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How Should a Child be Trained?

By J C Ryle

Parents have often asked themselves, “How should I train my children?” and “What are my duties as a parent?” Now with the onslaught of politically correct parenting propaganda, parents are asking more questions than ever such as, “Is it wrong to correct children?” and “What about reasonable force?” It is imperative that Christian parents rely on Scripture to guide them and to answer their questions. The Bible is the only authoritative parenting book. Any parenting practices which contradict the Bible simply amount to man’s foolishness. This booklet by J C Ryle condenses much of what Scripture has to say about child rearing. It starts with this passage in Proverbs 22v6, “Train up a child in the way he should go; And when he is old, he will not depart from it.” J C Ryle explains what training a parent should give their child in order to train him in the way he should go. He covers such things as guarding your child’s soul, prayer, faith, obedience, over-indulgence, telling the truth, redeeming the time, the influence of your example and how God trains His children. Written in the 1800s you will be surprised at how on-target and applicable the contents are for our parenting questions and concerns today. This is one of those books that every Christian should read. It will encourage you, challenge you and push you in the right direction as a parent in the training of your children. Buy extra copies for your friends. 36 page, A5 booklet, $7.00.