Books
Words of Wisdom for life and living
For all parents who desire to raise kids with strong hearts.
Parenting. It’s one of the most important endeavors of our lives. And there’s no shortage of advice on how to raise kids. But amidst the chatter of competing voices, how do we sort the folly from the wisdom?
In StrongHeart, Jill cuts through modern parenting myths and trends to deliver the bold truth about what it will take to raise the next generation. Jill provides Biblically-based solutions for parents seeking to raise children of character who can overcome—rather than succumb to—our chaotic culture.
StrongHeart enables us to see beneath the surface of our children’s struggles to the heart attitudes that determine their thoughts and actions. This is an essential resource for parents, grandparents, and anyone who has a heart for cultivating strong hearts in children.
An education of the heart
Jill focuses on cultivating the precepts of humility, respect and resiliency in the rising generation, equipping parents with the insights to:
Champion self-respect rather than self-esteem
Replace happiness with deep, lasting joy
Instill a heart of gratitude that stifles innate selfishness
Engrave others-centeredness on kids’ hearts… and much more!
“When I read this book, my overarching response was ‘thank you.’ Finally, someone is talking about equipping kids for life.”
Dr. Henry Cloud on StrongHeart
More from Jill
Explore the full library of books written by Jill for parents, educators, and children.
Parenting Books
Raising Respectful Children in a Disrespectful World
2024 Golden Scroll Award for Parenting Book of the Year & 2024 Selah Award Winner
As you raise your children, here's a thought-provoking question for you to ponder: “What kind of adult do you want your child to become?”
In a compilation of surveys surrounding that question, parents answered, “Kind, confident, successful, good work ethic, respectful, honest, Christian, generous, and a good citizen.”
But too many of today’s children are growing up to become entitled, rude, arrogant, dishonest, lazy, ungrateful, lost, and worst of all, miserable.
To overcome this sad, but threatening reality, I am here to encourage you to:
Choose self-respect and forget self-esteem as your parenting goal
Establish respect as the foundation of your home
Coach not cheerlead your children
Use effective discipline rather than ineffective punishment
Champion respect by striving to be the person you want your children to become
Raising Unselfish Children in a Self-Absorbed World
After decades of experimenting with child-focused parenting, parents are beginning to realize that the result is often self-centered children who tend toward narcissism, selfishness, mediocrity, and dysfunction. Rigby espouses a new goal of parenting: gently bumping children off self-center and teaching them to be unselfish givers instead. Raising Unselfish Children in a Self-Absorbed World dares to revisit the values of compassion, forgiveness, thanksgiving, and unselfishness and insists that we can instill these values in our children.
With her encouraging approach, Jill helps parents realize it's never too late to change their children's point of view and equip them to interact with kindness and respect in a world outside themselves. Teaching concepts, such as developing a passion for compassion, learning to give by forgiving, and filling every day with thanksgiving, Raising Unselfish Children in a Self-Absorbed World offers a new paradigm for parenting—one that educates the heart and teaches moms and dads how to parent with a new end in mind.
Manners of the Heart At the Table teaches children respectful behavior that supports and improves their relationships with others. When your children learn to serve others before they serve themselves at the dinner table, it becomes natural to put the needs of others ahead of their wants on the playground. When children learn to listen and participate in conversation at the table, they more readily listen and participate in class and at home. When children learn table manners, they learn how to respect others and themselves.
Manners of the Heart at the Table
Curriculum
Heart Education Curriculum for PreK-2nd Grade
HeartEd is a respect-based Heart Education curriculum that teaches children how to esteem others, and in the process gain respect for themselves. Over the course of 23 weeks, teachers utilize “The Merryville Stories” to present the complexities of life in ways children can relate and navigate. Stories featuring Wilbur, the Wise Ol’ Owl, and his cast of critters engage the imagination and support the heart-mind connection essential to the moral development of children.
HeartEd
Children
Inspiring patriotism in the next generation
You can help this generation ensure America will continue to be great by encouraging them to be good citizens who never take our freedoms for granted. Learn alongside Jack, as his grandpa teaches him the true meaning of being an American patriot.