Parenting is a Choice

Tomorrow is the big day! We will launch our new parenting series,“Parenting is a Choice.” I have so many requests to travel to churches and teach this conference, yet I have no dates left in 2018. We are already filling dates in 2019, so we videoed these four sessions to better equip churches and children’s ministers with a parenting resource. Below you will find a printable bibliography and list of recommended books for parents. I encourage you to take a look at the list and start purchasing books to read and have on hand for parents to borrow from your library.

I have provided a clip today about setting limits for the strong-willed child. I really believe there is nothing wrong with the parent and there is nothing wrong with the child. But the problem may lie in the ineffective tools being used by the parent during a tantrum or testing. How do you recognize and adjust this as a parent so that the testing is ineffective and we can move forward. I hope you enjoy this clip.

The four-set DVDs are perfect for hosting a class at church or your home small group Bible Study and the four-set CDs are perfect for listening on your daily commute. All of the information to order is in our store.

Check out the Bibliography below.

Your Friend,
Mr. Mark

Parenting Conference Bibliography:

	Seven Desires of Every Heart Mark and Debra Laaser
	*The Whole Brain Child* Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
	Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know about the Emerging Science of Sex Differences Leonard Sax, M.D. Ph.D.
	Modern Parents, Vintage Values, Instilling Character in Today’s Kids Melissa Trevathan & Sissy Goff
	Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child: Eliminating Conflict by Establishing Clear, Firm, and Respectful Boundaries Robert J. Mackenzie
Recommended Reading Bibliography:
	Raising Girls Melissa Trevathan & Sissy Goff
	Wild Things; The Art of Nurturing Boys Stephen James & David Thomas
	Intentional Parenting; Autopilot is for Planes David Thomas, Melissa Trevathan & Sissy Goff
	Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Meg Meeker M.D.
	Girls on the Edge: The Four Factors Driving the New Crisis for Girls–Sexual Identity, the Cyberbubble, Obsessions, Environmental Toxins Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D.
	Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D.