Table of Contents
Introduction: A Letter from the Authors 7
Part 1 Being a Catholic Parent - What's the Difference? 13
Chapter 1 The First Difference: God Is Our Co-Parent 17
Chapter 2 The Second Difference: Your Family Is an Icon of the Trinity 23
Chapter 3 The Third Difference: Your Family Is Part of God's Family 27
Chapter 4 The Fourth Difference: We're on a Mission from God 37
Chapter 5 The Fifth Difference: We Aren't Too Proud to Listen to Our Older Brothers and Sisters 47
Chapter 6 The Sixth Difference: Parenting Is a Ministry 51
Conclusion to Part 1 55
Part 2 Discipleship Parenting 59
Chapter 7 Having a Ball: Discipleship and Attachment 61
Chapter 8 Building a House of Discipleship 75
Chapter 9 The Healing Power of Discipleship Parenting 85
Chapter 10 Astray Like Sheep: Discipling the Misbehaving Child 107
Conclusion to Part 2 119
Part 3 Filling Your Discipleship Discipline Toolbox 123
Chapter 11 Rituals and Routines 127
Chapter 12 Collecting 131
Chapter 13 Team-Building 135
Chapter 14 Catch Them Being Good 137
Chapter 15 Virtue-Prompting 139
Chapter 16 Do-Overs 143
Chapter 17 Rehearsing 147
Chapter 18 Time In 151
Chapter 19 Emotional Temperature-Taking 155
Chapter 20 Time-Outs (Making Them Work) 161
Chapter 21 Sibling Revelry 165
Chapter 22 Logical Consequences 167
Conclusion to Part Three 171
Part 4 Discipleship Parenting for the Ages (and Stages) 175
Chapter 23 Discipling Your Infant 177
Chapter 24 Discipling Your Toddler (Twelve to Thirty-Six Months) 195
Chapter 25 Discipling Your Three to Six-Year-Old with Grace 209
Chapter 26 Discipling Through Middle Childhood with Grace (Approximately Ages Seven to Ten) 231
Conclusion: Living the Liturgy of Domestic Church Life 251
Need a Hand? Let Us Help! 259
References 261
Notes 267
