Wise Parenting: Creating the Joy of Family (Paperback or Softback)

Let's face it: Parenting is hard!

Many parents would agree it's the hardest job they've ever had to do. But did you know there are specific reasons why some families do well, and others come unglued? Wise Parenting: Creating the Joy of Family offers six parenting essentials that successful, joy-filled families all seem to have.

• Relationship
• Respect
• Resources
• Rules
• Routines
• Responsibility

This is more than just another parenting book. This is a book of hope and a practical guide for success in some of the most difficult parenting areas. Readers will benefit from the ideas surrounding parenting in the early, formative years, as well as adolescents and teenagers.

Dr. Gil Stieglitz has worked with countless parents and teens involving family issues for over three decades. He noticed a pattern emerge between families who "did it right" and the absence of that pattern in families who came apart. He and his wife, Dr. Dana Stieglitz, put this pattern into practice while raising their three daughters. Today, they share an uncommon depth of relationship and joy with each of them. Now they pass this pattern to you so you can create a truly enjoyable family.

Includes illustrations, resources, sample consequences and words of reproof, original ideas, and personal stories of success and failure. This is a great resource for new and seasoned parents, grandparents, church or ministry leaders, family counselors, and pastors.

Dr. Gil Stieglitz is a prolific author, engaging speaker, and insightful pastor who has spent thousands of hours helping, coaching, and strengthening marriages. Gil has written over 25 books on marriage, parenting, soul development, and spiritual warfare, including top-seller Becoming a Godly Husband, Marital Intelligence, God's Radical Plan for Wives, and his newest book, Building a Ridiculously Great Marriage. He speaks to thousands of people each year about the wonders of God's principles. Gil now serves as a Marriage & Family pastor at Bayside Church, a dynamic multi-site church near Sacramento, CA, and is the founder of Principles to Live By, a nonprofit organization that helps people connect to God's principles in everyday life.

Dana Stieglitz has a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Samuel Merritt University. She works as Nurse Practitioner in a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation practice located in Sacramento, CA. Dana also co-authored Becoming a Godly Wife and God's Radical Plan for Wives. She enjoys training Pilates instructors, travel, food tours, and hanging out with her girls.

Jennifer Edwards is a professional editor, writer, and publishing coach serving Christian authors and publishers. She has worked with over thirty authors and numerous Christian publishers over the past nine years, including Penguin Random House, Faithlife/Lexham Press, Principles to Live By Publishing, BMH Books, Compel/She Speaks authors, Redemption Press, Gospel Advocate, The Sophos Group, and more. Her master's degree in Biblical and Theological Studies from Western Seminary has proven invaluable in helping Christian authors with their manuscripts by providing a critical eye for content, a thorough understanding of Scripture, and insightful, theological thinking. Jennifer has co-authored two books, The Lost Art of Relationship: Relationship Discussions for Small Groups by Dan Chrystal and God's Radical Plan for Wives by Gil and Dana Stieglitz. She authored God's Radical Plan for Wives Companion Study Guide.