Boundaries

In retrospect to parenting guidelines I share with you some wise thoughts on parenting according to a book I recently read called, Boundaries with Kids by Dr. Henry Cloud.  

Responsibility

Surely, all parents want their children to be responsible.     In dealing with children, parents sometimes try to just get through the day, or even the next hour!  But if parents could look ahead to the person they are trying to develop,  they would better develop  a pattern of parenting that includes both their child’s present and future.      Remember,  one day your child will be a full grown  man or woman of God.   As an example, It is essential  to  realize that when Johnny or Susie does their homework, it is not just about getting that assignment done for the next day, it is the future you are working toward.

Love

Out of the three great virtues of faith, hope and love, the apostle Paul wrote the greatest is love.   Most Christian parents would say they want their children to be loving.   After all,  Christian parents as a whole  recognize the responsibility to be loving.   They do this   by putting the needs of others first.    Children likewise need to be taught this discipline as early as possible.    The challenge with children will be  for them to put their own schoolmates, neighbor friends, and  family members first.    But if they can accomplish it now,  it will pay off later  for them when life gets more challenging.

Word of God

1 Cor. 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind, {and} is not jealous; love does not brag {and} is not arrogant,

1 Cor. 13:5 does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong {suffered,}

1 Cor. 13:7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Boundaries with Kids by Dr. Henry Cloud.  Pages 23-24