Please keep in mind that this is not a list of recommendations, but alternatives you or your church may want to explore.
A variety of perspectives on parenting are offered here, and both religious and secular materials are listed since books from GFI reach both markets. We are sure there are other helpful resources available as well. (Have we omitted something that should be on the list? This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
What this list intends to convey is there are many well-regarded alternatives available which don't come front-loaded with this level of controversy, and whose authors have obvious qualifications for giving parenting advice. In some cases, if you happen to purchase a book through the link provided here, it helps support this site.
Classes:
- Parenting is Heart Work (video series from the National Center for Biblical Parenting)
- Parenting with Purpose and Grace--Alice Fryling (Study Group Format)
- Parenting By Grace--Lifeway
- Becoming the Parent God Wants You to Be--Kevin Leman
- Raising Great Kids: Parenting with Grace and Truth--Cloud and Townsend
- Raising Kids Who Turn Out Right (video class) --Tim Kimmel
- Grace Based Parenting -- Tim Kimmel
- Grandparenthood: More than Rocking Chairs
- Nurturing God's Way
Books:
- Campbell, Ross, M.D., How to Really Love Your Child
- Campbell, Ross, M.C., Relational Parenting
- Cartmell, Todd, Respectful Kids
- Clarkson, Sally, 2003, The Mission of Motherhood: Touching Your Child's Heart for Eternity
- Clarkson, Clay, 2012, Heartfelt Discipline: The Gentle Art of Training and Guiding Your Child
- Clarkson, Clay, 2010, Our 24 Family Ways
- Cloud and Townsend, Raising Great Kids: Parenting with Grace and Truth,
- Coloroso, Barbara, Kids Are Worth It: Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline
- DeMuth, Mary E., Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture: Practical Help for Shaping Your Children's Hearts, Minds and Souls
- Focus on the Family, Baby and Child Care
- Gray, Deborah, 2012, Attaching in Adoption
- Gromada, Karen Kerkhoff, 2007, Mothering Multiples
- Heller, Sharon, Ph.D., 1997 The Vital Touch
- Huggins, Kathleen, R.N., 2010 The Nursing Mother's Companion
- Hughes, R. Kent, 2007, Disciplines of a Godly Family
- Hunter, Brenda, Ph.D., 1999 The Power of Mother Love
- Kimmel, Tim, 2005Grace-Based Parenting
- Leman, Kevin, Ph.D., 1998, Becoming the Parent God Wants You to Be
- Leman, Kevin, Ph.D., 2001 Bringing Up Kids Without Tearing Them Down
- Leman, Kevin, Ph.D., 2012 Have a New Kid By Friday
- Lutton, Crystal, 2002 Biblical Parenting
- MacArthur, John, Ph.D., 2000, What the Bible Says About Parenting
- Narramore, Bruce, Ph.D., 1995, Help! I'm a Parent
- Nelson, Jane, 2006, Positive Discipline
- Oyer, Laura and Tietz, Megan, 2012, Spirit-Led Parenting: From Fear to Freedom in Baby's First Year
- Palmer, Linda Folden, D.C., 2009, The Baby Bond
- Pantley, Elizabeth, 2003, Gentle Baby Care
- Pantley, Elizabeth, 2002, The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night
- Pantley, Elizabeth, 2007, No Cry Discipline Solution: Gentle Ways to Encourage Good Behavior Without Whining, Tantrums, and Tears
- Sears, William, M.D. & Martha, R.N., 2013 The Baby Book, Revised Edition: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two
- Sears, William, M.D. & Martha, R.N., 1997, The Complete Book of Christian Parenting and Child Care
- Sears, William, M.D. and Martha Sears, R.N., and James Sears, M.D. and Robert Sears, M.D., 2005, The Baby Sleep Book
- Sears, William, M.D. and Martha Sears, R.N., Parenting the Fussy Baby and High Need Child
- Sears, William, M.D. and Martha Sears, R.N., 1995, The Discipline Book,
- Sears, William, M.D. and Martha Sears, R.N., 2002, The Successful Child
- Tamaro, Janet, 2005, So That's What They're For
- Turansky, Scott, and Miller, Joanne, 2013, The Christian Parenting Handbook
- Turansky, Scott, and Miller, Joanne, 2000, Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes...in You and Your Kids
- Turansky, Scott, and Miller, Joanne, 2005, Parenting is Heart Work