Product Description

Biblical parenting involves encouraging, exhorting, and empathizing with children according to their unique needs and character. This re-release of Different Children, Different Needs clarifies what the Bible means when it commands us to "train up a child in the way he should go" (Proverbs 22:6). It teaches moms and dads how to understand the personality God has given each of their children and how to tailor their parenting styles to meet their children's needs. Pastor Charles Boyd uses the popular DISC personality assessment model to help parents better recognize, accept, and appreciate their kids' temperaments.

IF ONLY YOUR PARENTS HAD READ THIS BOOK...

Do you know whether your child is determined, influencing, soft-hearted, or conscientious?

The key to effective parenting is knowing what motivates your child.

The information and tools provided in Different Children, Different Needs will take the mystery out of the way you interact with each other. You'll begin to realize things you never understood about the best way to relate to each unique son or daughter.

Your children will come to realize how God has designed and gifted them, growing in confidence and finding a sense of belonging. And you'll enjoy the fulfilling parenting experience you've always wished for.

Story Behind the Book

Based on the biblical teaching of Proverbs 22:6, the principles in this book can become the backbone for everything you do as a parent. If you don't practice the "big picture" principle presented in Different Children, Different Needs , your kids will be negatively affected. But if you take Proverbs 22:6 seriously and seek to apply what you find in this book, your children will come to understand how God has designed and gifted them. They will grow to have both a sense of confidence and a sense of belonging. Just when you master the art of parenting one child, here comes another—and they're "different as night and day." You must learn how to tailor your own unique parenting style to meet your children's special needs more effectively.

This simple resource helps you understand, accept, appreciate, and enjoy your children…and their God-given temperaments.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #264860 in Books
• Published on: 2004-03-30
• Released on: 2004-03-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

About the Author
Dr. Charles F. Boyd is teaching pastor at Southside Fellowship in Greenville, South Carolina. He earned his doctorate in ministry from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and graduated with high honors from Dallas Theological Seminary, where he received a master's degree in theology. Dr. Boyd has pastored churches in Georgia, Texas, Arkansas, and South Carolina. He and his wife, Karen, have three children.

Customer Reviews

Exceptional book for parents!
This is an exceptional book for parents, giving us the descriptions of different temperaments... both for our children and for ourselves. Then it takes everything a step further in what each child's temperament needs from us as parents, and how we all interact. This book made one of the largest impacts on our family functioning well together.

Different Children, Different Needs : Understanding the Unique Personality of Your Child
Charles Boyd does a wonderful job of writing this book to help parents understand the need to parent children to their unique personalities.

I like how he uses the DISC Model that helps parents understand that their personality and their child's personality can work together even if at opposite ends of the spectrum. I have taught these principles in parenting classes using this book and found parents have a AHAA! moment when it dawns on them why their child follows them around all evening. The parents realized that their children just needed to be nurtured based on their personality styles.

I like how the book is written as a study book for parenting groups. It gives another way for parents to gather together, share ideas, and learn new strategies about children.

This is a must read for parents.
Jen Hegerty, School Counselor

LOVE IT!
I loved this book. It is very easy to read and understand and has helped me to see others differently, and recognize how personalities truly affect relationships. Knowledge is the key, and once I understand why someone behaves the way they do, I can recognize that they really aren't just trying to annoy me, and learn to adjust. I also see my own weaknesses and can work on those. No one is DEFINED by their personality type. We all have choices to make in life, but understanding your normal tendencies can help you to become a more balance person. And having a daughter that is so different from me, I really enjoyed the section in this book on how each personality type relates to the others- strengths, struggles, and strategies. Definitely recommend!