Raising Kids to Follow Christ – Instilling a Lifelong Trust in God | Book Review and Giveaway

Helping Your Child Love God for a Lifetime

As Christian parents, our heart’s desire is to pass along our faith to our children. But more often than not, we feel ill equipped to do just that. This is where author Lee Ann Mancini comes alongside us to show us how to set the stage to encourage and influence our children’s faith development.

Children have open minds and hearts and are craving for us to help them connect with God. It’s a great privilege and honor to show them how to be a follower of Christ. Raising Kids to Follow Christ is filled with biblical truth, strategies and techniques to awaken and grow precious faith in our children.

This book is a beautiful tool to guide us to be the spiritual leaders that our children need. I wish I had access to resources like this when my two girls were very little but as God encouraged me, it is never too late.

My hubby and I are firm believers that parenting doesn’t end when our children leave the nest. God calls us to steward our children well for Him until He calls us home. And nothing can be more important in parenting than continuously helping and guiding our children to know Christ more. This is the greatest legacy we can leave for our families.

Our kids will need to decide their own eternal destiny for themselves, but we can create a home environment where it’s hard to deny the incredible truth, love, and faithfulness of their Maker.

This world will teach our children that they need brains, good looks, or athletic ability to be set up for success. But this book reminds us of what is truly important in life:

to trust the Lord and follow Him.

This is a very well researched handbook for parents with a biblically based worldview. If you have been praying for your children, grandchildren or any children in your stewardship to grow in their faith, this guide will equip you to partner with God to do your part in stewarding and instilling lifelong beliefs into them.

As Lee Ann Mancini writes, “Christianity is being attacked on every imaginable level … ” And this includes the precious lives of our children. Now more than ever, we must be committed to shining our lights brightly and leading our families with faith so we can instill the hope and resiliency our children need to thrive in this dark world.

This book is a gift from Lee Ann’s heart to help us accomplish this. Even if faith is something new for you and your family, it is never too late to build a strong faith foundation for the next generation, no matter their age.

This parenting resource offers:

• Developmental apologetics for children to adults
• Parenting strategies and techniques from God’s word
• How to model Biblical truth with your children
• Upgrading your parenting style from discipline to discipleship
• Fun ways to connect your child’s heart to Christ

I like to include the table of contents in all my book reviews so you can take a peek behind the cover. Raising Kids to Follow Christ: Instilling a Lifelong Trust in God (Whitaker House, February 20, 2024) by Lee Ann Mancini will guide parents to grow and nurture their children in their faith walks.

Table of Contents:

Introduction ….. 9
1. The Perfect Cornerstone and Foundation ….. 14
2. It’s Always the Right Time ….. 19
3. The Divine Parenting Manual ….. 25
4. Making Obedience Easier Through Discipline ….. 35
5. Continued Character Development for
Obedient Heart Transformation ….. 59
6. Building a Strong Christian Foundation ….. 72
7. Practical Methods for Connecting Children to Jesus ….. 90
8. Cultivating Trust in God and Parental Guidance ….. 97
9. Helping to Shape a Godly Worldview ….. 105
10. Why Do We Believe What We Believe? ….. 118
11. Instilling Virtues in Children ….. 132
12. Instilling Fruit of the Spirit ….. 149
13. Have Fun Learning Together ….. 157
Conclusion ….. 167
Questions for Reflection ….. 169

GIVEAWAY TIME: The Blythe Daniel Literary Agency has generously offered to bless one of our readers with a copy of this brand new book. It’s easy to participate – just share your thoughts about this book/review in the comments below and your name will be added to the drawing. 

One name will be randomly drawn on Tuesday, March 12th and contacted via the email address used to leave comment. Please, only Stateside addresses at this time. Thank you for participating!

UPDATE: The winner of this beautiful book is Arrica Hess. Arrica, we will reach out to you to get your mailing address today … 🩷

Hugs and Blessings …

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Helping parents build a strong foundation in Christ for their children is Lee Ann Mancini’s life mission. Lee Ann is an award-winning author and executive producer of the Sea Kids series available on Pure Flix, Prime Video, YouTube, Right Now Media, and SeaKidsTV.