Playlist: Parenting (sermon series)
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
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Parenting (Part 1): Principles
Foundational Principles of ParentingBecause of our upside down emphasis on the youth culture and its characteristic selfishness or self-centeredness, the family is crumbling and deteriorating.
Parenting (Part 2): Fathers
FatherhoodPatriarchy is family organization with the father having ultimate authority. The husband's role, grounded in love, must not be abusive or domineering.
Parenting (Part 3): Mothers
MotherhoodThe mother provides a gentle, cherishing quality to child rearing compatible with the strength provided by her husband.
Parenting (Part 4): Discipline
Factors in CorrectionRealizing that parental authority must be used with godly love, the prompt discipline we mete out should be fair and appropriate.
Parenting (Part 5): Methods
Training ChildrenOf the various approaches to discipline, spanking is really the only method endorsed by the Bible. Properly administered, spanking smarts but leaves no bruises.