Teaching a Child to Pay Attention: Proverbs 4:20-27

by Daniel R. Berger II, Laurie Buck (Editor), Eliesar Loewenthal (Illustrator)

Parenting and education are hard, and little frustrates an authority more than a child who refuses or seems unable to pay attention. In the face of this frustration, some parents resort to counseling and even medication. Yet Scripture offers proven counsel for parents to implement into their homes. Teaching a Child to Pay Attention compassionately examines this problem from a biblical perspective. Building on his first book, The Truth about Genuine Hope and Biblical Answers, Dr. Berger shows that problems with attention are not specific to children diagnosed as having ADHD rather these problems are all children must be taught to pay attention rightly. This premise, along with the belief that the Scriptures addresses the child's education, provides the framework for the solution. These two ideas make this book, like the first one, a no-nonsense yet compassionate guide to genuine hope for frustrated parents. It offers parents and teachers a step-by-step plan from Proverbs for teaching a child to pay attention rightly and helping them to succeed.

114 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2015

About the author

Dr. Daniel R. Berger II is the founder and direct of Alethia International Ministries (AIM), where he continues to speak around the country at various conferences and ministries. He is also an experienced pastor, counselor, school administrator, and the author of numerous books on Christian counseling, practical theology, education, and the history and philosophy of the mental health construct. Daniel attended Bob Jones University and Florida International University, where he earned four degrees in counseling and theology. He is also a certified member of the International Association of Biblical Counselors (IABC). When he is not speaking, he and his wife Oriana live in Greenville South Carolina with their three children.

Reviews

[Melissa Vineyard · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Scriptural perspective on ADHD...a very good read for parents and teachers!

[Andrei Neacsu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book.
I recomand dr. Berger's books. He makes light about the problems of psihology and DSM. I gonna quote from another book of his the reality of parenting today:

"Since the late 1950s and early 1960s influential figures have purposely led America away from the traditional and biblical understanding of our children and toward a disease model. Much of society has fully accepted this psychiatric perspective, and many are now unaware or have denied that an alternative and proved approach to children's behavior still exists."

We need to return to the Scripture in the problems of the soul as Paul said in 2 Timothy 3:16-17.

[Jodi Uplinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very good book. I'm going to have my son read it as he's talked about wanting to go off his meds and we would love to see that happen.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fairly easy read. Good information for teachers, not just parents. Well-researched. I am going to look into some of the footnoted resources.

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

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