Parenting Experts Launch New Book with National Media and Nine-City Book Tour This Week
Nashville, TN (April 20, 2026) – Expert therapists and bestselling authors Sissy Goff and David Thomas combat the childhood crisis of capability on the national stage as they launch their latest release, Capable: How to Teach Your Kids Strength, Skills, and Strategies to Build Resilience (Baker Publishing, April 21). On Wednesday, April 22, the pair will be featured live on The TODAY Show (airs 9:40 am ET), and NBC News Now (1:45 pm and 3:45 pm ET). In this book launch season, they will also be featured on The Parenting Chat with Dylan Dreyer, Couple Things with Shawn Johnson and Andrew East, That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs, Christianity Today, 1000 Hours Outside, Dadville, Don’t Mom Alone and many, many more.
In these interviews, Sissy and David will speak on modern parenting’s biggest issues, such as:
- What does it actually mean for a child to be capable?
- What are the common pitfalls for capability–for kids and parents?
- What role do parents have in developing confidence and competence for their children?
- Is AI helping or hindering parents’ and kids’ belief that they have what it takes?
Drawing from more than fifty years of combined counseling experience at Daystar Counseling Ministries in Nashville, Sissy and David provide parents with practical tools to cultivate capability in children—an internal confidence that empowers them to face adversity with resilience. Together they advocate that raising capable kids isn’t about shielding them from struggle but preparing them to meet it with courage. They teach parents how to help their children believe, deep down, “I can do this”—whether that means overcoming frustration and disappointment, managing conflict with peers, or standing firm in who they are and who God made them to be.
In addition to their national media appearances, David and Sissy kick off a nine-city tour this week to connect face-to-face with families in the trenches of parenting. They will speak to parents about how sturdy is better than success, healthy is more important than happy, and resilience lasts longer than relief or rescue.
Tour Dates and Locations:
- April 20 – Nashville (Franklin), TN – Church of the City | Franklin
- April 23 Alpharetta (Atlanta), GA – North Point Church
- April 24 – High Point, NC – Community Bible Church
- April 27 – Knoxville (Morristown), TN – Manley Baptist Church
- April 28 – Mountain Brook (Birmingham), AL – Canterbury United Methodist Church
- April 30 – Oklahoma City, OK – Emmaus Baptist Church
- May 1 – Dallas, TX – Park Cities Baptist Church
- May 2 – Austin, TX – Lake Hills Church
- May 3 – Missouri City (Houston), TX – Houston’s First Baptist – Sienna
Tickets are on-sale at www.capablebook.com. Families can connect with David and Sissy on social media at @RaisingBoysandGirls and @SissyGoff.
SISSY GOFF AND DAVID THOMAS
Sissy Goff, M.Ed., LPC-MHSP, and David Thomas, LMSW, have spent more than thirty years sitting with kids, listening to their stories, and helping them discover their strength, courage, and capability, alongside their own therapy assistants, the Daystar dogs. As the Executive Directors of Daystar Counseling Ministries in Nashville, Tennessee, they count it one of their greatest joys to walk alongside children, teens, and families through the ups and downs of growing up.
Sissy and David are sought-after parenting speakers, and frequent guests on national media outlets, such as NBC News, CNN, Good Morning America, Inside Edition, Christianity Today, The Washington Post, and USA Today. Together, they’ve written 25 bestselling books to offer hope, encouragement, and practical help for families, including Raising Worry-Free Girls, Raising Emotionally Strong Boys, The Worry-Free Parent, Are My Kids on Track?, and more.
They also co-host the nationally recognized Raising Boys and Girls podcast, which has been downloaded more than 14 million times by parents who want to feel less alone and more equipped in their parenting journey. You can connect with Sissy and David at raisingboysandgirls.com or find daily encouragement on Instagram @SissyGoff and @RaisingBoysandGirls.
Bethany House has been publishing high quality books for over 60 years. From humble beginnings as a publishing ministry for a missions organization, they are now a division of Baker Publishing Group, one of the top Christian publishing houses. Bethany House seeks to uplift readers’ families, faith, and free time with our library of industry-leading fiction and bestselling, Christ-centered nonfiction. Their nonfiction encompasses a variety of subjects, including Christian living, family resources, theology, heaven, and many more. Baker Publishing Group publishes high-quality writings that represent historic Christianity and serve the diverse interests and concerns of evangelical readers. For more information, visit bakerpublishinggroup.com.
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