Trusting Enough to Parent: Replacing Fear With Activetrust As You Raise Your Children

By Patsy Clairmont and Wayne A. Hastings

Parents need help. We've always known that parenting was a serious, daunting task, but in our day it has become a matter of life and death. Hardly a day goes by without a new, startling piece of journalism reminding us of childhood dysfunction and parental failure. Being a parent today is not what it used to be. Like it or not, the days of Ward, June and The Beav are quaint nostalgia, having given way to far more complex and dangerous times. In this age of safe sex, schoolyard violence, subjective truth and a media bent on contradicting our best parenting efforts, we need God more than ever to assist with the challenge of rearing healthy, self-conscious kids. Do we trust Him enough to shepherd us in our efforts? Trusting Enough to Parent provides spiritual direction and practical advice to moms and dads laboring at the most important job in the world. Armed with biblical truths and a wealth of parenting wisdom gleaned from personal experience, author Wayne Hastings sets forth some invaluable lessons on the art of co-parenting with God--along with significant doses of hope and encouragement to help you through the tough times.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0781434106
• ISBN13: 9780781434102
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: David C Cook
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

If You're a Parent, You Need This Book

This is one of the most unique, practical, and encouraging books I've ever read on parenting. It's a dangerous world for our kids--dangerous physically, emotionally, and morally. How can parents nurture their children into well-adjusted, responsible adults when negative peer pressures constantly pull them in opposite directions? In Trusting Enough to Parent, Wayne Hastings demonstrates, in highly doable ways, how parents can replace fear with trust--and positive action. He provides practical methods and true stories demonstrating the real-life effectiveness of those methods. I especially like how he helps parents identify, appreciate, and work constructively with the unique personality temperament of each individual child. If I could give this book SIX stars, I would!

Parenting is Hard Work--Even Harder Without the Lord

I found the book Trusting Enough to Parent to be quite enlightening. I read the book with few expectations, just hoping that I could gain some wisdom about raising children in this chaotic and unpredictable world in which we live. Mr. Hastings has the rare ability to teach through scripture, life experience, and acquired wisdom and knowledge. He uses his own life experiences to set the stage for each chapter and then draws upon scripture as he backs up his main points. He, in no way, makes the reader feel guilty or like he/she is "doing it all wrong." Rather, he spells out his points and uses examples (both biblical and lay) to bring home his ideas. The topics he addresses include: trusting enough to trust, to enable, to prepare, to love, to listen, to know your children, to understand your children, to confront your children, to discipline your children, to pray for your children, to let go of your children, and to get started. I love the way each chapter is based in scripture but keeps one foot firmly grounded in the realities of daily life. Lastly, I found the "Think and Talk About It" section at the end of each chapter to be especially helpful as I continually attempt to assimilate and integrate his ideas into my parenting style. This is a book that I will refer to often as my children continue to grow and mature and new issues evolve for both them and myself.