Parenting from the Bible, the Death of Fluffy, and Dealing With Reality [Ep 100]

I hope it’s your desire to learn everything you need to know about parenting from the Bible.

I say that because, in my experience, the Bible is all we need.

Psychology has its place, as do good books from Christian authors. But in the end, the truth expressed in scripture about how we live our lives as Christ-followers applies across the board.

That means that how the Bible instructs us to behave as Christians can and should be applied to the way we lead, teach, and discipline our children. In short: parenting from the Bible is the best way to go.

On this episode of the podcast I wanted to share a parenting mindset with you…

It’s really nothing new, but perhaps I’m going to say it in a way you haven’t heard before.

It’s a way of thinking about the act of parenting that my wife have adopted - and we feel it would benefit anyone who takes the time to understand it and apply it in their parenting.

Yes, it’s what I’ve just described, taking everything we need to know about parenting from the Bible - but I’m doing so in a way that I hope is fresh, clear, and concise - so you can cut through the fog of the parenting philosophies out there and see the common sense truth of what God has to say to us.

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Here’s a rough outline of this episode about REALITY PARENTING

• [0:59] The difficult job of being a parent and the confusion parents face today
• [2:52] As parents we should be discussing reality with our children
• [3:39] The death of Fluffy: an illustration of NOT applying reality perspective
• [7:52] What the Bible reveals as your job as a parent
• [11:25] How a lack of reality parenting handicaps your kids
• [13:06] A better way to handle the death of Fluffy
• [18:12] How reality parenting can encourage genuine faith in our kids