Shepherding a Child's Heart, 2nd ed.

by Tedd Tripp

Publisher:

Shepherd Press

, 2003

Overview

Shepherding a Child’s Heart is about how to speak to the heart of your child. The things your child does and says flow from the heart. Luke 6:45 puts it this way: “…out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.” Written for parents with children of any age, this insightful book provides perspectives and procedures for shepherding your child’s heart into the paths of life.

In this revised edition of Shepherding a Child’s Heart, Dr. Tedd Tripp not only draws on his thirty years experience as a pastor, counselor, school administrator, and father, but he also shares insights gained in many years of teaching this material in conferences worldwide, providing more valuable help for parents.

Key Features

• Teaches readers what their goals as parents ought to be
• Explores how readers can pursue adequate parenting goals practically
• Teaches how to engage children about what really matters and how to address a child's heart through words and actions

Contents

Foundations for Biblical Childrearing

• Getting to the Heart of Behavior
• Your Child’s Development: Shaping Influences
• Your Child’s Development: Godward Orientation
• You’re in Charge
• Examining Your Goals
• Reworking Your Goals
• Discarding Unbiblical Methods
• Embracing Biblical Methods: Communication
• Embracing Biblical Methods: Types of Communication
• Embracing Biblical Methods: A Life of Communication
• Embracing Biblical Methods: The Rod
• Embracing Biblical Methods: Appeal to the Conscience
• Shepherding the Heart Summarized

Shepherding Through the Stages of Childhood

• Infancy to Childhood: Training Objectives
• Infancy to Childhood: Training Procedures
• Childhood: Training Objectives
• Childhood: Training Procedures
• Teenagers: Training Objectives
• Teenagers: Training Procedures

Top Highlights

“The person your child becomes is a product of two things. The first is his life experience. The second is how he interacts with that experience.” (Page 10)

“children generally do not resist authority that is truly kind and selfless.” (Page xx)

“God calls you to exercise authority, not in making your children do what you want, but in being true servants—authorities who lay down your lives. The purpose for your authority in the lives of your children is not to hold them under your power, but to empower them to be self-controlled people living freely under the authority of God.” (Page xx)

“Children will be good decision makers as they observe faithful parents modeling and instructing wise direction and decision making on their behalf.” (Page 31)

“Are the values of your home based on human tradition and the basic principles of this world or on Christ?” (Page 12)

Product Details

• Title: Shepherding a Childs Heart (2nd Edition)
• Author: Tedd Tripp
• Publisher: Shepherd Press
• Print Publication Date: 2003
• Logos Release Date: 2021
• Pages: 214
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Child rearing › Religious aspects--Christianity; Parent and child › Biblical teaching; Parenting › Biblical teaching
• ISBNs: 9781936908219, 9780966378603, 9780966378641, 9780966378658, 9780972304658, 9781879737198, 1936908212, 0966378601, 0966378644, 0966378652, 0972304657, 1879737191
• Resource ID: LLS:9781936908219
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-06T20:42:34Z

About Tedd Tripp

Tedd Tripp is the senior pastor of Grace Fellowship Church, Hazleton, Pennsylvania. He was married to Margy in 1968. They have three adult children and nine grandchildren. Tedd is a graduate of Geneva College, B.A. in History, Philadelphia Theological Seminary, M. Div., and Westminster Theological Seminary, D. Min. with an emphasis in Pastoral Counseling. Tedd is the author of the popular child-rearing book, Shepherding a Child's Heart. Instructing a Child's Heart, recently released is co-authored by Tedd and his wife, Margy.