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FamilyLife Today® series – Right from the Start: A Biblical Approach to Early Childhood Discipline

Parenting experts Dennis and Barbara Rainey discuss how to apply biblical principles to the daily grind of parenting and the often exasperating, exhausting job of training and disciplining young children.

Part 1 – The Goal of Parenting
What is your game plan for parenting? Dennis and Barbara Rainey, parents of six grown children, offer some practical steps you can take to help you and your spouse decide what your parenting goals are going to be.

Part 2 – The Fine Art of Discipline
How will you correct your child when he misbehaves? Dennis and Barbara Rainey explain why disciplining a child is a loving act and why spanking is an effective means of correcting a child if done in an appropriate manner.

Part 3 – Discipline from Zero to Two Years
What does your newborn really need from you? Dennis and Barbara Rainey, parents of six and grandparents of more than a dozen, reminisce about their early years of parenting and what they wanted to communicate to their children from day one.

Part 4 – Discipline from Three to Four Years
The toddler years are often considered some of the most difficult. Dennis and Barbara Rainey talk to parents about the best ways to discipline children who are just beginning to walk and talk.

Part 5 – Discipline from Three to Five Years
Is your kindergartner starting to push back on your correction? Dennis and Barbara Rainey give parents some helpful advice for loving and correcting their three to five-year-old children. Find out what to do about sassiness, lying, and