Being a parent is a difficult and often bewildering challenge. There are so many conflicting theories about child training that even the reputed “experts” disagree with each other. The need for clear guidelines for parents to be successful in child training is dramatically evident in our world today. What the Bible Says About … Child Training will help parents better understand their role and discover the mechanics for successfully raising children.
This book will define parental accountability, authority, and responsibility, as well as describe the nature of a child and explain his biblically-defined stages of development. The unique aspect of this book is that the author accepts the Bible as absolute truth and infinitely superior to any human system of thinking. The subject of child training is handled solely from the Biblical viewpoint.
J. Richard Fugate discusses two distinct phases for child training: the control phase where parents establish their right of ruler-ship over the will of the child, and the teaching phase where they are able to impart the things a child needs to know and learn. Fugate proclaims that the latter cannot fully take place until the former is firmly founded in the Biblical commandment that children obey their parents. It is the author’s prayer that this book “may begin a return to God’s Word for the information that will enable mankind to find God’s purpose for life.”
The system of child training presented herein has been used by thousands of families with dramatic results. The author has added comments, examples, and anecdotes to this second edition. It also includes four appendixes and a bibliography.
