About

Inspiration

The authors of this study have been teaching biblical parenting to parents and couples for many years now. This site is a new way to share that teaching with more people who can find it helpful.

Sources

This course’s material is based on:

• The Bible
• Growing Kids God’s Way by Gary & Anne Marie Ezzo
• Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Ted Tripp
• The Key to Your Child’s Heart by Gary Smalley
• Dare to Discipline & Bringing Up Boys by James Dobson

The Authors

The lessons on Parenting Biblically were compiled by Frank and Elayne Saucier, who are medical professionals and parents in the Southeastern USA. They are dedicated to following scripture wherever it leads, and they have four adult children, one of whom created this site based on their study notes.

Course Lessons:

1. Foreword - The Job Contract

   It's a thankless position.

2. Introduction

   Importance, assumptions, premises, & parenting types

3. Pre-requisite relationships

   God first & healthy marriage

4. Basic Principles

   Fundamentals to build upon

5. Respect

   Upward, for peers, and downward

6. Obedience

   Giving & obeying instruction

7. Consequences, Discipline, Chastisement

   Instruction, encouragement, & correction

8. Advanced Discipline Issues

   Expectations of age, reinforcement, & childish behavior

9. Appeals & Family-Building

   Working within the system

10. Child-Raising Suggestions

    Things we've learned along the way

11. Additional Wisdom

    Resources for learning further