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Barb Szyszkiewicz reviews Erin McCole Cupp's new book, All Things New: Breaking the Cycle and Raising a Joyful Family.

In All Things New: Breaking the Cycle and Raising a Joyful Family, Erin McCole Cupp reaches out to parents who don't feel equipped for the task because they didn't have good parenting models as they grew up. If your childhood was marked by dysfunction, difficulty, and a lack of nurturing, you're not doomed to repeat that scenario with your own family -- you need a new parenting toolkit than the one you were provided.

 

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We know what not to do. But God is a good father, and he knows that we need more than directions on the negative. He knows we need directions on what to do instead. That is why, in preparing to give us the new covenant of his blood on the cross, Jesus first climbed a mountain, sat his people down, and gave them directions on how to live within the boundaries of freedom. In other words, in the Sermon on the Mount, he gave us the Beatitudes. He gave us a new script. (76)

Drawing on the Beatitudes as means to help parents fill in the gap between their wounded pasts and their hopeful futures, Erin offers strategies for setting boundaries, moving forward, and personal growth. Each chapter includes a prayer and an inspiring story of a saint who persevered despite being wounded by those who were supposed to love them.

This book is not designed only for parents just starting out. Of course, parents of newborns or expectant parents will benefit from the information and encouragement in All Things New, but parents of children of any age (even young adults) can learn strategies for forgiving, trusting (where appropriate), making emotional connections, practicing gratitude, and more parenting skills of the kind those regular parenting books don't teach you -- because they assume you learned them during your formative years.

All Things New is an invitation to begin again; this book is an invitation to hope.

For more information

Visit ErinMcColeCupp.com to sign up for Erin's free newsletter, read weekly blog posts, and find links to Erin's speaking apostolate -- plus more.

Follow Erin on Instagram (especially the Stories) for helpful reinforcement on your journey toward being a break-the-cycle parent. 


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