Kathleen C’s Reviews > Give Them Grace: Leading Your Kids to Joy and Freedom Through Gospel-Centered Parenting > Status Update

On parenting through prayer, they discuss how Paul began his letters for his "spiritual children" with prayers of thanksgiving. Then they say that when praying for our children "we can ask Him to help us be "grace-detectives" - to be more aware of how the Lord is working in their lives than in how they are failing."

While I like the spirit of what they're saying, a lot of it feels unrealistic. Or at least unrealistic for toddlers - she just gave an example of her ideal conversation surrounding discipline of her son who disobeyed when told to clean up his toys before dinner. The conversation was a full TWO PARAGRAPHS LONG. What kind of attention span is she working with? Lol bc I'm working with one a fraction of that.

They list out five categories of what parenting in the Lord might require in a situation: manage, nurture, train, correct, or rehearse gospel promises. Honestly the differences between some of these are still blurry to me 🤔

"On other occasions, the Lord sketches likely dialogue between parents and their children. The Lord assumes that, upon seeing his parents observe a feast day or recite the Law, a child will ask, “What does this mean?” In every instance, the answer is never primarily our obligation but rather God’s grace." (They reference as examples Exodus 12:26-27, 13:14 , & Deuteronomy 4:9. )

"Parenting with grace isn’t another set of rules for you to follow. It’s a story you can rejoice in. Share this story with your children. Show them the Savior. Show them Jesus."

"Idolatry is always subject to the law of diminishing returns too. In other words, our children’s obedience today is never quite good enough tomorrow."