Posts Tagged ‘Parenthood’

We live in a world where many parents have forgotten the art of disciplining their children.

Two hundred teenagers recently rioted in a nearby seaside suburb, and then the local community is calling for more police. But the reality of the situation is this. There are two hundred sets of parents out there who have failed their children by not disciplining the next generation. We don’t need more policing. What we require is better parenting.

The good book clearly states: ‘Point your kids in the right direction — when they’re old they won’t be lost.’ Proverbs 22:6

And then more controversially states in Proverbs 23:13,14 – ‘Don’t be afraid to correct your young ones; a spanking won’t kill them. A good spanking, in fact, might save them from something worse than death.’

Now as a parent of three children, I know for a fact that it is because I followed these guidelines that my children have developed into responsible teenagers and adults.

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Raising a family is something that very few of us have been trained to do. So much of our philosophy in bringing up children has been formed by what we saw demonstrated by our own parents.

But may I suggest that there is probably a much safer and more effective model to building your parental skills? And that is to draw the wisdom of child-raising from the greatest book ever written.

From the Bible I can find at least three powerful principles that will set you up to be a successful parent with champion children.

The three areas are to do with coaching, showing and teaching.

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