Instructing a Child's Heart

Tedd Tripp is an excellent writer and biblically based. We gave this book, along with Shepherding a Child's Hart and Shepherding a Child's Heart: parent's Handbook to our son and daughter-in-law as one of our gifts at the birth of their first child. Have done something similar at child-parent dedications at church too. Definitely an excellent set of books for parents to give them extra insights, wisdom, and direction in raising their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord while being cognizant that (1) children are children and (2) character development, not just living by rules.

Just get it. 😀 You will be blessed.

Tedd Tripp is an absolute must for parents. This is a perfect addition to Shepherding a Child’s Heart.

INSTRUCTING A CHILD'S HEART excited my soul with a biblical vision for effectively discipling children and adolescents! Trained in secular universities in earning a B.S., M.A., and Ph.D., I was steeped in the beliefs of "behaviorism." Run a maze, earn a prize. Positive and negative reinforcements moved schoolchildren through "successful approximations" of the "desired behaviors." Ring a bell to condition a response. I actually worked in a college office/classroom complex which always made me think about those mazes, dead-ends, and guinea pigs So how refreshing it was to read INSTRUCTING A CHILD'S HEART, which calls the reader to better understand the roots and hearts of of children's behaviors. All of us -- children and adults alike -- reap what we sow, and we must better understand WHY we do WHAT we do. This book helps the reader do just that. I was so impressed with the book that I bought another Tripp book, and I plan to give both of my daughters, parents themselves, with one or both of the books!

Besides Shepherding a Child's Heart, this is the best book we've ever read. I can't say enough about how helpful these books have been to our family. There is peace in our home, and our children have benefited greatly through intentional, faithful (yet flawed at times) discipline and instruction. We gift these books to almost every new parent we know! Besides the Bible, these are our go-to parenting books. We also love Ginger Plowman's book "Don't Make Me Count to Three".

I love this book because it is very informative. You can order the DVD's and study guide. We have done Shepherding a Child's Heart years ago and we are now doing this study with our church. I think parents should do both studies as Shepherding is more specific to problem solution and Instructing is more of big picture little picture. Both emphasize the gospel as a must for real change.

This is a wonderful book on how to raise children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. If you want to help the children in your life to know and love the Lord, this is a book brimming with biblical truths to equip you to do just that!The authors present a profoundly biblical perspective on the human heart, helping us examine ours and be transformed in preparation for shaping those of the children He has entrusted to our care.

I have the audio version of this book, and have been listening to it (read by the authors, by the way. It is a blessing to hear them read their own words with passion.)... It is not just giving me the inspiration and focus to instruct my children, it is changing my heart as well.I feel so strongly about it, I would say, if there is only ONE book you could buy on raising your children, this would be it. I have 4 children, 12,11, 10 and 7...and my eyes are now wide open to things that need to be undone from the past, the challenges of our current interactions, and the blessing and honor of the task I have ahead of me...for the last half of their childhoods.Truly a blessing.

Great book!

Super useful and very helpfulIt’s awesome to have one!

Excellent book! I have read other Christian parenting books which were a total waste of time...no usable information. This book however was the complete opposite. This book I believe will be useful to everyone who takes the time to read through it.

After walking through this book with a study group I am sure that I am amazed at its applicability to parenting.

Excellent resource for raising children in a God-honoring way. Tedd and Margy Tripp recognize that good behavior follows a changed heart...this book is packed with wise and loving instruction based on God's Word, the Bible.