The Duties Of Parents

In The Duties of Parents, J. C. Ryle presents seventeen simple and yet profound responsibilities of Christian parents. Nothing new is contained in this little volume, yet what is presented has the potential to change future generations both now and for eternity. Learn how to shepherd your children; learn how to utilize the most significant key of all – love; and learn first and foremost how to present and represent Christ to your children. As you read this book, expect to find yourself both challenged and excited to begin a wonderful, appropriate, and growing relationship with the most wonderful gift God can give us in our lifetime – our dear children.

This 1818 book warns sternly of the importance of duty to parents, but reciprocal parental duties are also emphasised.

"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." [Proverbs 22:6] Although first published more than a century ago, Ryle's The Duties of Parents contains principles of parenting that still resonate today. ...

With theological and practical guidelines for Christian parenting-some timeless advice that can speak into this age of dysfunctional families and failing schools.