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Children
The primary
responsibility of education DOES NOT belong to schools.
Don't let the indoctrination of your children bring shame to you.
And you shall love the LORD thy God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. And these words, which I command you this day, shall be in your heart: And you shall teach them diligently unto your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. Deuteronomy 6:5-7
And, you fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4
My, son hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother. Proverbs 1:8
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. Proverbs 4:1
He that begets a fool does it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool has no joy. A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. Proverbs 17:21,25
Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
For the children are not obligated to store up for the parents, but the parents for the children. 2 Corinthians 12:14b (PNT)
"To
give children a good education in manners, arts and science is important; to
give them a religious education is indispensable; and an immense responsibility
rests on parents and guardians who neglect these duties." --Daniel
Webster "The joys of parents are
secret, and so are their griefs and fears: they cannot utter the one, nor will
they utter the other." --Sir Francis Bacon
Scriptures concerning Young Children & Older Children
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Marriage - Between one man and one woman, the foundation of civil society.
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Parents
& Children: For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the
unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
1 Corinthians 7:14
Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman wakes but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he gives his beloved sleep. Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. Psalms 127
Making Space for Character in a Tech-overloaded World by Lindy Keffer - We live in a culture saturated by technology. The information, promotions, opportunities and noise it creates seem to fill in the cracks of our already-busy lives so that every waking moment is occupied. In the midst of the hubbub, teachable moments for developing character are often lost. But parents who are intentional about finding those moments can succeed at raising kids with moral fiber, and at creating small pockets of sanity in a tech-overloaded world. ...Our techno-gadgetry allows us to stay in contact with so many different friends that we're often guilty of ignoring the people in the room with us in favor of those we're talking to online or on the cell phone. Furthermore, we sometimes interact long-distance in ways that we wouldn't up close, and intimacy is lost. It takes some intentionality to ensure that real, high-touch bonds get maintained in an age of cyber-communication.
Where Do Children Go When They Die? - By Brian Fischer - What happens to children who die but weren't old enough to make a decision for Christ? The Bible offers clues and hope. ...While we certainly might wish there was more information on this matter in Scripture, there is enough to give us a sense of assurance about the eternal destination of children who die early. ...Perhaps the clearest passage concerns David and the son he conceived in his adulterous liaison with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 12:15-23). ...When talking about where children go when they die, questions about the age of accountability flow naturally from the conversation. Again, while we certainly could wish for more information on this topic, the Bible is clear enough to give us some definitive answers. That there is an "age of accountability" is evident from a very famous passage in Scripture found in Isaiah7:14-16. ..."He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. For before the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be deserted" (Isaiah 7:15-16). ...In the Jewish culture in which Jesus grew up, boys went through what today is called a "bar mitzvah" at age 12. ("Bar mitzvah" literally means "a son of the law.") At age 12, a boy was no longer to be considered a boy but a young man, who now had responsibility to make mature decisions and be held accountable for his own behavior. Before age 12, his parents were held accountable for his behavior, but from age 12 and on he was to accept full responsibility for his own decisions. This is why Jesus was in the Temple at age 12, "sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions" (Luke 2:46). Every adult male had a responsibility to be in Jerusalem for the major feasts, and Jesus was now regarded, at age 12, as an adult male with adult responsibilities.
Additional Scripture to consider...
1 Corinthians 7:13-14 - And the woman which has an husband that believes not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
John 9:41 Jesus said unto them, If
ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin
remains.(Romans 2:11-13, 5:13, 7:7)
Parents - Are You a Yeller? By Dr. Meg Meeker - Kids
who are yelled at by their parents are more likely to have depression and
behavior problems, a new study in Child Development finds. This is no surprise,
so why do a study? I think we need studies like this so that academics can
remind us parents to take our jobs seriously. I know that I do. Words cut
deeply, particularly the words that flow from a parent's mouth to a child, whether
that child is 6 or 66. ...So when a parent screams at a child, the pain
cuts deeply. Some parenting experts say that kids don't hear parents scream
because they tune them out. I completely disagree. Kids hear alright; they just
pretend not to hear because they simply don't know what to do with the hurt.
No, the Era of Spanking Is Not Over - By Bryan Fischer
The Secret to Discipline: Action Not Anger Does yelling and getting
angry as a parent really help you in disciplining your children?
Dr. Dobson doesn't think so. Watch this classic lesson on why action is more
important than anger when it comes to a child's obedience.
Watch Part 2: Linking Behavior To Consequences
Boys and Girls are Different! (Here's why) - By Dr.
James Dobson - The basis of our society hinges upon understanding that
God created boys and girls differently as part of His master plan of creation.
Any uncertainty or confusion on our part as parents on this topic will be
damaging, not only to our sons and daughters but also to the long-term stability
of our world. ...It is also important for us as adults to understand our
own sexual identities. If we don't know who we are, our kids will be doubly
confused about who they are. ...I urge you to protect
your boys from those who are espousing these postmodern views. Shield both your
sons and daughters from gender feminism and from those who would seek to confuse
their sexuality. Protect the masculinity of your boys, who will be under
increasing political pressure in years to come. Buffer them from the perception
that most adult males are sexual predators who are violent and disrespectful to
women.
According to the CDC, DOJ, DHHS
and the Bureau of the Census, the 30 percent
of children who live apart from their fathers will account for
63 percent of teen suicides,
70 percent of juveniles in state-operated
institutions, 71 percent of high-school
dropouts, 75 percent of children in
chemical-abuse centers, 80 percent of
rapists, 85 percent of youths in prison, and
85 percent of children who exhibit
behavioral disorders. In addition, 90 percent
of homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes. In fact,
children born to unwed mothers are 10 times more likely to live in poverty as
children with fathers in the home.
(PatriotPost)
Why French Kids Don't Have ADHD - French children don't need medications to
control their behavior. - By
Marilyn
Wedge Ph.D.Suffer
the Children -
French parents, Druckerman observes, love their
children just as much as American parents. They give them piano lessons, take
them to sports practice,
and encourage them to make the most of their talents. But French parents have a
different philosophy of
discipline. Consistently enforced limits, in the French view, make children feel
safe and secure. Clear limits, they believe, actually make a child feel happier
and safer, something that is congruent with my own experience as both a therapist
and a parent. Finally, French parents believe that hearing the word "no" rescues
children from the "tyranny of their own desires." And spanking, when used
judiciously, is not considered child
abuse in France.
Instruction & Discipline: Driven by love, not in anger or
frustration, but in love, to provide a foundational structure and a moral
compass for a virtuous direction in life. This parental love should override the
emotional excuse of guilt, if a working parent. Parental obligations need also
to reject "being friends" with their children when providing direction.
Children - Train up a child in the way he
should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
Christian Parents Try New Strategy to Help Millennials Grow Up --/Christian
Newswire/ -- It's a question that nags at every parent: "Have I successfully
prepared my child for life on their own?" Just One More Thing is a practical
guide to help teens transition out of their parents' home and into the rest of
their lives. When the Gudgels' oldest child reached his senior year of high
school, they began to get a little frantic. "It started as an experiment," said
David Gudgel about his book. "I wanted to make sure I had done my best to teach
my son about the hard topics of life." So Author & Pastor David Gudgel wrote out
a list of topics to discuss with his son over Saturday breakfasts throughout
that year. Kind of a last minute effort to be a really good parent. According to
his son it was a surprisingly great experience, so the Gudgels repeated the
process with their other two children. Then others began asking for the lessons
to use with their kids too. And the result was the book Just One More Thing:
Before You Leave Home.
Bible ranks low as resource for parenting Allie Marin - OneNewsNow - A
survey finds that while most parents want to improve their parenting skills, few
look to the church or God's Word for guidance. The survey was conducted by
LifeWay
Research, the research arm of LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern
Baptist Convention. According to the results, 96 percent of parents said they
try to be better parents. However, 60 percent of parents use their own
experiences as the primary source of guidance when it comes to parenting. And
only 14 percent said they are very familiar with what the Bible says about
parenting.
D.L. Moody stated: "It is a masterpiece of the devil to make us believe that
children cannot understand religion. Would Christ have made a child the standard
of faith if He had known that it was not capable of understanding His words?"
Mark 10:13-14 - And they brought young children to him, that he
should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when
Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little
children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of
God.
Dr. James Dobson Delivers Clear Mandate for the Family - /Christian
Newswire/ -- Dr. James Dobson capped his four-night, two-weekend,
BUILDING A FAMILY LEGACY event
with a ringing call to parents to be active, involved and, most of all, present
in the lives of their children. "Culture flows like a powerful river, and it is
extremely difficult to prevent your kids from being swept downstream into
unknown waters," said Dr. Dobson, the author of 30 best sellers including
The Strong-Willed Child and
Bringing Up Girls. "You must not become distracted from your ultimate
priority, which is to raise healthy children and introduce them to Jesus
Christ."
PARENTING AND MARRIAGE VIDEOS - Dr. James Dobson's
90-Second Commentary Videos
Principles that help in parenting 1. Rules Without
Relationships Lead to Rebellion Kids don't respond to rules, they respond to
rules in the context of a loving, intimate relationship. It is much easier to
establish rules, to pass on your values and beliefs, and to discipline, if you
have developed a relational foundation with your child. 2. Kids Spell Love
T-I-M-E One of the most important ways to communicate a child's personal worth
is to spend time with them. When you are available to your children, it says,
"You are important." When we're not available, we are saying in essence, "I love
you, but other things still come ahead of you." Years ago, my wife gave me a
great piece of advice: "If you spend time with your children now, they will
spend time with you later." 3. Catch Your Kids Doing Something Right and Praise
Them for It Instead of catching your kids doing something wrong and disciplining
them for it, try focusing on catching them doing something right and appreciate
them for it. So often kids tell me, "The fastest way to get my dad's attention
is to do something wrong." Expressing appreciation gives children a sense of
significance. Our appreciation tells them they are valued, and their
accomplishments make a difference to someone. 'The
most popular child-rearing book ever' is back! Practical guide to bringing
up kids based on biblical wisdom - 2010 WorldNetDaily - After
raising his own six children and learning many things the hard way, author
and pastor Reb Bradley wrote a practical guide to bringing up kids that
uses biblical wisdom as its basis. Entitled simply
"Child Training Tips," Bradley's book presents common obstacles to
successful parenting and solutions to help overcome them. "It's the most
popular child-rearing book ever at WND," says Joseph Farah, the website's
founder, editor and CEO. There was just one little problem, said Farah.
The book kept selling out. But now it's back in quantities in the WND
Superstore. Give ear, O my people, to my
law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a
parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: Which we have heard and known, and
our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, showing
to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his
wonderful works that he has done. For he established a testimony in Jacob, and
appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make
them known to their children: That the generation to come might know them, even
the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their
children: That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of
God, but keep his commandments: And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn
and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and
whose spirit was not steadfast with God. The children of Ephraim, being armed,
and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. They kept not the covenant
of God, and refused to walk in his law; And forget his works, and his wonders
that he had showed them. Psalms 78:1-11
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates;
he has blessed your children within you.
Psalms 147:13
...In the case of defiant and contrary children, "spanking...has been shown to
result in less defiance and less aggression than 77% of alternative measures
(including time-out) with these children."
..."Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; but the rod of discipline drives
it far from him" (Proverbs 22:15).
...Now to be sure, discipline must be measured, controlled, and appropriate.
..."Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to
discipline him" (Proverbs 13:24).
..."The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to
his mother" (Proverbs 29:15)
...But loving discipline, on the other hand, yields fruit that is sweet to the
taste.
..."Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your
heart" (Proverbs 29:17).
...The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that we don't spank our
children. God recommends that we do. I think I'm going with God on this one.
...Finally, I urge you to base your teachings about sexuality on the
Scriptures, which tell us, "God created man in his own image, in the image of
God he created him; male and female he created them" (Genesis 1:27). Jesus, who
was the first Jewish leader to give dignity and status to women, said, "Haven't
you read . . . that at the beginning the Creator "made them male and female,"
and, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to
his wife, and the two will become one flesh" (Matthew 19:4-5). That is the
divine plan. It leaves no doubt that the Creator made not one sex but two, each
beautifully crafted to "fit with" and meet the needs of the other. Any effort to
teach children differently is certain to produce turmoil in the soul of a child.
- He that begets a fool does it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool has no
joy. A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare
him. Proverbs 17:21,25
- He that spares his rod hates his son: but he that loves him chastens him
betimes. Proverbs 13:24
- Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall
drive it far from him. Proverbs 22:15
- Withhold not correction from the child; for if you beats him with the rod, he
shall not die. Proverbs 23:13
- The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself brings his mother
to shame. Correct your son, and he shall give you rest; yea, he shall give
delight unto thy soul. Proverbs 29:15,17
(...Or perhaps as a parent you believe Dr. Spock and Benjamin Siegel M.D.
possess more wisdom than the Word of God?)
Young Children
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD:
and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Psalms 127:3
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man;
so are children of the youth.
Psalms 127:4
Your wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of your house:
thy children like olive plants round about your table.
Psalms 128:3
He that spares his rod hates his son:
but he that loves him chastens him betimes.
Proverbs 13:24
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence;
and his children shall have a place of refuge.
Proverbs 14:26
Train up a child in the way he should go;
and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child;
but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Proverbs 22:15
Withhold not correction from the child;
for if you beats him with the rod, he shall not die.
Proverbs 23:13
The rod and reproof give wisdom;
but a child left to himself brings his mother to shame.
Correct your son, and he shall give you rest;
yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Proverbs 29:15,17
If your children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall
teach them,
their children shall also sit upon your throne for evermore.
Psalms 132:12
My, son hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your
mother.
Proverbs 1:8
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Proverbs 4:1
Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. Proverbs 5:7
Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 7:24
Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children; for blessed are they that keep my ways.
Proverbs 8:32
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes glad a father;
but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. Proverbs 10:1
A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish man despises his mother. Proverbs 15:20
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their
fathers. Proverbs 17:6
He that begets a fool does it to his sorrow:
and the father of a fool has no joy. A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Proverbs 17:21,25
Chasten your son while there is hope, and let not your soul spare for his crying. Proverbs 19:18
He that wastes his father, and chases away his mother,
is a son that causes shame, and brings reproach. Proverbs 19:26
The just man walks in his integrity; his children are blessed after him.
Proverbs 20:7
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be
right. Proverbs 20:11
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice;
and he that begets a wise child shall have joy of him.
Your father and your mother shall be glad, and she that bares you shall rejoice.
Proverbs 23:24,25
Her children arise up, and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her. Proverbs 31:28
