Parenting & Child Rearing
To find resources to help them raise children up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord is possibly the number one labor of love that readers come to our website for. Grace & Truth Books has been known for three decades now as the foremost source for Christian parenting books, with a host of titles written by today’s authors and those of past centuries. The resources found below will help a father or mother in your own walk with God, to direct your children’s hearts toward the Lord, and with family worship as well. The Psalm declares, “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.” (Psalm 127:1) But there is no reason to build without relying on His building, after all. Because His grace is both sufficient and available.
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8 Great Smarts for Homeschoolers (Tina Hollenbeck)
$10.9910 Truths that Transform College for the Christian
Our time at university is almost always a pivoting point, for better or worse. Some people go into college seemingly strong in their faith but walk away burnt out and disillusioned. Others come in with spiritual doubts and apathy toward Christ and walk away as passionate Christian leaders. What makes the difference? In Walking with Jesus on Campus, chaplain Stephen Kellough explores 10 make-or-break issues like:
- Doubt and Depression
- Sexuality and Singleness
- The Sabbath
- Perfectionism
Whether you are heading off to college, ministering to college students, or are the parent of a college-aged kid, this book will help you better understand how to tackle what lies ahead.
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8 Great Smarts: Discover and Nurture Your Child’s Intelligence (Kathy Koch, PhD)
$11.9910 Truths that Transform College for the Christian
Our time at university is almost always a pivoting point, for better or worse. Some people go into college seemingly strong in their faith but walk away burnt out and disillusioned. Others come in with spiritual doubts and apathy toward Christ and walk away as passionate Christian leaders. What makes the difference? In Walking with Jesus on Campus, chaplain Stephen Kellough explores 10 make-or-break issues like:
- Doubt and Depression
- Sexuality and Singleness
- The Sabbath
- Perfectionism
Whether you are heading off to college, ministering to college students, or are the parent of a college-aged kid, this book will help you better understand how to tackle what lies ahead.
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88 Great Conversation Starters for Parents & Teens
$7.99Break through the meh’s and uh’s and connect with your teen through words when you use the 88 Great Conversation Starters for Parents and Teens Cards in a Tin as a fun dinner time game.
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A Mom’s Guide to Lies Girls Believe (Dannah Gresh)
$11.95You can’t change the world, but you can prepare her for it.
Your daughter is facing challenges you never dealt with at her age! From skyrocketing anxiety rates to bullying on social media, the Enemy’s lies are everywhere. How do you help the girl you love walk in freedom?
A Mom’s Guide to Lies Girls Believe, the companion book to Lies Girls Believe is your tool to come alongside your daughter in the fight against the lies the world is telling her. Based on in-depth research and focus groups led by Dannah Gresh, author of Secret Keeper Girl and Lies Young Women Believe (coauthored with Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth,) Lies Girls Believe teaches your daughter the Truth she will need to navigate the challenges she is facing. The Mom’s Guide provides research, cultural trends, and case studies about the problems tween girls face, but also offers encouragement and biblical insight to empower you to talk with your daughter about God’s truth.
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A Parent’s Guide to Lies Boys Believe (Erin Davis Jason Davis Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth)
$9.99Lies are powerful. Your son has a persistent enemy who seeks to deceive and rob him of the confidence and strength he has in Jesus. But you can help him fill his heart with God’s Truth so that he can stand strong.
A Parent’s Guide to Lies Boys Believe, a companion book to Lies Boys Believe, is your tool to come alongside your son in the fight against lies. This unique and Bible-centered resource teaches your son the Truth he will need to navigate the challenges he is facing. Join the fight against lies using this guide, packed with encouragement and biblical insight. Written by two experienced parents with a house full of boys and a heart to raise up a generation of Truth-seekers, you’ll be empowered to talk with your son and push back against the Deceiver.
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A Practical Guide for Praying Parents (Erwin Lutzer)
$9.75With the help of Dr. Erwin Lutzer, you can learn how your best, loving intentions can become enriching, effective intercessions for your children or grandchildren. Trade your lists of requests for Scripturally-based prayers that will immerse you in God’s promises and will. In A Practical Guide for Praying Parents, Dr. Lutzer addresses these concerns and much more:
- How to pray when children have hardened hearts
- How to pray for children who have become wayward prodigals
- How to become a prayer warrior who prays in the face of spiritual warfare
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Answers for Homeschooling (Israel Wayne)
$10.95The decision to homeschool is difficult. There is so much to learn, and there are often radical changes that take place in your family. Unfortunately, not everyone will be supportive.
Well-meaning friends and relatives may believe you are going to “ruin your child.” How can you make sure that you have laid a good foundation for your child’s future? How can you respectfully defend your choice to those who disagree with you?
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Biblical Filters for Your Media Choices (Joseph Schillero Jr.)
$3.95With so many media choices in our society, how do Christian parents discern what is best for their children? Does the Bible have anything to say about the media challenges people face today? Well, in fact, it does. In this booklet you will find “Biblical Filters” that can be used to guide all of your media choices.
Whether you are a youth leader challenging teens, a parent raising kids in an ever-changing media culture, or a follower of Jesus Christ who wants to live a holy life, these teachings will help you to “take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ” (Corinthians 10:5).
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Big Truths for Young Hearts (Bruce A. Ware)
$18.95Equips parents to guide their young children through all major doctrines in an understandable, chapter-a-day format.
Sure, it’s easy to teach your children the essentials of Christian theology when you’re a theology professor. But what about the rest of us?
With Big Truths for Young Hearts, Bruce Ware, (you guessed it!) a theology professor, encourages and enables parents of children 6-14 years of age to teach through the whole of systematic theology at a level their children can understand. Parents can teach their children the great truths of the faith and shape their worldviews early, based on these truths.
The book covers ten topics of systematic theology, devoting several brief chapters to each subject, making it possible for parents to read one chapter per day with their children. With this non-intimidating format, parents will be emboldened to be their children’s primary faith trainers-and perhaps learn a few things themselves along the way.
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Boys Adrift (Leonard Sax)
$16.95Why America’s sons are underachieving, and what we can do about it.
Something is happening to boys today. From kindergarten to college, American boys are, on average, less resilient and less ambitious than they were a mere twenty years ago. The gender gap in college attendance and graduation rates has widened dramatically. While Emily is working hard at school and getting A’s, her brother Justin is goofing off. He’s more concerned about getting to the next level in his videogame than about finishing his homework.
In Boys Adrift, Dr. Leonard Sax delves into the scientific literature and draws on more than twenty years of clinical experience to explain why boys and young men are failing in school and disengaged at home. He shows how social, cultural, and biological factors have created an environment that is literally toxic to boys. He also presents practical solutions, sharing strategies which educators have found effective in re-engaging these boys at school, as well as handy tips for parents about everything from homework, to videogames, to medication.$18.99 -
Child Proof: Parenting by Faith, Not Formula (Julie Lowe)
$14.95As a freedom-over-formula parenting book for moms, dads, and caregivers of all ages, Child Proof provides biblical insight and encouragement for readers who want to parent by faith. As an experienced counselor of children and families and an adoptive and foster mom applying the CCEF model of biblical change, Julie Lowe uses Scripture and biblical wisdom to teach caregivers how to know their children and specifically love them with the love of Christ.
Every family is unique, which is why Child Proof explores the need for parents to cultivate personal and intimate care for their children as modeled in God’s individual, personal, and fatherly care to his children. This child-rearing book lays a foundation of parenting by faith and progresses by teaching readers how they can know their own kids well and raise them accordingly. By discussing particular issues moms and dads might have in family life, Lowe demonstrates how formulas aren’t the answer, and parenting with biblical wisdom is best for a proactive rather than reactive approach to parenting.
Through Lowe’s personal and professional experience, moms, dads, and caregivers, as well as those helping parents—pastors, counselors, youth workers, and churches—will discover gospel-centered application rather than formulas for the ideal family, equipping guardians to be experts at knowing their own children so they can know Scripture and live it out personally in their homes.
By establishing a mind-set rather than a model or a step-by-step “how to” approach to parenting, Child Proof empowers readers to come up with their own blueprint for their families through a biblical framework.
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Christ Over Culture: Raising Christian Kids to Stand in a Postmodern World (Andrea Crum)
$15.99Christ Over Culture: Raising Christian Kids to Stand in a Postmodern World is a vital resource for Christian families navigating today’s culturally chaotic society. Grounded in biblical truth, this book empowers parents to equip their children with worldview and apologetic skills and practical guidance, ensuring they stand out as devoted followers of Christ like a city on a hill that cannot be hidden. Author Andrea Crum offers comprehensive insights into social issues like feminism, gender and sexual identity, race conversations, and more, helping parents nurture a strong faith foundation in their children so these ideas won’t persuade them.
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Comparative Religions (Teacher Guide) (Bodie Hodge)
$19.99The World Religions and Cults Teacher Guide is required for the completion of Master Books’ World Religions and Cults Curriculum Pack. This course offers homeschool high school students the strong apologetics foundation they need to identify a false religion and powerfully refute their tenets. Use this eye-opening course to prepare your family to face the anti-Christian giants in the world with a heart of compassion to share the Gospel.
The World Religions and Cults Teacher Guide provides a convenient daily schedule to help your 11th-12th grade students successfully complete this one-year Bible elective. Lessons are scheduled five days a week and should take approximately 45-60 minutes to complete.
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Courtship and Dating: So What’s the Difference? MP3 (Dennis Gundersen)
$3.99We hear much about courtship these days, but judging by the conversations we have with families, many parents are quite in the dark as to the real differences between a “dating” approach to relationships and the “courtship” concept. We want to spare our children the pitfalls we experienced in the 20th-century “dating” tradition, but too often, we lack clear ideas about what we are leading them to and end up being more of a barrier than a door! So, what are the differences between courtship and dating?
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Do I Belong? Reassuring Kids Adopted From Foster Care (Carey Koenig)
$10.39Carey Koenig, along with her adopted children Reid and Halley want to help children realize that being adopted is awesome! Do I Belong? is a resource for kids of all ages who have been adopted from foster care who need to know that they are not alone. This resource is great for younger children to read with their parents, for teenagers, and for anyone who wants to learn more about what being adopted from foster care is all about. And best of all, they’ll hear from several different kids who have been adopted from foster care.
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Do Not Be True to Yourself (Kevin DeYoung)
$6.99Countercultural Yet Biblical Advice for High School and College Students, Ideal for Graduation and Birthday Gifts
Most speeches addressed to high school and college students follow a similar theme: march to the beat of your own drum. This may sound encouraging on the surface, but Scripture exhorts believers to submit their lives to the will of God, not their own desires. Christian students need gospel-centered truth to guide them on their journey toward independence.
In this collection of inspiring sermons and graduation speeches, Kevin DeYoung delivers a motivational, biblical call to young people: serve God faithfully—and if necessary, counter-culturally—in the next season of your life. Do Not Be True to Yourself includes practical advice for cultivating a Christ-centered worldview in every area of adult life, including relationships, work, church participation, and spiritual growth, making it a transformational resource for mentoring students.
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FaithTraining: Raising Kids Who Love the Lord (Dr. Joe White)
$9.75“Joe White understands kids – what they need and want, what motivates them, and how to get them excited about the Christian faith.” — Josh McDowell, author of Evidence That Demands a Verdict
As easy to use as it is effective, FaithTraining provides parents a “gardening plan” to equip you to cultivate an ever-maturing faith in your child. Through Bible study suggestions, devotional ideas, reading lists, and tips for discussing tough issues with a variety of ages, you’ll have the tools you need to encourage your kids to blossom in their love for the Lord.
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Girls on the Edge (Leonard Sax)
$16.95A parenting expert reveals the four biggest threats to girls’ psychological growth and explains how parents can help their daughters develop a healthy sense of self.
In Girls on the Edge, psychologist and physician Leonard Sax argues that many girls today have a brittle sense of self-they may look confident and strong on the outside, but they’re fragile within. Sax offers the tools we need to help them become independent and confident women, and provides parents with practical tips on everything from helping their daughter limit her time on social media, to choosing a sport, to nurturing her spirit through female-centered activities.
Compelling and inspiring, Girls on the Edge points the way to a new future for today’s girls and young women.$18.99 -
God Is Still Good: Gospel Hope and Comfort for the Unexpected Sorrows of Motherhood (Katie Faris)
$12.99Katie Faris knows well the challenges of parenting. As a mother of 5, she has experienced the trials of motherhood but also knows the comfort of our Savior, Jesus. Through 9 chapters, God Is Still Good offers a biblical context for suffering and hope, answers common questions, and addresses prevalent temptations and lies that mothers are likely to face.
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Homeschool Bravely (Jamie Erickson)
$12.49Quiet the voices of “not good enough” and step courageously into guilt-free homeschooling
Many homeschool parents have a long-term relationship with self-doubt. “Did I make the right decision?” “Could someone else do this better?” “Am I robbing my kids of something by not sending them to ‘regular school’?”
What if there’s a better way?
Not a 3-step technique or a shiny, new curriculum, but a change in perspective that transforms the way you plan, teach, and homeschool?
Homeschool Bravely teaches you to see homeschooling as a calling, helps you overthrow the tyranny of impossible expectations, and guides you through the common bumps in the road, including how to:
- juggle school and parenting with toddlers at home
- teach a struggling learner
- plan with the end in mind
- accept your own limitations without feeling guilty
- stay the course even in the face of criticism
Reclaim your hope, renew your purpose, and transform your homeschool. Because the truth is: God will use every part of your homeschool, even your fears, faults, and failures, to weave good plans for your kids.
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