• Grace-Based Parenting

  • Set Your Family Tree
  • By: Tim Kimmel
  • Narrated by: Tim Kimmel
  • Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (464 ratings)

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Grace-Based Parenting

By: Tim Kimmel
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Discover a parenting style that nurtures a healthy family and displaces fear as a motivator for behavior. Learn how to meet your child's three driving inner needs for security, significance and strength with the invaluable gifts of love, purpose and hope.

Modern parents are stressed out and tired. They’ve tried countless parenting books on the market, many of which are harsh, fear-based books that loving parents instinctively reject. As Christians, we frequently believe that the battle for a child's heart and soul is fought on the outside with rigid rules and boundaries, when in fact the opposite is true.

Dr. Tim Kimmel, founder of Family Matters ministries, offers a timeless look at parenting. Rejecting rigidity and checklists that don't work, Dr. Kimmel recommends a parenting style that is the opposite, emphasizing the importance of communicating the unconditional love that Christ offers and affirming this timeless message of grace to one's family. In Grace-Based Parenting, you’ll learn:

  • A parenting style that mirrors God's love, reflects His forgiveness, and displaces fear as a motivator
  • Why fear-based parenting is a guaranteed method to set children up for failure
  • How to provide a safe space for children to develop into functional adults with purpose, security, and inner strength

As we embrace the grace God offers, we begin to give it—creating a solid foundation for growing morally strong and spiritually motivated children. This revolutionary book presents a whole new way to nurture your family.

©2004 Thomas Nelson, Inc. (P)2004 Thomas Nelson, Inc.

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Great guide for parenting!

I'm so glad we revisited this book in audio form! It gets straight into my ears! Love the practical examples and grace for parents WHILE parenting as well as grace for the kids! Thank you for the insight and reassurance we are on a good path to raising our kids!

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The beautiful gift of Grace

This book had so many nuggets of truth!! I enjoyed the stories. There were some try moments but overall an incredible ending that wrapped it all up. Grace is so needed. Such beautiful reminders that will change our family.

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Fantastic

This book was wonderful! The exact way I’d like to parent, and it gave practical and thought provoking ways to implement grace based parenting! I always wanted to be heard and listened to as a kid/teenager/young adult and never was. This shares how to achieve that! And why you should establish Grace based parenting! I’ll be listening to, and reading this book over and over again to keep it fresh in my mind.

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Answered prayer!

I cannot rave about this enough! It's an answer to prayer in my household. Dr. Kimmel validated and basically gave me permission to parent the way I feel led to and also pointed out some of my painful faults. In the week since I started listening to this, my family has been set free. Seriously, praise God!

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Excellent

Very well done, great information presented in a digestible and memorable way. I will be purchasing the unabridged version.

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I needed this!

An insightful and enjoyable read from beginning to end.
My business coach recommended this. Our kids are 11& 13 and him and his wife found wisdom in reading this when their kids were that age.
I’ve shared with friends that this has been my favorite parenting book so far.

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Not clear this version is abridged

It wasn’t clear to me that this version is abridged until it was announced at the end of the book. That was disappointing as I was under the impression I was purchasing the unabridged version. Better communication on this issue is needed by the seller.

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abridged version is good

hoping that the author records an unabridged version for busy parents. enjoyed the candid stories

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A framework for parenting the way God treats us

I recommend this book to all parents! The grace-based approach really applies to all relationships not just parenting. Rather than focus on a set of techniques designed to modify behavior, Kimmel presents

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Short & to the Point

"Grace Based Parenting" by Dr. Tim Kimmel is a transformational guide to parenting. It presents an insightful, compassionate approach, advocating grace over control. Kimmel explores how to instill values while fostering individuality, addressing the child's heart rather than just behavior. It's an enriching, eye-opening read for any parent or caregiver seeking a deeper connection with their children.

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