Grace Based Discipline
How to be at Your Best When Your Kids are at Their Worst
by Karis Kimmel Murray
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Pub Date Jan 09 2017 | Archive Date Jan 16 2017
Family Matters | Family Matters Press
Description
Parents today are all asking the same basic question:
"How do I discipline my kids?"
There's no quick-and-easy answer, but there are answers.
"My resume is written in crayon and stained with drool," says author Karis Kimmel Murray. As a parent do you sometimes feel the same way?
The fact is, disciplining kids is tough even on a good day. Let's face it: it's hard to respond appropriately rather than react irrationally when you feel like the victim of your kids’ behavior. Yet God--the ultimate parent--shows us how He responds to His unruly children’s behavior: it's with grace-based discipline. He also tells us why:
“The Lord disciplines the one he loves” (Hebrews 12:6).
In Grace Based Discipline, Karis shows you how to use grace to respond to your kids as God responds to us. The theology of parenting is to treat the people you are called to love as God treats you--with His unmerited grace. The Bible reminds us that we gave birth to sinners (Romans 3:23), so we shouldn't be surprised when they act that way.
Grace-based, responsive parents aren’t born; they’re made. We’re just ordinary people tapping into extraordinary help. Karis puts some practical, effective handles on how the grace-based family philosophy applies specifically to discipline and helps you get a firm grip on it and put it to practical use in disciplining your children with love.
This valuable book can help you learn
to be at your best when your kids are at their worst.
Buy it. Read it. And reap!
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Advance Praise
Excerpt from the forward by Christian parenting expert, Dr. Tim Kimmel:
"Years ago, I wrote the book Grace Based Parenting to help moms and dads see what God’s grace looks like lived out in highs and lows of family dynamics. Since then, the number one request has been for a follow up book that unpacks what God’s grace looks like when it comes to disciplining our kids. I always felt there was someone better qualified to write that book; like someone who had been on the receiving end of discipline administered within an atmosphere of God’s grace all through their childhood.
You see, when my wife Darcy and I became parents, we decided we would treat our kids the way God treats us, and that’s with grace. Obviously we’re flawed people. And we made our fair share of missteps along the way. But God’s grace proved to be sufficient in more ways than we could have ever imagined. His grace especially came to our rescue when it came time to deal with our kids’ unacceptable behavior.
This book is written by one of those kids. It’s the words of a girl who was not only an honor to raise, but who’s been an inspiration to watch take on adult life. Karis was born with a huge capacity to put a whole lot into any given moment. She’s equally gifted with the ability to pull a whole lot out as well. While she wasn’t a particularly hard child to raise, she wasn’t exactly an easy one either. Her tireless antics often left us feeling exhausted. I can’t count how many times I said, “she did what?!?” into the receiver when my wife would call to relay the events of the day. There were many nights when I stood at the door of her bedroom and watched her slip off to sleep after a day of putting our patience on life support. And as I stood there I’d pray, 'Oh Lord, please don’t let us mess up this wonderful child.'
Karis is rounding the bend on two decades as a wife and mother. She lives life with her feet joyfully sloshing around in the goo of reality while her heart spills over with the grace God used to save her soul. It’s been fun to watch her and Mike raise their kids. They understand what grace based discipline looks like--discipline that is guided by God’s truth and tempered by His grace. She and Mike were assigned two girls who were hardwired to know how to give them a run for their money. Yet, they’ve found God’s grace to be more than adequate when it comes to navigating their girls through the nuances of self-focused childhood.
I’m sure I’m a bit biased, but I think you’re really going to enjoy the way Karis says what she says. This girl has had a way with words since the day words first started coming out of her mouth. But more importantly, I know you’re going to be far more effective as a parent because of the case she builds for God’s grace leading the way in the grittier areas of your relationship with your kids. When it comes to disciplining your kids, God’s grace is the game-changer.
With all of this said, it’s an honor to introduce to you Karis Kimmel Murray and her book Grace Based Discipline."- Excerpt from the forward by Dr. Tim Kimmel
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Featured Reviews
Michelle K, Reviewer
Grace Based Discipline
How to be at Your Best When Your Kids are at Their Worst
by Karis Kimmel Murray
Family Matters
Family Matters Press
Parenting & Families, Christian
Pub Date 09 Jan 2017
Archive Date 16 Jan 2017
I am voluntarily reviewing a copy of Grace Based Discipline through the publisher and Netgalley:
This book is a wonderful tool for parents who have questions about Disciplining their children. The author reminds us that Discipline is not as simple as telling your children, no.
We are reminded of the importance of responding and not reacting when a child is misbehaving. We are reminded that children will break rules both big and small and they will try and skirt responsibilities, which is where Grace comes through.
The importance of setting down clear rules is adressed. We are reminded too that to many rules can also bring about isues. We are reminded too to evaluate each violation, because sometimes things aren't always what they seem.
I give Grace Based Discipline five out of five stars.
Happy Reading!
Daniel G, Reviewer
Raising children can be a very difficult task. Children are unique and they should disciplined in a way that is effective but also tailored to them. This is not easy. Parents also have their own personality and sometimes this may cause conflict.
How then does a parent discipline a child? There is not a one method for all. Parents must adjust their disciplines based on personality and age. In her book, Grace-Based Discipline, Karis Kimmel Murray has written one this matter. Part personal story and motivational Muarry takes parents on a educational journey on how to discipline by starting with the goal of discipline.
What is meant by this?
Parents need to understand that the way they discipline their child will tell the child whether or not they are loved. Parents could go overboard usually in one of two ways: either they discipline too much and the child feels he/she can do no right, or they discipline too little and the child does as he/she pleases.
Neither one of these is correct. However, discipline it needs to be present. Murray gives some helpful information on how to discipline children with grace. When done correctly, children can grow and know they are loved.
I found this to be encouraging and enjoyed the personal level that was given to this book. I myself am a father of two boys and have baby number three on the way. It is good to know that every parent at some point will struggle with the area of discipline. Knowing that I'm not alone, I received encouragement from this book in my parenting struggles.
I will suggest that every parent get a copy of this book and pay special attention to the information in the appendix. The appendix addresses Parenting in Digital Age and gives guidance to parents to teach their children about what it discussed on the internet. Teaching respect and politeness should also extend to the digital mediums. Sadly, there are some who do not use social media in this manner.
Also in the appendix is some information on spanking. I will not go into that in this review but suffice it to say it is some good information on spanking. Hopefully this will open up a conversation between a mother and a father on whether they choose to use physical discipline in the form of speaking or not.
*I received a complimentary copy of from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.
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