Paradox Principle of Parenting : How to Parent Your Child Like God Parents You

by Lucas, James R.

• ISBN13: 9780842361057
• ISBN10: 0842361057
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS

Summary

As parents, we often find it diffcult to maintain a balance between being an authority figure and being a nurturer and friend. But it is possible if we look to God as our example. The Paradox Principle of Parenting highlights eight key principles of parenting, based on the way God parents us, and provides plenty of practical advice to help parents raise great kids.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Foreword	xi
Introduction	xiii
Master-Parenting and the Paradox Principle	1	(12)
Inadequate Alternatives to Master-Parenting	13	(8)
Master Parents Have High Expectations and Have High Tolerance	21	(22)
Master Parents Dispense Justice and Dispense Mercy	43	(28)
Master Parents Teach through Values and Teach through Results	71	(28)
Master Parents Exercise Authority and Share Power	99	(28)
Master Parents Insist on ``the Way'' and Insist on Freedom	127	(26)
Master Parents Protect Their Kids' Innocence and Expose Their Kids to Reality	153	(28)
Master Parents Keep Their Distance and Connect at the Soul	181	(22)
Master Parents Know That Love Is Conditional and Love Is Unfailing	203	(18)
Parenting Your Child like God Parents You	221	(12)
Epilogue	233	(2)
Other Books	235	(2)
James R. Lucas
Sources	237