Parenting First Aid Hope for the Discouraged by Marty Machowski Book Review

In this uplifting and faith-strengthening devotional book for parents, best-selling children’s author Marty Machowski encourages parents in the midst of parenting trials. Full of Scripture, testimonies of faithful parents, and insightful meditations, Parenting First Aid equips parents to run to God and trust his ability to do what they can’t. 

Parenting isn’t getting any easier, especially with the introduction of insta-porn on electronic devices, the ease of access to drugs, and the ever-increasing blurring of sexuality. This parenting resource is for weary parents overwhelmed with parenting, their children’s choices, and the culture that wars against their souls.

For parents with small struggles or weighty parenting trials—such as children involved with drugs, sexual sin, and teenage rebellion—Parenting First Aid is full of personal, real testimonies of God’s faithfulness to parents experiencing hardship.

The easy-to-use format provides parents with encouraging and faith-strengthening words to trust God in his work in the midst of family difficulty. While God does not promise happiness and ease in parenting, all parents can find comfort in God and peace beyond understanding through the Scriptures and meditations found in Parenting First Aid.

My Thoughts:

Marty Machowski wrote one of my favorite children’s Bible- The Gospel Story Bible. I remember cuddling with them each night while reading the word together. My kids are no longer little but teenagers. I feel blessed that I can still read our Bible together daily in our homeschool. Parenting teenagers is interesting and the struggles they face today are incredibly different then when I was a teenager. I was eagerly waiting to read Marty Machowski’s book Parenting First Aid Hope for the Discouraged.

There are 20 Chapters and each chapter starts out with a scripture that you look up in your Bible. Each chapter is broken up in three days. You basically will read a chapter a week.

The week starts out with an “Introduction of the Week.” In which a thought is given in the form of a story to set the stage. For example one chapter starts out in the “Introduction” talks about Thomas Cole’s famous paintings “The Voyage of Life” series. (Look up the pictures when you get to the chapter as the paintings are powerful)From there it goes into each day. Day one has a scripture verse that is written out in the book. Next is “Pondering Anew in which he expounds on the scripture. The following days follow the same pattern. Some days have “Bring it Home” which is a series of questions to ask yourself and search yourself with the words you just read. The author recommends you keep a journal. At the end of the week it ends with “Real Life” which is real parents and real situations that need “First Aid”.

Parenting First Aid is a heartfelt book that will speak volumes to you as a parent. Most importantly the entire book is realistic down to earth. I’ve read some books that just aren’t very practical. This has been a very easy to read book, even for the busiest parents. The words are a huge reminder that we have got to trust in God through it all.

I received a free copy of this product from New Growth Press in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family. I am disclosing this information accordance with the FTC Regulations.