TRAINING
The other day my daughter had a really bad attitude. It started when she didn't run up to me and say hello! She always comes up to me and gives me a hug and says hello. I finally got a chance to talk to her, I asked her if she'd help find my glasses, and she rolled her eyes, and sighed very loudly. I was like "whoa forget it then!" I didn't think that was so bad, but then she kept going. Eye rolling, and the cold shoulder and I hadn't done anything to her.
We went to church, and she finally talks to me and I ignored her question and said. "I'm sorry unless you're going to apologize for the way you're acting; I don't really want to talk right now." She looked stunned that I actually checked her at church. I know there were people around me, but I needed her to know that her actions were not acceptable to me.
All too many times I see kids disrespect their parents and I am seriously shocked. I don't understand how parents can allow their children to speak to them in any fashion they wish. It's beyond me! I see it at the dentist offices, schools, and many other places. My momma would have went off on me if I dared to treat her that way.
As a mother I cannot stress the importance of teaching our children mannerisms and respect when they are young, that way when they grow older they will have that instilled in their heart and mind. I can see our youth losing their way, and a lot of it comes from not being corrected at home. How can we stop bullying in schools if parents don't do anything about their children’s behavior at home?
I have to because they get these moments where they think they can act or talk any way they want. While my Husband only has to raise his voice and give a look to straighten them up, it takes a few times for the kids to listen to what I'm saying at times. I know when they get older, they will make their own decisions, but I want to know in my heart I did everything I could to train them right. I don't expect my kids to be perfect, even Adam and Eve disobeyed their father!!
I expect my children to remember what we've taught them, to remember that it is biblical that they should listen and obey their parents. I want them to know they are deeply loved, even to the point of correction. I will always discipline my kids, in public or private; that is my job as a parent.
We went to church, and she finally talks to me and I ignored her question and said. "I'm sorry unless you're going to apologize for the way you're acting; I don't really want to talk right now." She looked stunned that I actually checked her at church. I know there were people around me, but I needed her to know that her actions were not acceptable to me.
All too many times I see kids disrespect their parents and I am seriously shocked. I don't understand how parents can allow their children to speak to them in any fashion they wish. It's beyond me! I see it at the dentist offices, schools, and many other places. My momma would have went off on me if I dared to treat her that way.
As a mother I cannot stress the importance of teaching our children mannerisms and respect when they are young, that way when they grow older they will have that instilled in their heart and mind. I can see our youth losing their way, and a lot of it comes from not being corrected at home. How can we stop bullying in schools if parents don't do anything about their children’s behavior at home?
Now I'm not saying my children are perfect because they are not, and they test me all the time. I continually have to remind them that no matter how old, tall, smart, cute, or big they get, I will still give them a spanking if needed!Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
I have to because they get these moments where they think they can act or talk any way they want. While my Husband only has to raise his voice and give a look to straighten them up, it takes a few times for the kids to listen to what I'm saying at times. I know when they get older, they will make their own decisions, but I want to know in my heart I did everything I could to train them right. I don't expect my kids to be perfect, even Adam and Eve disobeyed their father!!
I expect my children to remember what we've taught them, to remember that it is biblical that they should listen and obey their parents. I want them to know they are deeply loved, even to the point of correction. I will always discipline my kids, in public or private; that is my job as a parent.
And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up
It's never too late to begin to sow the seed of God's eternal love in your children. I hear people say "kids don't come with instructions"; however I think we have a book with wisdom and instruction on how to train a strong Godly child, with love and honor.Deuteronomy 6:6- 7.
God Bless Family!Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother, “which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth. ”And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. Ephesians 6:1-4
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