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Four Areas of Concern
“Then you will understand what is right and just and fair-every good path. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you.” - Proverbs 2:9-11 This section is a brief overview of the four areas of concern that should be considered before using any of the Growing Families International programs on parenting. The areas of concern and their descriptions are as follows: 1) Missing Biblical Cornerstones The program, which purports to be God’s plan for raising children, fails to cover essential biblical teachings such as: the knowledge of redemption/salvation, how to walk by faith, the exercise of prayer, family devotions, etc. 2) Mishandling of Scripture - Fact vs. Opinion It is difficult to distinguish between the Ezzos’ opinions, actual fact, and biblical principle. They periodically create the impression that their own ideas of parenting are Scriptural, when they may not be. The program has a tendency of making parenting applications more significant than the biblical context allows. The material routinely moralizes parenting suggestions forcing decisions to be either biblically right and wrong. 4) Questionable Views of Child Development The materials display a questionable understanding of child development. Many of the discipline suggestions are not age appropriate.
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