I have observed in my pediatric practice a growing desire from young couples to have a Christian "How-To" model to encourage them in their awesome responsibility of parenting. Furthermore, I was frustrated by the destructive results of the philosophies of liberal authorities ripping away at the American family. Young people turn to three groups of people for advice when raising their children: their parents, their pastor, and their pediatrician. I have sought to combine the advice of all three into a workable structure for parents to use to train their children as God intended.

William T. Slonecker, M.D. Dr. Slonecker has recently retired from Pediatrics after forty-three years of practice. He was founder and senior partner of Brentwood Children's Clinic in a suburb of Nashville. He served on the staff of six Nashville hospitals including Vanderbilt Children's Hospital and Columbia/HCA. He completed undergraduate work at Vanderbilt University and Trevecca Nazarene University, and received his M.D. from the University of Tennessee Medical School in 1958. He has served on the Board of Trustees and as Chief of Staff for Southern Hills Medical Center, as an instructor in Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and on the Board of Directors of Baptist Healthcare Group, Harpeth, P.C. In 1972 Dr. Slonecker founded Christian Counseling Services, a counseling and adoption center designed as a support system for the family. He is the originator and lecturer of Discipline With Love Seminars and author and producer of an accompanying audiotape. He is frequently a featured guest of Focus on the Family with Dr. James Dobson. Dr. Slonecker has traveled the country sharing his discipline techniques in various churches and schools. He is an active member of his church, serving as educational director, Sunday School teacher, member of the Board of Directors, and frequent committee chair. He has been married to his wife, Betty, for forty-five years. He has firsthand experience in adoption, with his two oldest children and a third child who collaborated with him in writing this book. He spends much of his time in retirement enjoying his two precious grandchildren, Mary Grace and Jack