Parenting is not for wimps

Disipline your son, and he will give you peace;

he will bring delight to your soul.

Proverbs 29:17

The rod of correction imparts wisdom,

but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

Proverbs 29:15

I attest to the validity of Proverbs 29:17. Anyone who knows my children can attest to the delight that they bring everyone who meet them. I am often approached by strangers who complement me for such pleasant children. Many people believe mistakenly that the kids are homeschooled because of the respect and care they show each other.

Public school is not the problem with our children today. Lack of Parenting is the problem.

Parenting seems to be a lost art. Actually, not lost exactly, many people have become so selfish and self centered that they no longer parent. Instead, they give birth and raise it till it can feed and dress itself and then they allow it to let it do what it wants. I use the word "it" because to this type of breeder, these are not gifts from God; a physical manifestation of the life changing love between a married man and women. To them children are an inconvenient thing that they have to tolerate.
Parenting requires work. Parenting involves putting your needs and wants aside most of the time, so that you can guide and teach your children to be productive, respected citizens. In future blogs I plan to talk about specific issues and situations that parents and/or teachers face when dealing with children.




Relevant Bible Passages


"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:5-7

"Even a child is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and right. Proverbs 20:11

"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6

Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he will not die. Punish him with the rod and save his soul from death. Proverbs 23:13-14

" Fathers, do not exasperate your children, instead, bring them up in the training and the instruction of the Lord" Ephisians 6:4