Heartprints of Hope Practice Guide: A Practical Guide for Helping Children Heal with Jesus

What if your child’s behavior is not the real problem?

What if the tantrum, shutdown, fear, anger, lying, or emotional outburst is actually the voice of something happening deeper inside?

The Heartprints Practice Guide is a Christ-centered workbook for parents, grandparents, teachers, children’s ministry leaders, and anyone who wants to help children bring their feelings, fears, wounds, and hard moments to Jesus.

This guide is not about fixing children. It is about becoming present enough to see what is happening in their hearts, respond from peace instead of frustration, and help them recognize where Jesus meets them on the inside.

Through honest stories, simple teachings, guided prayers, child-friendly language, and practical weekly exercises, Jason and Gwen Clark walk adults through the inner work required to leave healing heartprints instead of repeating old patterns. Each session begins with the adult first, because the emotional atmosphere of our heart becomes the environment where children grow.

Inside this guide, you will learn how to:

Help a child feel safe before trying to correct behavior

Recognize behavior as communication from the heart

Understand the heartprints you received and the ones you are leaving

Teach children about their “Bible-heart,” the inner place where feelings live and where Jesus meets them

Help children name emotions without shame

Identify fear when it disguises itself as control, anger, perfectionism, or overprotection

Lead children in simple prayers that bring pain, fear, and “yucky feelings” to Jesus

Build small daily practices that create peace, connection, and spiritual awareness in the home

Each session includes:

A personal opening story

A heart check for the adult

A practical teaching

A “Practice with Jesus” section

A “Practice with a Child” section

Simple phrases to use in real-life moments

Bedtime practices and reflection questions

A ministry leader group guide for churches, classes, and small groups

The Heartprints Practice Guide is warm, honest, deeply practical, and rooted in the belief that children do not need adults who are perfect. They need adults who are present, humble, peaceful, and willing to let Jesus heal what they carry first.

If you want to raise children who know how to bring their hearts to Jesus instead of burying what hurts, this guide will help you begin one small, faithful practice at a time.

1. Print length

   172 pages
2. Language

   English
3. Publication date

   June 26, 2026
4. Dimensions

   8.5 x 0.39 x 11 inches
5. ISBN-13

   979-8996578801