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.
Psalm 127: 3-5 KJV
Children are a mirror of their parents. Thy pick up from their parents what they see them do or how they see their parents act and do same. So it is advisable that before we discipline our child we must first look inwards at ourselves.
The training of a child is the responsibility of both parents in the family. The father as the leader in the home is expected to lead the children in the way of God and the mother is the one who shows love.
Your children at an early age are not your best friends. They need you to show them the way, the right path, even if they feel it is not the way things should be. Prov 29:15
In the home the child should be trained to be able to fulfill destiny. To become that person that God has created to be. It is whatever we do to them, for them that determines who our children would be in the future.
God wants us to inculcate the truth of the word in our children. Joseph was taught to walk in the fear of God and this is why he was able to say no to Portiphar’s wife. It was from the training he had from childhood, precept upon precept. Even after he had left his home he never departed from it.
It is important to not ignore the opinion of our children or their comment. We should let them have a say because they are also human beings and have a mind. We should pay attention to what our children and saying and never try to shut them down. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Eph 6:4 KJV
As part of building the confidence and growth of the child we are to not compare them to other children or put them down. It is also bad to say to their face that you wish they were like another child.
As our children grow this behaviour stays with them and helps shape who they become.
Pray for your children always. Teach them to pray for themselves. It is important that children learn about the need to communicate with God by themselves.
Parents ensure you do not resolve your argument and issues with each other in front of your children. Try as much as possible to do this without involving your children.
Let your children understand what you can afford. Do not live larger than life and make them believe that things are rosy when they are not.
