PODCAST: The Flourishing Family (Healthy, Evidence-Based Parenting Advice!)

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 26, 2024 | Parenting Teens, Parenting Young Kids, Podcasts

Christian parenting advice is full of toxic teachings we need to ditch! It’s not just marriage and sex where a lot of Christian teachings have gone wrong. It’s also with parenting. Instead of teaching parents to connect with their kids and discipline in a...

10 Reasons Christian Parents Have a Hard Time Giving up Spanking

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 5, 2024 | Parenting Young Kids

PODCAST: Parenting Without Yelling feat. Wendy Snyder

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 31, 2023 | Parenting Teens, Parenting Young Kids, Podcasts

Can discipline and kindness go together? Today on the Bare Marriage podcast we’re joined by one of our favourite people, Wendy Snyder, a parenting coach with Fresh Start Family.  She helps parents learn how firm kindness works–how we can connect with our...

Break the Cycle: Learn Positive Discipline with Kids, Rather than Punitive Control

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 17, 2022 | Parenting Teens, Parenting Young Kids

We know that parenting is the biggest responsibility we will ever have. But we’ve been told such different things about the nature of that responsibility. If you grew up in an evangelical church, chances are you were told that a parent’s job is to teach...

Should We Teach Kids They’re Dirty Rotten Sinners?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 3, 2022 | Faith, Parenting Teens, Parenting Young Kids

Christian parenting advice seems to really like discipline and obedience. Rebecca here on the blog today. As I was researching other parenting books and various Christian parenting blogs as I wrote my book, Why I Didn’t Rebel, this focus on repentance and...