I Can't Believe You Just Said That!
Biblical Wisdom for Taming Your Child's Tongue
- Marriage, Family & Relationships
- Publisher: Nelson Books (Thomas Nelson)
- Published: 2018
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Publisher's Description
Set aside ineffective practices, such as scolding, ignoring the offense, or merely administering punishment. Ginger Hubbard, the bestselling author of Don’t Make Me Count to Three!, lays out a simple, Bible-based strategy for parents to help their kids tame their tongues and walk in the transforming power of Christ. Are you ever embarrassed or shocked by what comes out of your child’s mouth? Do you raise your voice, threaten, and coerce, but find yourself frustrated because nothing seems to work? In I Can’t Believe You Just Said That!, Ginger Hubbard provides a practical, three-step plan to reach beyond the behaviors of tongue-related struggles—such as lying, tattling, and whining—to address your child’s heart. After all, as Matthew 12:34 tells us, “the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.”
Endorsements (20)
“PRAISE FOR I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU JUST SAID THAT! “Ginger Hubbard is fresh, funny, and full of wisdom. Her advice is overflowing with God’s instruction and grace.”
“There’s a reason why the Bible speaks so often about our tongues. Who doesn’t need help! Ginger’s book will help all of us—children and parents—as together we learn how to season our speech with God’s abundant grace.”
“If you have been wondering how to get to the root of your child’s struggle with their sin-nature, I Can’t Believe You Just Said That! is the book you need. It should be a reference for every parent looking to instruct their child with biblical, Christ-centered wisdom. An encouraging, empowering must-read for every parent.”
“Parenting is no joke! In fact, it’s one of the hardest holy assignments God calls us to. So what do you do when your kids bring out the worst in you with their embarrassing, inappropriate, dishonest, or disrespectful musings? Hold your tongue and get this book!”
“Start with the heart. Develop a plan. Implement training. The result? Beautiful speech. This book shows you how without just increasing the consequences. consequences. A powerful training tool that every parent will want to implement, one chapter at a time.”
Dr. Scott Turansky
“Kids bickering, back-talking, or blaming? Do you find yourself exasperated trying to correct your dear darlings’ behavior when it comes to what comes out of their mouths? Ginger Hubbard has assembled a biblical handbook for teaching our kids to allow God to empower them to temper their tongues. If you long for a little piece of quiet in your home, this helpful resource is just the ticket. Highly recommended.”
“For those who wish to truly keep a loving understanding of Scripture central in their child-raising practices, this book is an excellent choice.”
“It’s so easy to get caught up in addressing our kids’ outward behavior rather than the heart issues that drive the behavior. Sometimes we need someone to lead the way and help us dig deep as Christian parents. Ginger Hubbard has done that with this book. If you’re looking for help as it relates to whining, blaming, disrespecting, tattling, disobeying, lying, and manipulating, look no further. This is what you need!”
“I absolutely loved reading Ginger Hubbard’s Don’t Make Me Count to Three when my firstborn was a toddler. Fast-forward nearly a decade, and I now have three school-age girls (and a toddler boy to boot). Ginger’s new book could not have come at a better time in my parenting journey. With the same biblical wisdom that Ginger is known for, she lays out how to use your children’s ‘untamed tongues’ to help draw their hearts to Jesus.”
“As a momma, my own soul was greatly fed as I read the life-giving teachings Ginger gracefully unpacks in this book. I came away from my snippet reading times feeling as if I had soaked for several days in deep biblical parenting study. I not only learned lessons to share with my herd of children, I learned lessons for my momma heart as well!”
“Sharing from a wealth of experience, Ginger unpacks sound biblical wisdom mixed with practical ideas for addressing the most difficult areas of child training. We must be intentional with our words and Ginger helps us reach our children’s hearts, set up a grace-filled plan for walking them through their everyday word choices, and encourages us each step along the way. I can’t recommend it enough.”
“Ginger Hubbard has written a must-read for every parent. In our culture where thoughtless words are the norm, she challenges parents to dare to parent again. Filled with real-life examples and practical advice, this breakthrough book raises the bar for biblically focused training.”
“If you’ve got a little yeller, tattler, gossiper, whiner, or complainer in your house, this is the book for you. With humor and fresh insights, Ginger Hubbard gives you a better way to tame your child’s tongue— and it doesn’t involve a bar of soap. There are no platitudes here; instead, you’ll get loads of practical advice. I highly recommend this biblically solid book.”
“I Can’t Believe You Just Said That! is an excellent resource for parents who are at their wits’ ends (or soon to be). More than merely correcting behavior, Ginger Hubbard takes it that essential step further to help you, the parent, to reach the heart of your child. Both inspiring and practical, this book equips you to handle common challenges in parenting such as complaining, bickering, yelling, and more. A must-read and a wise resource you’ll find yourself returning to over and over again.”
“It’s not often I read a book on parenting and agree with 99.9 percent of everything I read, but in this case I did. I absolutely loved I Can’t Believe You Just Said That! Ginger Hubbard has taken the issue of heart-oriented discipline and developed it better than any [other author] I have read.”
Pastor. Reb Bradley
“I Can’t Believe You Just Said That! is a gem! As a mom of teenagers, Ginger provides the guidance and wisdom that I long to have. This book is biblical and practical and gives detailed solutions that will produce change in our homes. I highly recommend this book as a wonderful resource for all Christian moms!”
“Ginger Hubbard shows parents how to effectively train a child to honor God with his or her words. She moves beyond what they say to why they say it to help parents know how to teach the biblical principles of God-honoring speech that will serve them well for a lifetime.”
“As parents, we’ve all cringed at inappropriate words spoken by our children. Whether your child tends to whine, complain, yell, or argue, this book will give you a biblical plan for positive change.”
“Parenting is not for the faint of heart, and teaching our kids to control the tongue is among our toughest battles. Ginger Hubbard has guided us through the real-life verbal issues our kids face and made us feel normal in the process. I’m grateful for this important resource.”
“I Can’t Believe You Just Said That! is a veritable toolbox containing precision tools of truth concerning the tongue-related issues shared by all humankind. I wish I could have had this on my shelf when my children were young.”
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