

He lays out fourteen gospelcentered principles that will radically change the way parents think about what it means to raise up a child, informing everything they do as a parent. God himself has given you the awesome responsibility of showing your child how to cultivate that relationship. In this book, Paul David Tripp unfolds a more biblical perspective on parenting than merely adhering to a list of rules. Your child has the ability to grow in a relationship with the Lord. And you’ll be amazed when you read the chapter on False Gods as it reminds you that you are parenting a worshiper!Įach chapter gets at what’s behind all of the parenting issues that you face each day: your child’s heart. The chapters on authority and control shine a brand new light on your relationship with your child. There are chapters on Grace and Law, which will help you to understand the bigger picture behind the parenting issues you face. Instead, he presents us with a big-picture view of God’s plan for us as parents. You’ll read about your Identity in Christ and how that identity impacts your child. In this life-giving book, Paul Tripp offers parents much more than a to-do list. 14 PrinciplesĮach chapter in Parenting by Paul David Tripp tackles a principle that stems directly from the gospel. This is a book you’ll want to read with a pen in your hand so that you can star, underline, and highlight all of the insanely good truths. Who wants to read a book that you can’t immediately try out in real life! But PDT packs his light, easy-to-read writing style with so much truth and goodness. I’ll admit that I was a little hesitant at first because this book seemed more like theory than application.

If you are a parent who aims to raise godly children (or grandchildren!), put this book on your “To-Read” stack now!!! I never knew that one parenting book could so radically impact the way that I parent until I read Parenting by Paul David Tripp (PDT). Links included are affiliate links! (Using these links won’t cost you anything extra!) Please click through the link below if you want to purchase this book! Thanks!
