Best Christian books for parenting
Raising children is one of the holiest callings God gives. These books help parents teach, discipline, and love their children with the Gospel at the center.
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”Proverbs 22:6
Some of the most widely read Christian books for parenting are Christ-Light by Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Staff, John's quest by Cecelia Dowdy, Angel unaware by Dale Evans Rogers. GospelShelf lists 684 titles for this situation from Lutheran, Catholic, Reformed, Baptist, and other publishers, and each one is tagged by tradition so you can choose what fits your church.
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John's questCecelia Dowdyrated 3.8/5 by 9 Open Library readers; widely published (3 editions)
Angel unawareDale Evans Rogersrated 5.0/5 by 1 Open Library reader; widely published (11 editions)
Parenting with love and logic: teaching children responsibilityFoster Clinerated 3.0/5 by 2 Open Library readers; widely published (8 editions)
He Did This for You: What God Did to Win Your HeartMax Lucadowidely published (11 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Thomas Nelson Publishers)More: all 684 titles, by tradition
Lutheran
- Christ-Light
- Right from the Start
- Faith & Value Development
- The baptism of your child
- In their own way
- Faithfully Parenting Teens
- Parenting
- Dear daddy
Catholic
- Together at baptism
- Hungry for God
- Catholic Parent Know-How
- Parenting with grace
- The temperament God gave your kids
- Raising good kids
- I Don't Want to Go to Church
- Connecting With Parents
Reformed
- Shepherding a Child's Heart
- Parenting First Aid
- Asperger Syndrome
- Gospel Centered Family
- Single parents
- Ten Secrets for a Successful Family
- Disciplines of a Godly Family
- Family driven faith
Baptist
- Growing with your children
- Parenting from your strengths
- Dr. Swan's Prescriptions for Parent-itis
- 7 tools for cultivating your child's potential
- Five things I did right & five things I did wrong in raising our children
- Parenting principles from the heart of a pediatrician
- Every child is a winner
- A special kind of love
Methodist
Anglican
Pentecostal
Non-denominational
Questions people ask
What Christian book helps with parenting?
Some of the most widely read Christian books for parenting are Christ-Light by Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Staff, John's quest by Cecelia Dowdy, Angel unaware by Dale Evans Rogers. GospelShelf lists 684 titles for this situation from Lutheran, Catholic, Reformed, Baptist, and other publishers, and each one is tagged by tradition so you can choose what fits your church.
Are there parenting books for my church tradition?
Yes. Titles here come from these traditions: Lutheran, Catholic, Reformed, Baptist, Methodist, Anglican, Pentecostal, Non-denominational. Use the tradition filter or the lists below. Tags are assigned by publisher.
What does the Bible say about this?
Proverbs 22:6: "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." (KJV). Raising children is one of the holiest callings God gives. These books help parents teach, discipline, and love their children with the Gospel at the center.
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