The Flourishing Family

A Jesus-Centered Guide to Parenting with Peace and Purpose

By: David Erickson, Amanda Erickson

Narrated by: Amanda Erickson, David Erickson

Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins

Publisher's summary

When it comes to Christian parenting, we crave confidence, wisdom, and―most of all―peace.

We pray for peace when our little ones are tossed about by waves of emotions, for connection and confidence when navigating stressful mornings and exhausting nights, and for wisdom in knowing how best to discipline our kids. As Christian parents, we’re desperate to “get it right,” to raise our children to be strong, courageous followers of Jesus―and yet, despite the overload of endless advice at our fingertips, we often feel completely and utterly lost.

You can become the parent Christ has called you to be―and change your home and family from the inside out. In The Flourishing Family, Dr. David and Amanda Erickson offer a new parenting perspective―one that cultivates peace, gentleness, and confidence. Deeply rooted in Scripture and backed by modern neuroscience as well as insight into child development, their book will equip you to

• rethink common assumptions about what the Bible says about parenting―and align your parenting approach with the teachings of Jesus and your identity in Him,
• cultivate the inner peace needed to lead and guide your family with Christ, and His grace, at the center,
• critically assess various gentle parenting principles through a Gospel lens so that you can respond to your child with understanding and patience, honoring the divine image and unique personality God created them to have, and
• use compassionate discipline as discipleship to focus on the heart behind your child’s actions, addressing the developmental or neurological roots of their behavior rather than merely correcting or punishing their actions or choices.

Your legacy is not defined by your parenting perfection but by your commitment to follow in the way of Jesus and to trust His Spirit to cultivate the seeds you’re diligently planting throughout your children’s lives. Trust that He will meet you in this audiobook―and that He will transform your hearts and home.

©2024 David Erickson and Amanda Erickson (P)2024 Tyndale House Publishers

Jesus Centered Parenting Paradigm Shift!

I've read every parenting book and this one tops them all for several reasons. One being that it's the ONLY one I've come across that is truly biblically aligned and Jesus centered. The importance of this book simply cannot be overstated.

The authors lay out clearly and powerfully (and with Scripture to back it up!) how and why parenting like a follower of Jesus is so important. It's not intimidating, it's relatable in so many and hits home on so many areas. Peacemaker parenting is accomplished by nurturing our own relationship with Jesus Christ. I highly recommend this book.

An absolute must for parents!

This book is changing how I'm talking to and interacting with my children. I've always known they were blessings and that they needed to be treated as such but the toddler years are HARD and I felt ill-equipped to handle them despite my years of being a caregiver to other children, and I felt like the books I was reading were either not including Jesus and teaching the Gospel or were not aligned with recent neurological discoveries in how our children's (and humans in general) brains worked, and this books has been the answer to my prayers! I've been listening to this while I wait for my hard copy to come in and I'm so glad I bought both. If you're feeling like something is missing in your parenting and you want a holistic approach to Christian parenting that is both gentle and informative, this is it!! I cannot recommend this enough.