(The following is a continuation of my views on msn.com’s story on “10 Big Mistakes Parents Make”.)
5) Not giving kids enough responsibility: Just because children are young doesn’t mean that they are not an integral part of the family. Paul tells the young Timothy, “Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity” (1 Tim 4:12). Age should not set parameters on whether or not you have a responsibility, but how you participate responsibly. Sometimes setting a good example is a huge responsibility (my mother and grandmother’s words ring in my ear about that). Would not honoring one’s mother and father include helping them in any way that you can … just because?
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.)
5) Not giving kids enough responsibility: Just because children are young doesn’t mean that they are not an integral part of the family. Paul tells the young Timothy, “Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity” (1 Tim 4:12). Age should not set parameters on whether or not you have a responsibility, but how you participate responsibly. Sometimes setting a good example is a huge responsibility (my mother and grandmother’s words ring in my ear about that). Would not honoring one’s mother and father include helping them in any way that you can … just because?
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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