32 Books like Doing Life with Your Adult Children

Parenting the Strong-Willed Child

by Kevin Hinckley • 2008

Rebellion starts years before a child walks away. Healing it requires something different entirely.

4.26

135

🕊️ Faith-Based Parenting 💪 Strong-Willed Children 🏛️ Lds Parenting 🔄 Breaking Family Cycles 📋 Discipline Strategies

Parenting the Strong-Willed Child Summary

Parenting the Strong-Willed Child 95%

Rebellion starts years before a child walks away. Healing it requires something different entirely.

by Kevin Hinckley 2008

4.26

135 ratings

🕊️ Faith-Based Parenting 💪 Strong-Willed Children 🏛️ Lds Parenting 🔄 Breaking Family Cycles 📋 Discipline Strategies

Parenting

by Andy Stanley • 2023

Raise adults who enjoy each other: a stage-by-stage plan that shifts as your kids do.

4.58

2k+

✝️ Christian Parenting 📈 Parenting Stages ❤️ Relational Parenting 🏡 Family Values 🧭 Discipline Strategies

Parenting 95%

Raise adults who enjoy each other: a stage-by-stage plan that shifts as your kids do.

by Andy Stanley 2023

4.58

2k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Parenting 📈 Parenting Stages ❤️ Relational Parenting 🏡 Family Values 🧭 Discipline Strategies

Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World

by Zig Ziglar • 2002

What if the key to a confident kid isn't praise but clear limits, and listening more than lecturing?

4.11

552

✝️ Christian Parenting 💬 Family Communication 🌱 Character Development 🛡️ Sex Education ⚖️ Discipline Strategies

Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World Summary

Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World 95%

What if the key to a confident kid isn't praise but clear limits, and listening more than lecturing?

by Zig Ziglar 2002

4.11

552 ratings

✝️ Christian Parenting 💬 Family Communication 🌱 Character Development 🛡️ Sex Education ⚖️ Discipline Strategies

Boundaries with Kids

by Henry Cloud • 2001

The boundaries that turn your kids into responsible adults, without constant nagging or punishment.

4.31

5k+

🕊️ Christian Parenting 🧱 Child Discipline 🚧 Behavior Boundaries ⚖️ Natural Consequences 🧘 Emotional Regulation

Boundaries with Kids 95%

The boundaries that turn your kids into responsible adults, without constant nagging or punishment.

by Henry Cloud 2001

4.31

5k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Parenting 🧱 Child Discipline 🚧 Behavior Boundaries ⚖️ Natural Consequences 🧘 Emotional Regulation

Failure to Launch

by Mark McConville • 2020

From manager to advisor: a clinical method for helping a stuck twentysomething take ownership.

4.22

583

🧭 Emerging Adulthood 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 🚧 Parental Boundaries 🛑 Parental Enabling 😰 Quarterlife Anxiety

Failure to Launch 95%

From manager to advisor: a clinical method for helping a stuck twentysomething take ownership.

by Mark McConville 2020

4.22

583 ratings

🧭 Emerging Adulthood 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 🚧 Parental Boundaries 🛑 Parental Enabling 😰 Quarterlife Anxiety

Letting Go

by Karen Levin Coburn • 1988

From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.

3.68

388

🎓 College Transition 🐣 Empty Nest 🧩 Identity Development 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 💬 Family Communication

Letting Go 95%

From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.

by Karen Levin Coburn 1988

3.68

388 ratings

🎓 College Transition 🐣 Empty Nest 🧩 Identity Development 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 💬 Family Communication

Have a New Kid by Friday

by Kevin Leman • 2008

Five days to change your child's attitude by changing the parent they receive every morning.

3.83

4k+

🛡️ Tough Love Parenting 🔁 Consistent Parenting ⚡ Natural Consequences 🧭 Character Development 🧠 Adlerian Psychology

Have a New Kid by Friday 95%

Five days to change your child's attitude by changing the parent they receive every morning.

by Kevin Leman 2008

3.83

4k+ ratings

🛡️ Tough Love Parenting 🔁 Consistent Parenting ⚡ Natural Consequences 🧭 Character Development 🧠 Adlerian Psychology

1-2-3 Magic for Christian Parents

by Thomas W. Phelan • 2004

Ditch the lectures. A calm, scripture-rooted three-count is all it takes to stop misbehavior.

4.06

533

✝️ Christian Parenting 🧩 Behavior Management 🧘 Calm Discipline 🌟 Positive Reinforcement 📅 Family Routines

1-2-3 Magic for Christian Parents Summary

1-2-3 Magic for Christian Parents 95%

Ditch the lectures. A calm, scripture-rooted three-count is all it takes to stop misbehavior.

by Thomas W. Phelan 2004

4.06

533 ratings

✝️ Christian Parenting 🧩 Behavior Management 🧘 Calm Discipline 🌟 Positive Reinforcement 📅 Family Routines

Age of Opportunity

by Paul David Tripp • 1997

Stop surviving the teen years and start shaping your child's heart: a biblical game plan.

4.45

3k+

👨‍👩‍👧 Parents Of Teens 📖 Biblical Parenting ✝️ Christian Parents 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🌍 Worldview Formation

Age of Opportunity 95%

Stop surviving the teen years and start shaping your child's heart: a biblical game plan.

by Paul David Tripp 1997

4.45

3k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧 Parents Of Teens 📖 Biblical Parenting ✝️ Christian Parents 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🌍 Worldview Formation

How We Love Our Kids

by Milan Yerkovich • 2011

How you were parented programmed how you parent. Five patterns, five course corrections.

4.36

413

🧸 Attachment Styles ✝️ Christian Parenting 💔 Cycle Breaking 🫂 Family Bonding 🌱 Temperament Differences

How We Love Our Kids 95%

How you were parented programmed how you parent. Five patterns, five course corrections.

by Milan Yerkovich 2011

4.36

413 ratings

🧸 Attachment Styles ✝️ Christian Parenting 💔 Cycle Breaking 🫂 Family Bonding 🌱 Temperament Differences

The New Strong-Willed Child

by James C. Dobson • 1978

Your hardest child was born that way: match that stubbornness with calm action, not louder anger.

3.79

5k+

🧒 Defiant Children 📏 Child Discipline ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting 🧬 Child Temperament ✝️ Christian Parenting

The New Strong-Willed Child 95%

Your hardest child was born that way: match that stubbornness with calm action, not louder anger.

by James C. Dobson 1978

3.79

5k+ ratings

🧒 Defiant Children 📏 Child Discipline ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting 🧬 Child Temperament ✝️ Christian Parenting

Grown and Flown

by Lisa Heffernan • 2019

Stay close while your teen pulls away, and build independence without losing connection.

3.91

883

🧑‍🧒 Parenting Teens 🧭 Launching Young Adults 🎓 College Preparation 🗣️ Parental Communication 🧘 Stress Reframing

Grown and Flown 95%

Stay close while your teen pulls away, and build independence without losing connection.

by Lisa Heffernan 2019

3.91

883 ratings

🧑‍🧒 Parenting Teens 🧭 Launching Young Adults 🎓 College Preparation 🗣️ Parental Communication 🧘 Stress Reframing

How to Really Love Your Teen

by D. Ross Campbell • 1981

Teens need eye contact, physical touch, and undivided attention. They rarely ask for any of them.

4.05

384

✝️ Christian Parenting 🧠 Adolescent Development 🎭 Emotional Regulation 😤 Anger Management 🔗 Parent-Teen Bond

How to Really Love Your Teen 95%

Teens need eye contact, physical touch, and undivided attention. They rarely ask for any of them.

by D. Ross Campbell 1981

4.05

384 ratings

✝️ Christian Parenting 🧠 Adolescent Development 🎭 Emotional Regulation 😤 Anger Management 🔗 Parent-Teen Bond

Building Better Families

by Matthew Kelly • 2008

Parenting as leadership: how to guide your kids with vision, questions, and values instead of rules.

4.14

417

✝️ Christian Parenting 🧭 Parenting As Leadership 🗣️ Family Communication 🌱 Character Development 📱 Technology Balance

Building Better Families 95%

Parenting as leadership: how to guide your kids with vision, questions, and values instead of rules.

by Matthew Kelly 2008

4.14

417 ratings

✝️ Christian Parenting 🧭 Parenting As Leadership 🗣️ Family Communication 🌱 Character Development 📱 Technology Balance

3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager

by Kara Powell • 2021

Three quarters of teens feel they are not enough. A faith-based approach to changing that.

4.20

391

🕊️ Christian Parenting ⛪ Youth Ministry 👨‍👩‍👧 Parent-Teen Relationships 🆔 Identity Formation 🫂 Belonging

3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager Summary

3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager 95%

Three quarters of teens feel they are not enough. A faith-based approach to changing that.

by Kara Powell 2021

4.20

391 ratings

🕊️ Christian Parenting ⛪ Youth Ministry 👨‍👩‍👧 Parent-Teen Relationships 🆔 Identity Formation 🫂 Belonging

The Five Love Languages of Teenagers

by Gary Chapman • 2000

Teens hear love in distinct emotional dialects. Learn to speak your teen's, and the silence breaks.

4.15

4k+

🧩 Parent-Teen Bond 🧠 Teen Development ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👩‍👧 Parents Of Teens 🏡 Blended Families

The Five Love Languages of Teenagers Summary

The Five Love Languages of Teenagers 94%

Teens hear love in distinct emotional dialects. Learn to speak your teen's, and the silence breaks.

by Gary Chapman 2000

4.15

4k+ ratings

🧩 Parent-Teen Bond 🧠 Teen Development ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👩‍👧 Parents Of Teens 🏡 Blended Families

What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad

by Michael Farris • 2004

A dad's guide to building a daughter's faith, money sense, and confidence until marriage.

3.93

118

👧 Raising Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Discipleship 🕊️ Spiritual Formation 💍 Courtship And Dating

What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad Summary

What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad 94%

A dad's guide to building a daughter's faith, money sense, and confidence until marriage.

by Michael Farris 2004

3.93

118 ratings

👧 Raising Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Discipleship 🕊️ Spiritual Formation 💍 Courtship And Dating

Strong Mothers, Strong Sons

by Meg Meeker • 2014

Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.

3.91

3k+

👩‍👦 Mother-Son Relationship ✝️ Christian Parenting 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧱 Character Formation 🕊️ Letting Go

Strong Mothers, Strong Sons 94%

Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.

by Meg Meeker 2014

3.91

3k+ ratings

👩‍👦 Mother-Son Relationship ✝️ Christian Parenting 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧱 Character Formation 🕊️ Letting Go

Raising Competent Children

by Jesper Juul • 1995

Children cooperate when respected. A parenting shift that works with their natural competence.

4.25

2k+

🧘‍♀️ Respectful Parenting 🧒 Child Autonomy 💬 Family Communication 🚧 Parental Boundaries 🌀 Family Systems

Raising Competent Children 94%

Children cooperate when respected. A parenting shift that works with their natural competence.

by Jesper Juul 1995

4.25

2k+ ratings

🧘‍♀️ Respectful Parenting 🧒 Child Autonomy 💬 Family Communication 🚧 Parental Boundaries 🌀 Family Systems

Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World

by Kristen Welch • 2016

One family's experiment: how limits, work, and faith raised grateful kids in an entitled culture.

3.99

6k+

✝️ Christian Parenting 🔄 Countercultural Parenting 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💎 Entitlement Culture 📱 Digital Boundaries

Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World Summary

Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World 94%

One family's experiment: how limits, work, and faith raised grateful kids in an entitled culture.

by Kristen Welch 2016

3.99

6k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Parenting 🔄 Countercultural Parenting 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💎 Entitlement Culture 📱 Digital Boundaries

Teaching Your Children Values

by Linda Eyre • 1993

How to pass on 12 core values without lectures: your own behavior and age-appropriate practice.

4.15

727

👶 Values-Based Parenting 🧭 Character Education 🧒 Age-Based Discipline ⭐ Positive Reinforcement ✝️ Christian Parenting

Teaching Your Children Values 94%

How to pass on 12 core values without lectures: your own behavior and age-appropriate practice.

by Linda Eyre 1993

4.15

727 ratings

👶 Values-Based Parenting 🧭 Character Education 🧒 Age-Based Discipline ⭐ Positive Reinforcement ✝️ Christian Parenting

Parenting

by Paul David Tripp • 2016

You can't fix your child's deepest problem. That admission is where real parenting begins.

4.44

12k+

📖 Grace-Based Parenting ❤️ Parenting The Heart 🪪 Parental Identity 🐢 Patient Parenting 🧱 Character Formation

Parenting 94%

You can't fix your child's deepest problem. That admission is where real parenting begins.

by Paul David Tripp 2016

4.44

12k+ ratings

📖 Grace-Based Parenting ❤️ Parenting The Heart 🪪 Parental Identity 🐢 Patient Parenting 🧱 Character Formation

Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen

by Robert J. MacKenzie • 2015

Your teen pushes every limit. Here's how to hold the line without the power struggles.

4.09

💪 Strong-Willed Children 🧑‍🎓 Parenting Teens 🚧 Limit Setting ⚖️ Logical Consequences 🏛️ Authoritative Parenting

Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen Summary

Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen 94%

Your teen pushes every limit. Here's how to hold the line without the power struggles.

by Robert J. MacKenzie 2015

4.09

58 ratings

💪 Strong-Willed Children 🧑‍🎓 Parenting Teens 🚧 Limit Setting ⚖️ Logical Consequences 🏛️ Authoritative Parenting

Different Children, Different Needs

by Charles Boyd • 1994

Four personality styles. Four ways to parent. Discover which one unlocks your child.

4.18

156

✝️ Christian Parenting 🧩 Personality Types 🌡️ Child Temperament 🎭 Behavioral Styles 🗣️ Family Communication

Different Children, Different Needs Summary

Different Children, Different Needs 94%

Four personality styles. Four ways to parent. Discover which one unlocks your child.

by Charles Boyd 1994

4.18

156 ratings

✝️ Christian Parenting 🧩 Personality Types 🌡️ Child Temperament 🎭 Behavioral Styles 🗣️ Family Communication

Cleaning House

by Kay Wills Wyma • 2012

Her kids expected service. Twelve months of real work gave them something better: competence.

3.72

3k+

🧒 Youth Entitlement 🧹 Household Chores 🔧 Life Skills For Kids 💪 Embracing Failure 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Teamwork

Cleaning House 94%

Her kids expected service. Twelve months of real work gave them something better: competence.

by Kay Wills Wyma 2012

3.72

3k+ ratings

🧒 Youth Entitlement 🧹 Household Chores 🔧 Life Skills For Kids 💪 Embracing Failure 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Teamwork

The Straight Talk on Parenting

by Vicki Hoefle • 2015

Skip the power struggles. Teach kids to manage themselves, starting with breakfast and working up.

4.19

🧒 Raising Independent Kids 🏛️ Adlerian Parenting 🍃 Natural Consequences 🔧 Building Life Skills 🗣️ Family Communication

The Straight Talk on Parenting 94%

Skip the power struggles. Teach kids to manage themselves, starting with breakfast and working up.

by Vicki Hoefle 2015

4.19

43 ratings

🧒 Raising Independent Kids 🏛️ Adlerian Parenting 🍃 Natural Consequences 🔧 Building Life Skills 🗣️ Family Communication

Voice Lessons for Parents

by Wendy Mogel • 2018

What to say when your toddler screams, your tween clams up, and your teen shuts the door.

3.97

790

🗣️ Parent-Child Communication 👶 Stage-Based Parenting 👂 Active Listening 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🍂 Natural Consequences

Voice Lessons for Parents 94%

What to say when your toddler screams, your tween clams up, and your teen shuts the door.

by Wendy Mogel 2018

3.97

790 ratings

🗣️ Parent-Child Communication 👶 Stage-Based Parenting 👂 Active Listening 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🍂 Natural Consequences

Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children

by Tom Sturges • 2008

76 memorable techniques for everyday parenting, from crowded parking lots to sibling feuds.

2.00

🧰 Practical Parenting 🌱 Positive Discipline 💭 Emotional Intelligence 🦺 Child Safety ⚽ Sports Parenting

Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children Summary

Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children 94%

76 memorable techniques for everyday parenting, from crowded parking lots to sibling feuds.

by Tom Sturges 2008

2.00

1 ratings

🧰 Practical Parenting 🌱 Positive Discipline 💭 Emotional Intelligence 🦺 Child Safety ⚽ Sports Parenting

50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School

by Charles J. Sykes • 2007

Fifty blunt lessons schools won't give you, from earning confidence to surviving a terrible boss.

3.70

283

🛡️ Tough-Love Parenting 🧭 Character Education 🎭 Self-Esteem Critique 💪 Resilience Training 🔨 Work Ethic

50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School Summary

50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School 94%

Fifty blunt lessons schools won't give you, from earning confidence to surviving a terrible boss.

by Charles J. Sykes 2007

3.70

283 ratings

🛡️ Tough-Love Parenting 🧭 Character Education 🎭 Self-Esteem Critique 💪 Resilience Training 🔨 Work Ethic

Laying Down the Law

by Ruth Peters • 2002

The parenting playbook that replaces negotiation with clear consequences, so a single 'no' sticks.

3.69

🛠️ Discipline Strategies 🏛️ Authoritative Parenting ⚖️ Consequence Parenting ⏰ Structured Parenting 💪 No-Nonsense Parenting

Laying Down the Law 94%

The parenting playbook that replaces negotiation with clear consequences, so a single 'no' sticks.

by Ruth Peters 2002

3.69

29 ratings

🛠️ Discipline Strategies 🏛️ Authoritative Parenting ⚖️ Consequence Parenting ⏰ Structured Parenting 💪 No-Nonsense Parenting

Parenting Teens With Love And Logic

by Foster W. Cline • 1992

Empathy plus consequences: how to stop rescuing your teen and start raising a responsible adult.

4.09

2k+

🧑‍🧒 Parenting Teenagers 🧠 Teen Development 💬 Parent-Teen Communication ❤️ Empathic Discipline 🦅 Raising Independent Teens

Parenting Teens With Love And Logic Summary

Parenting Teens With Love And Logic 94%

Empathy plus consequences: how to stop rescuing your teen and start raising a responsible adult.

by Foster W. Cline 1992

4.09

2k+ ratings

🧑‍🧒 Parenting Teenagers 🧠 Teen Development 💬 Parent-Teen Communication ❤️ Empathic Discipline 🦅 Raising Independent Teens

Better Dads, Stronger Sons

by Rick Johnson • 2006

Learn what your son needs from you: presence, example, and the specific road to manhood.

4.01

327

⛪ Christian Parenting 👦 Raising Boys 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 📖 Biblical Manhood 🧭 Child Discipline

Better Dads, Stronger Sons 94%

Learn what your son needs from you: presence, example, and the specific road to manhood.

by Rick Johnson 2006

4.01

327 ratings

⛪ Christian Parenting 👦 Raising Boys 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 📖 Biblical Manhood 🧭 Child Discipline

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