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The Mother at Home: A Practical Guide to Christian Parenting
In The Mother at Home, John Abbott speaks with clear, practical warmth to the daily work of motherhood—showing how a mother’s quiet influence shapes a child’s character, habits, and eternal outlook. With vivid examples drawn from ordinary family life, Abbott explains why loving authority matters, how to establish willing obedience without constant conflict, and how a mother can correct faults fairly, wisely, and consistently.
This classic Christian guide moves from responsibility to real-world forming order in the home, planning routines that reduce turmoil, addressing a child’s moods with discernment, and giving religious instruction that reaches the heart—not just the memory. The aim is not merely well-behaved children, but a household marked by peace, conscience, reverence, and lasting joy.
Written as a companion to The Child at Home, this volume invites mothers (and families) to read together—especially in quiet evening moments—so that counsel becomes conversation, and instruction becomes a shared path toward a more God-honoring home.
This classic Christian guide moves from responsibility to real-world forming order in the home, planning routines that reduce turmoil, addressing a child’s moods with discernment, and giving religious instruction that reaches the heart—not just the memory. The aim is not merely well-behaved children, but a household marked by peace, conscience, reverence, and lasting joy.
Written as a companion to The Child at Home, this volume invites mothers (and families) to read together—especially in quiet evening moments—so that counsel becomes conversation, and instruction becomes a shared path toward a more God-honoring home.
189 pages, Paperback
Published January 24, 2026
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February 25, 2026
As a mother it was motivational, providing the kick in the pants I needed.
The advice about never speaking highly of the child in their presence in order to avoid vanity and pride in their lives seemed to be a bit overstated.
Much of the biblical teaching that was encouraged was just moralism, so discernment is necessary lest you end up with a little Pharisee!
I appreciated that virtues were extolled in this book, which is a practice that has been lost in these most recent generations.
4 stars because of the above issues and the tone of it was perhaps on the harsher, cautionary side. Not exactly a feel-good book.
The advice about never speaking highly of the child in their presence in order to avoid vanity and pride in their lives seemed to be a bit overstated.
Much of the biblical teaching that was encouraged was just moralism, so discernment is necessary lest you end up with a little Pharisee!
I appreciated that virtues were extolled in this book, which is a practice that has been lost in these most recent generations.
4 stars because of the above issues and the tone of it was perhaps on the harsher, cautionary side. Not exactly a feel-good book.
August 20, 2026
Amazing book. I will go back to this book Many many times. God willing
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