Practical Help for Everyday Parenting—Grounded in God's Word
Training Hearts for Jesus offers practical, biblical guidance to help you navigate everyday parenting challenges, teach your children right behavior, and address the heart attitudes behind their actions.
You'll learn not only what to do when challenges arise, but how to use those moments to teach your children to love God, love others, and grow in godliness.
We are Mario and Sharon Cannavo
We're passionate about biblical parenting!
Habits for the Heart
Practical Biblical Heart Training for Everyday Family Life
 Inspired by three foundational lessons from Training Hearts for Jesus—Communication, Appealing to the Conscience, and Discipline—Habits for the Heart puts Scripture-based lessons at your fingertips.
Whether you're addressing everyday parenting challenges or enjoying family Bible study, you'll find simple questions, practical guidance, and biblical instruction to help you teach godly habits and encourage your children to love God and love others.
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Quibbling Siblings
Addressing the Feisty Hearts in Your Home
Sibling conflicts are opportunities to teach children how to respond to one another with love, humility, and self-control. Discover biblical guidance for helping your children work through disagreements and pursue peaceful relationships.
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Training Hearts Biblical Parenting Course
Begin January 11, 2027
Registration is Open
Join us for practical, biblical instruction to help you navigate everyday parenting challenges with greater understanding, confidence, and consistency.
Register early so you'll have time to prepare before classes begin.
Can't Attend the Live Class?
Beginning January 1, 2027
Join Us Through the Weekly Recordings!
If your time zone is 2+ hours away and makes attending live difficult, you can still participate!
Follow along with each week's recording and stay on track with the class.
Continued Support for Training Hearts Families
Parenting doesn't become effortless after completing a course! As you put biblical principles into practice, new questions and challenges will naturally arise.
If you've completed Training Hearts for Jesus and find yourself needing additional guidance, I'm happy to help you work through those challenges and apply what you've learned.
Personal follow-up support is available to our Training Hearts families at no additional cost.
Please don't hesitate to reach out when you need encouragement or direction.
What Others Are Saying...
Bryce and Brooke Blomberg
"When parents ask us the one piece of advice we can share that has been most valuable in having children, we agree together every time that it was taking the Training Hearts Biblical Parenting Class. We feel equipped to handle and thrive through the various stages of our children's development with anticipation and without dread!"
Pastor Tony and Bre Wood
"With one child having developmental and social disorders, our life wasn’t just hectic, it was overwhelming. However, we believe that ‘training hearts’, through Christ, has done what psychology and medication couldn’t have done, and allowed our little guy to love God and love others..."
Pastor Nate and Christina Rosales
"Training Hearts for Jesus has been a tremendous blessing, not just for our children, but for us as parents! The Lord used Mario and Sharon mightily to show us how to navigate His Word faithfully with eternity in mind..."Â
Helping Parents Raise Their Children with Biblical Wisdom
Training Hearts for Jesus grew from a desire to help parents apply God's Word to the everyday challenges of raising children. Drawing upon the biblical parenting principles taught in Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp and Child Training Tips by Reb Bradley, Sharon developed a 14-week course that combines biblical instruction with practical parenting guidance.
For more than 30 years, Mario and Sharon have had the privilege of helping over 1,500 families grow in their understanding of biblical parenting and gain confidence in applying God's Word at home.
Their greatest encouragement comes from hearing how families are growing in love for God and one another as they put these principles into practice.
Read Mario & Sharon's Story