Don't Make Me Count to Three

I loved everything about this book. I was asking Good for his wisdom in raising my son and feel that his answer was this book and its insight into applying HIS word to our training methods. Very convicting and beneficial. Thank you Mrs. Plowman! I am thanking God for using you add his instrument!

Ginger is such a great author. She has great stories and examples that bring great perspective. I love how she draws straight from scripture on training up children. This has helped me so much and given me great wisdom on how to raise godly children that are obedient. I will be recommending this book to everyone I know who is a parent.

Great because it honors God's Word and helpful in that it gives practical things you can do with your children (like if you know godly principles on parenting but wonder how to actually supply it, she has practical wisdom on what to do or say to your children or what not to do, in situations you find yourself in).

This book is well worth reading if you are concerned about training up your child according to God's Word. Ginger Plowman has excellent suggestions and gives Bible texts as suggestions to use. I gave books to three of my daughters and they all find it very worthwhile. One daughter is "devouring" it.

The beautiful thing outlined in this book is the amount of scripture and instruction with tons of examples! It is very relevant and will change how you want to parent. It is very encouraging! You will want to go back and read it again and again for reference! This is a must read for parents wanting to get to the heart of their child.

After raising two children, I have to admit that discipline has never really been my hallmark. It was never really clear as to when you should spank, when you should talk,and I could only guess on when to reprieve much less understand what it means. Now, after all of these years G Plowman has been granted a gentleman in this knowledge. She is funny, lighthearted, and factual concerning her Biblical stance, and brings a very clear view in terms of knowing what to do concerning correct Biblical discipline. I am so glad that I have read this book. I have already referred it to my children who now have kids and will use it as a reliable reference for college.

Absolutely love this book! It is practical, convicting, funny, serious and just a must have for any parent who wants to raise children for the glory of God. Get inspired to push through lives hard spots and encourage your children with the Word.

thought provoking, practical, and most importantly, biblically based. Easy to read. Not a paragraph goes by that she doesn't refer to the bible. Her examples while simple are realistic. Glad I read this book.

I love some of the practical examples she uses, and definitely love that she uses scripture to show her kids their error. She sometimes comes across as a little Utopian in her correction of her kids , i.e. you might not always have the right scripture in mind when you correct, but its definitely a great goal!

Excellent book; although I've read similar books (Ted Tripp's "Shepherding a Child's Heart), it's always good to be reminded of how important it is to instruct, correct and discipline your children. The advice was convicting and the Scripture references very helpful, pointing me to sound doctrine to share with my children.

This book has been such a blessing and encouragement to me. It is now my standard baby shower gift. I read this on my own and then studied through it with a group of Mom's.
This book was so helpful in teaching me to apply Biblical principals and truths to my everyday parenting.
Plowman gives practical wisdom on how to use scripture to discipline and instruct your children in a way that communicates love both from parents and God.
Rather than buying into the popular parenting methods of counting to 3, time out, and grounding, Plowman shows you how to use God's Word to bring transformation into your parenting and into your children's lives.

I stumbled across this book by accident but I feel that it has really changed my perspective on parenting. I'm early in the game with my only child being 8 months old. I've thought that I had some ideas on how I would discipline my child but realize after reading this book that I never considered incorporating Gods word. It is so obvious after reading this book but in today's world the Christian family has really become diluted. This book isn't preachy and it isn't filled with opinions and statistics. This book is filled with scripture references. This book isn't about the authors idea of how we should raise our children. The author has done an amazing job at showing the truth from the bible on how we should discipline our children. It's like an amazing outline. I plan to read the book a second time and take note on all the scripture references and turning to my bible to study further. Reading this book has been a blessing from above.

I enjoyed this book. However disagreed with certain sections. I suggest reading it with a grain of salt and applying what works best for your family. This book had many parts that I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated. Im glad I read it.

Very good Biblical ideas for discipline. May be hard in the beginning to carry it out but I think once parents begin explaining why they are being disciplined by using God's word it will become easier.

I'm the mother of an active, outspoken, joyful, strong willed 3.5 year old and equally active and crazy filled 18 month old - 2 little girls. I've read this book 3 (maybe 4?) times and keep coming back to it - along with the "Wise Words for Moms" chart, also by G. Plowman. Of the books I've read on Christian parenting, I've found this the most helpful, especially in these younger years with my oldest daughter. Its a rubber meeting the road kind of book. Gospel and application. It is filled with playful anecdotes, real examples, real responses and the responses we desire to have as the grace of the gospel continues to shape our parenting. This book has been so helpful in the way I dialogue with my 3 year old to help her discern her own heart. Love this book. LOVE.

This book teaches how to practically bring God's Word into raising children! Every situation can be looked at with the Bible's point of view, thus teaching children to use Scriptures in everyday life! So glad to be reading this book!!!

This book gives practical advice about instructing your child and dealing with discipline in a Biblical manner. I was so blessed by the knowledge I received from this book. It is clearly written and biblically driven.

For the most part I enjoyed this book & found it helpful. I will now give only one warning to my daughter & not repeat myself several times before disciplinary action. I also appreciate the explanation of scriptural responses to your child to train them in God's word.
The part that I do not agree with is using spanking as the first and main mode of discipline. I have several reasons for this: one is that the interpretation of 'rod' in the scriptures used is assumed to be an instrument of punishment. However, in shepherding, from which this reference is drawn in biblical times (as well as current shepherding methods) - the rod is not generally used to hit the sheep, but to guide them & herd them back to the place they need to go. So with that interpretation, it seems that other methods of discipline/training such as the "naughty corner/naughty step" can be just as effective, if not more, as long as it leads to the desired result which is repentance & subsequent obedience.
My other personal reason for not agreeing w/ spanking as the first line of discipline is that it is too easy to do that out of anger & not step back prior to doing it. If I put my child in the naughty corner, I can at least take a minute to chill out & frankly we even need to step back before doing that sometimes if our attitude is not right. I came from a home that did not use appropriate & fair discipline & training to say the least & I do not want to come close to remotely repeating patterns of abuse. While I do not at all feel that the author promotes that - in fact quite the opposite as she writes guidelines for appropriate, loving discipline. I just believe, not only is there room for further biblical interpretation, but also due to evidence from Christian counsellors & psychologists - it is not the best, first choice of discipline. Let me also be clear - I am not anti-spanking. I believe it is warranted & necessary at times. Just not always - it's not the only biblical response.
Other than that, it is a very good book.

This is a pretty good parenting book, but like many parenting books it lacks nuance. Read in conjunction with other books, it could be helpful, especially to moms--as long as it's read with discernment.

I loved that this book gave real life experiences AND thoroughly discussed each one beginning to end. Beyond Tedd Tripp's Shepherding a Child's Heart (which I read before this), Plowman-Hubbard sees all of her examples through and explains how to handle different scenarios while Tripp only sets up an experience and gets you excited and thinking 'oh my gosh this is so my life' only to move on and never give any real advice. After reading Shepherding a Child's Heart I felt just as empty (as I did before reading the book) as a parent with no real direction on how to handle my children's specific issues (like fighting over a toy or the dreaded bedtime). After reading Don't Make me Count to Three I felt like I had a real place to start, specific words to say, and the right attitude for putting her suggestions into practice. I would definitely recommend this book to any parent and specifically the Christian parent who is struggling with how to raise Godly children through biblical means.