Good Enough Parent: Simple Biblical Tips for Imperfect Parents Raising Real Kids (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798993560724)

Christian parent, you love your child. You've read the books, tried the strategies, attended the conferences-and you still feel like you're failing. You're not alone.

Research on attachment theory shows that a parent who gets it right about 30 percent of the time can raise a secure, healthy child. Thirty percent. That's good news.

Good Enough Parent offers eighteen shame-free, biblically grounded tips that draw on the gospel, neuroscience, and attachment theory to help you become the parent your teen or tween needs. Not a perfect parent. A good enough one-a very different goal.

You'll discover:

• Why trying harder to be more like Jesus may be making things worse
• What your child is subconsciously asking every single day-and how your answer changes everything
• How the gospel speaks directly into the chaos of adolescence
• Why your own sense of being loved matters more to your parenting than any technique
• The two subconscious questions that your child is asking 24/7

Only God is the perfect parent. You were never meant to be. But you were meant to depend on Him. That changes everything.

"I am now more able to step back when we have arguments and not get so offended."

"The most beneficial reminder was that I just need to get 30% right."

Dr. Bill Senyard is an award-winning author, pastor, speaker, and parent who has spent decades working with families. He believes God's love is for the unlovable, the unloved, the unlovely, the unworthy, the hurting, and the unlikely-which means there is hope for every parent. Bill and his wife live in the Denver area.