To Train Up a Child – 30th Anniversary Edition

Are you miserable spending time at home? Do you hate being around your children? God’s word claims this isn’t normal. To Train Up a Child uncovers the truth that the world doesn’t want you to know.
Best seller – over 625,000 in print! This is the brand-new 30’th Anniversary Edition of To Train Up a Child. With more than a million copies sold since its first release, To Train Up a Child is a radical perspective on what it means to raise joyful and victorious children in a world that encourages desolation and godlessness. Mike and Debi carefully explain their child-training techniques with simple instructions, personal testimonies from parents, and real application that comes directly from the source of truth: the Word of God. Letter from Mike: To Train Up a Child, first published in 1994, began as a letter to a homeschooled mother in answer to her question, “How did you train your children to be so happy and obedient?” I did not consider myself to be an author, nor did I possess the means or the knowledge to publish a book. But as I sat down to write a letter to this mother, I realized that it was a big subject that could not be put into a few pages. I consulted my friends and neighbors, gleaning their views and methods of child training. I even interviewed my own children, asking them what they thought about their upbringing. Deb and I analyzed how we were influenced by the traditions that we inherited from our parents, and we looked at the methods that were unique to our family. After about two years, that mother finally got a response. It is now 30 years later, and To Train up a Child has been printed and read millions of times in dozens of different languages, making more of an impact than we could have ever imagined. For our 30’th anniversary, we have decided to update and expand with brand-new content. No matter where you are in the child-training process, we hope this resource will be a blessing to you and your kids.