Your Child Video Seminar Participant's Guide: Essentials of Discipline: What's OK, What's Not and What Works

by Focus on the Family (Creator)

Parenthood is one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences most of us will ever have! But in the middle of busy days, runny noses, and carpooling, we sometimes forget to enjoy the journey.
Dr. James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, is here with answers, insight, and solutions to one of the biggest challenges every parent discipline.
Essentials of Discipline features the most up-to-date research on parenting, humorous animated vignettes, “mom (and dad) on the street” interviews, and the kind of practical, approachable teaching that can only come from America’s most trusted authority on parenting issues, Dr. James Dobson.
As you view and discuss Essentials of Discipline videos, you’ll gain the practical understanding, dynamic biblical principles, and encouragement you need to shape your child’s will without breaking his or her spirit, and feel confident in your ability to handle discipline in a positive way.

144 pages, Paperback

First published July 19, 2005

About the author

Focus on the Family is a conservative, interdenominational Christian parachurch organization founded in 1977 by psychologist James Dobson, and currently based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is active in promoting an effort toward its socially conservative views on public policy.

The stated mission of the organization is "nurturing and defending the God-ordained institution of the family and promoting biblical truths worldwide". The core promotional activities of the organization include a daily radio broadcast by its president Jim Daly and his colleagues, providing free resources according to Focus on the Family views, and publishing magazines, videos, and audio recordings. The organization also produces programs for targeted audiences, such as Adventures in Odyssey for children, dramas, Focus on the Family Radio Theatre, and Family Minute.

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 2 out of 5]

I recently completed this video and workbook series with the MOMS group at the church I attend. It was okay. There were a few chapters that I thought were good, gave me a new perspective or made me think about certain subjects. However, I was not happy about Dobson's approach to the teen years - he basically said that you've got to just grit your teeth through it and wait until the turmoil of adolescence is over. I whole heartedly disagree with this view point, instead I argue that the teenage years are full of opportunitites for parents to be in relationship with their kids. I suppose that if you've never read a parenting book before, you would really like this book. It's pretty basic and predictable.

[Xaka · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are things I disagree with in this book. For instance, I will not add spanking into my disciplinary tools. I also don't think there is enough focus on acts of love between parent and child in the book. I guess because the premise of the book is that discipline is a form of love, the author doesn't think acts of love need to be focused upon, but...I do.

Overall, I found the book informative. I'm just now starting to research the premise of using Biblical verses to inspire my parental strategy, so this was a useful read for me.