| Children are important to us as Christians. Before | | | | and cruel punishment. If you don't, you lose him to |
| they grow to take over from where we shall leave | | | | confusion, which leads to discouragement. A |
| off they require thorough training. The training begins | | | | discouraged child resists training. Children are never |
| with parental examples. Like father, like son, goes the | | | | spoiled by positive encouragement. God said: 'This is |
| wise saying. In Ezekiel 16:44 we have: '... As is the | | | | my beloved son ...' |
| mother so is the daughter.' It deserves emphasis that | | | | Explanation must close every point on which a child |
| you watch what you do because children start to | | | | receives punishment. He needs to know why an |
| learn from their parents' actions before they begin to | | | | action earns him punishment and not praise in order |
| learn from their words. If a child lives where criticism | | | | that he avoids it next time around. Revert to |
| is rife he learns to condemn. Let him live in an | | | | Hebrews 12:6. |
| atmosphere of hostility, he grows to fight. | | | | Our actions later in life enables them to find fulfillment |
| Conversely, if a child's environment is one of | | | | in life even when their parents are no more. |
| tolerance, he learns to radiate patience. If a child lives | | | | Christian parents should also involve their children in |
| where there's acceptance and friendship, he learns to | | | | bodily and mental exercises. Parental participation is |
| give off love. | | | | required. Teach them proper communication skills. |
| The training starts from when they are babes. | | | | Help them to understand how to receive and react in |
| Children need be taught, instructed, exhorted on the | | | | unpleasant situations. |
| difference between right and wrong. The process | | | | We have to fend for and educate them as the |
| must be persuasive and need be matched with | | | | importance of these will not get lost on them when |
| endearing encouragement. See Proverbs 1:8, | | | | they become parents. Accept and love them always, |
| Ephesians 6:4. | | | | and as real Christian religionists, stress the significance |
| Your corrective approach to your child's behavior | | | | of obedience and carefulness to them. |
| should be one with love. Avoid criticism, bitter words | | | | |