Parenting Toward the Kingdom by Philip Mamalakis
Parenting Toward the Kingdom: Orthodox Christian Principles of Child-Rearing by Philip Mamalakis Published by Ancient Faith Publishing, 2016 Parenting Toward the Kingdom is a rare offering that connects the daily struggles of family life and parenting to the truths of the Orthodox Christian Church, and offers real strategies to navigate these challenges. Mamalakis notes that parenting requires an end game, namely, what sort of adults we wish our children to become: Caring? Kind? Moral? Competent? Hard-working? These long-term goals need to guide our daily interventions. Some of the themes addressed include: 1) the need to convey the positive joy [...]