How do you discipline your children?
Posted By Chris Riehl on December 19, 2009
Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
Proverbs 19:18 NLT
Discipline is vital for children. The earlier and more consistent we are as parents the greater the chance our children will not have to be disciplined as much when they are older. So how do we discipline our children. Proverbs 13:24 tells us not to spare the rod but some believe that spanking children can cause long term damage or is even child abuse. I’m a big believer in a parent knows their child and there is not a system that works for every child. The key is to have a disciplinary system that is consistently used and is beneficial to the child.
We have two children and they are completely opposite in their behavior. Our oldest son will cry if we look at him wrong. Our youngest on the other hand will do something that he knows is wrong, smile and say I will put myself in time out. After being introduced to Proverbs 13:24, he has greatly improved his behavior. Discipline that works for one child does not work for the other.
God will (more…)
I often wondered how and when I would use this Proverb in one of the daily Proverbs. Women do not usually place this Proverb at the top of their favorites. But God has given me an opportunity to thank the woman in my life, my wife, Brandi.
When you have adopted wise counsel and instruction as your own, when you have committed yourself to the knowledge you were given through your ears, you will be wise. You have a mind, soul, and spirit that understand and know the truth of the universe, your role in it, and what you ought to do in most situations. You have acquired prudence and understanding, but you have not yet reached your objective.
Don’t fight against God and his plans, rejoice in him.