I have been searching for a parenting book with a Christian biblical perspective for awhile and was happy when a friend of ours lent us her copy of this book. The principles in it are very easy to follow and again doesn't fall to the extreme ends of parenting styles. I appreciated that the book stressed the importance of maintaining our marriage and how much a healthy marriage can positively impact our child's life. The first third of the book discussed the psychology behind various parenting styles throughout history and the psychology major in me enjoyed that part very much. However, I could see non-psyc people not enjoying that part of the book, especially the data from various studies. What lacked in this book was more examples of the the practical stuff. I loved the theoretical stuff and was on-board with most of that, but I felt a little disconnect to the actual "how do I do this" part. Lastly, throughout the book, I believe the authors do a great job of integrating Scripture from the Bible and apply it parenting. I think the book could use more of that. ( )