Please keep in mind that this is not a list of recommendations, but alternatives you or your church may want to explore.

A variety of perspectives on parenting are offered here, and both religious and secular materials are listed since books from GFI reach both markets. We are sure there are other helpful resources available as well. (Have we omitted something that should be on the list?  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )

What this list should convey is there are many well-regarded alternatives available which don't come front-loaded with this level of controversy, and whose authors have obvious qualifications for giving parenting advice. In some cases, if you happen to purchase a book through the link provided here, it helps support this site.

Classes:

• Parenting is Heart Work (video series from the National Center for Biblical Parenting)
• Parenting with Purpose and Grace--Alice Fryling (Study Group Format)
• Parenting By Grace--Lifeway
• Becoming the Parent God Wants You to Be--Kevin Leman
• Raising Great Kids: Parenting with Grace and Truth--Cloud and Townsend
• Raising Kids Who Turn Out Right (video class) --Tim Kimmel
• Parenting 101 (conference) -- Tim Kimmel
• Grandparenthood: More than Rocking Chairs
• Nurturing God's Way

Books:

• Campbell, Ross, M.D., How to Really Love Your Child
• Campbell, Ross, M.C., Relational Parenting
• Cartmell, Todd, Respectful Kids
• Clarkson, Sally, The Mission of Motherhood: Touching Your Child's Heart for Eternity
• Clarkson, Clay, Heartfelt Discipline: The Gentle Art of Training and Guiding Your Child
• Cloud and Townsend, Raising Great Kids: Parenting with Grace and Truth,
• Coloroso, Barbara, Kids Are Worth It: Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline
• DeMuth, Mary E., Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture: Practical Help for Shaping Your Children's Hearts, Minds and Souls
• Focus on the Family, The Complete Book of Baby and Child Care
• Gray, Deborah, Attachment in Adoption
• Gromada, Karen Kerkhoff, Mothering Multiples
• Heller, Sharon, Ph.D., The Vital Touch
• Huggins, Kathleen, R.N. The Nursing Mother's Companion
• Hunter, Brenda, Ph.D., The Power of Mother Love
• Kimmel, Tim, Grace-Based Parenting
• Leman, Kevin, Ph.D., Becoming the Parent God Wants You to Be
• Lutton, Crystal, Biblical Parenting
• MacArthur, John, Ph.D., What the Bible Says About Parenting
• Narramore, Bruce, Ph.D., Help! I'm a Parent
• Oyer, Laura and Tietz, Megan, Spirit-Led Parenting: From Fear to Freedom in Baby's First Year
• Palmer, Linda Folden, D.C., Baby Matters
• Pantley, Elizabeth, Gentle Baby Care
• Pantley, Elizabeth, The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night
• Pantley, Elizabeth, Kid Cooperation: How to Stop Yelling, Nagging & Pleading and Get Kids to Cooperate
• Sears, William, M.D. & Martha, R.N., The Baby Book (Little, Brown, 1993) and The Complete Book of Christian Parenting and Child Care (Broadman & Holman, 1997). Also Nighttime Parenting, Parenting the Fussy Baby and High Need Child, The Discipline Book, The Successful Child
• Tamaro, Janet, So That's What They're For
• Turansky, Scott, and Miller, Joanne, Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes...in You and Your Kids
• Turansky, Scott, and Miller, Joanne, Parenting is Heart Work
• Turansky, Scott, and Miller, Joanne, Good and Angry: Exchanging Frustration for Character…in You and Your Kids