We are considering bringing Stephen Smallman to our church for a parenting seminar this coming fall, but a new study by Lifeway suggests that parents may not be all that receptive to the idea of having an outsider (a nationally known speaker and author or even a pastor from their own church) provide parenting guidance or suggestions - and very few, even among those who consider themsleves to be Christian, look to the Bible as a guide for parenting.
Here's a little of what the study found:
Most American parents feel their parenting skills and family life are pretty good, but they are reluctant to describe their homes as peaceful, relaxed or joyful and their daily family time consists mostly of eating dinner and watching television, according to a new study from LifeWay Research. While most parents are trying to improve their skills, far fewer look to the church or the Bible for help.
Sixty percent of parents look a lot to their own experiences growing up as their source of guidance on parenting and another 31 percent do so to some extent. By comparison, 21 percent indicate they receive a lot of guidance from a sacred text and 15 percent depend a lot on a church. A full 61 percent completely ignore parenting seminars and 53 percent have no use for books by religious parenting experts.
Only 14 percent indicate they are very familiar with what the Bible has to say about parenting, the research revealed.
Read more here.
HT: Lifeway
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