Sacred Parenting
by Gary Thomas
The Sacred Marriage argument applied to parenting: raising children shapes the parent's soul, through the hard things (guilt, fear, exhaustion, grief). A rare parenting book about what parenting does to you.
Read it if…
you want to understand how parenting is forming you.
See the book →
Skip it if…
you want advice for the child; this is about the parent.
Try instead: No-Drama Discipline →
Three things you will actually use
- Parenting shapes the parent.
- Exhaustion is a spiritual curriculum.
- Children expose and refine.
Do this first
Read the chapter on how parenting teaches us to pray.
Our verdict
What parenting does to you.
See the book →
Compare with other Parenting books
No-Drama Discipline
Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson · Parenting
Practical and humane; discipline as teaching.
CLICK TO SEE
Simplicity Parenting
Kim John Payne and Lisa M. Ross · Parenting
Calming and practical; less is more for kids.
CLICK TO SEE
The Gardener and the Carpenter
Alison Gopnik · Parenting
Wise and liberating; parenting reframed.
CLICK TO SEEBrowse all Parenting book reviews or get the free Reality Code Cheat Sheet.
As an Amazon Associate, WisdomDeck earns from qualifying purchases. Links marked “Click to see” go to Amazon. We are not paid for opinions, prices and availability are not shown here and change on Amazon, and we never see your purchase details. Nothing here is medical, legal or financial advice.