I have been reading 2 different books that I wanted to recommend to you. They are both parenting books and by the same authors. The first one is Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining and Bad Attitudes...in You and Your Kids by Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller. Please don't let the title or the cover deter you from purchasing this book. I first heard about it at the homeschool convention last year. It is all about developing honor in your family - not just kids honoring parents, but kids honoring siblings and parents honoring kids, too. Our small group is now using it as our study for the year, and we are all really enjoying it. It offers very practical advice from a Biblical perspective. One tag line I liked that conveys what they are trying to teach is "obediance is the action, honor is the attitude".
The second book is Good and Angry, also by Turansky and Miller. One of the couples in our small group ordered this book for everyone for Christmas after they realized how much they were loving the 1st one. I am only about half way through this one, and it's just as good. It really teaches you how to redirect arguments, whining, etc and help your kids learn life lessons about relating to people. What I also love about both of these books is they way they speak directly to the parent, too. We have to fix ourselves of negative, ugly, dishonoring behavior toward our children first (or at least at the same time) before we can address it in our children. They are both set up in a really good format for book discussions -- with questions at the end of each chapter. Both books are appropriate for parents with toddlers through teenagers. If you have read them, I would love to know what you think!
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