Since I am and always have been the perfect parent … (uhm, what if my daughter reads my blog…? Let me rephrase…) Since I am a parent … (and even though my daughter is in her twenties and married) articles like the one on msn.com catch my eye and give me two thoughts: 1) what kind of parent was I then? and 2) how does their list match up to biblical principles? So take a moment to look at “10 Big Mistakes Parents Make” … go ahead and look … I’ll wait …
So, now that you’re back, here are my thoughts on the list:
1) Spoiling kids: I immediately think of Veruca Salt, the spoiled rich girl in the movie, “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”, who begins and ends most of her diatribes with “I want it now”. Her father, like many modern parents seem to think that giving in to the “wants” is chief method of showing love. Mr. Salt is obviously afraid that his daughter will not know how much he loves her if he doesn’t give in to her constant demands. The image of a good father who gives what we need (as opposed to wants) is found in Mt 7:9-11. "Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!” Food (like bread and fish) is vital to life. The latest model donkey or toga (BMW or Jimmy Choos) is not so vital.
Take a moment to consider your relationship with your Father in heaven, with you as His child, and then your relationship (as a parent) with your own beloved children. (Watch for the rest of this list to be updated daily.)
So, now that you’re back, here are my thoughts on the list:
1) Spoiling kids: I immediately think of Veruca Salt, the spoiled rich girl in the movie, “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”, who begins and ends most of her diatribes with “I want it now”. Her father, like many modern parents seem to think that giving in to the “wants” is chief method of showing love. Mr. Salt is obviously afraid that his daughter will not know how much he loves her if he doesn’t give in to her constant demands. The image of a good father who gives what we need (as opposed to wants) is found in Mt 7:9-11. "Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!” Food (like bread and fish) is vital to life. The latest model donkey or toga (BMW or Jimmy Choos) is not so vital.
Take a moment to consider your relationship with your Father in heaven, with you as His child, and then your relationship (as a parent) with your own beloved children. (Watch for the rest of this list to be updated daily.)
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