The goal of discipline and punishment is not so you can vent your anger or get a load off your chest. It's not to prove that you are the boss. The goal of discipline is always to help your children grow to become better, more mature and responsible persons. If your...
It's vitally important that you spend time with your children if you expect to do a good job teaching and training them. You have to preach the truth, and you have to practice what you preach if they are to respect you and listen to you. So many people have the...
These are the three most important ingredients of good discipline: consistency, fairness, and love. Discipline without consistency is confusing and frightening to a child. He never really knows what is expected of him. From one day to another, and rules change. So...
So many times, people fail to realize that there is a difference between teaching their children and training them. You teach your children when you tell them right from wrong. You instill in them what the Bible says. You teach them that they are under your...
When Moses' mother pushed him out onto the water, the Holy Spirit immediately took control and started steering that basket on its way. She had done all she could for her son. From then on, it was up to God: And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him...
It is vitally important that you really know Jesus Christ personally as your Lord and Savior, and that you are living for and serving Him. You can't very well raise your kids to serve the lord if you don't serve Him, too. One minister we know was sitting around...
"It was a coincidence!" That's what the world says it was when Baby Moses floated down by Pharaoh's house where his daughter was bathing. Just a coincidence! But there are no coincidences to the child of God. The Lord is in control. There are no chances. God isn't...
Your children will sin. They will fail and disappoint you, because they are human—just like you are. But don't dwell on the bad. Forgive as God forgives. Discipline them the way that God disciplines you—with respect and love.Let's look at Psalm 103:8-14 from The...
In an airport one day, a couple with their little girl was waiting for the grandparents to get off the plane. When a white-haired couple came down the ramp, the little girl started shouting, "Grandma! Grandpa!" Then she ran up to them, hugging and kissing...
Having family devotions will fulfill your children's need for daily spiritual food.Now, you may be thinking, "Oh no, not family devotions!"Maybe you have tried them before, but it just didn't work. Maybe the little ones got bored in three minutes and the teenagers...
How do we as Christian parents help our teens not only survive but thrive during these days? We can't give you a simple guide to get you through everything you will face as a parent, but we can share some principle and pointers that will help.Pray for Your Children...
One of the most important things you can do for your children is teach them who they are in Christ Jesus.Psalm 127:3 says, "Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward." A heritage is an inheritance, a legacy, something...
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