the Bible is all about and how to teach it, and provide the guidance you need to set up a family Bible study habit.
You will finish this book feeling encouraged and empowered to initiate and strengthen your child’s relationship with the Lord through His Word.
Help Your Kids Learn and Love the Bible will equip you with everything you need to know to teach the Bible to your kids!
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