Why Discipline Your Child?
I know there is a lot of controversy today about disciplining children. However, God's Word is very clear. It is very beneficial for us to discipline our children. (Proverbs 29:17) I think the reason for the controversy is that people do not know how to discipline their children as God would have us to discipline them. I want to share some helpful insights today, so we can see discipline clearly.
Some people only think of corporal punishment or spanking when we mention disciplining children. The Word of God does say that spanking is helpful if done well. The Bible speaks of using a rod, not using our hand. I believe that is important. Also, it must be done in love, not in anger, so the child knows we are doing it because we care. The punishment can be taking away privileges, too. The punishment must be serious enough to eliminate wrong behavior. That is the first part of discipline. The main thing is to make sure to teach them and train them to do the right things. We do that by word and action. This shows them the correct behavior. Only when we have eliminated the wrong behavior and trained them in the right behavior have we disciplined them well.
The benefits of disciplining our children are peace of mind and delight. We will have peace of mind because we are assured we have done our best to show them what is wrong and teach them what is right. Therefore, they are prepared to be mature adults. That gives us great pace of mind. The delight comes to us when we see them reject what is wrong and do the right things on their own. What a joy and delight that is to a parent's heart.
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Tomorrow, I intend to read Proverbs 30-31 and Ecclesiastes 1.
Some people only think of corporal punishment or spanking when we mention disciplining children. The Word of God does say that spanking is helpful if done well. The Bible speaks of using a rod, not using our hand. I believe that is important. Also, it must be done in love, not in anger, so the child knows we are doing it because we care. The punishment can be taking away privileges, too. The punishment must be serious enough to eliminate wrong behavior. That is the first part of discipline. The main thing is to make sure to teach them and train them to do the right things. We do that by word and action. This shows them the correct behavior. Only when we have eliminated the wrong behavior and trained them in the right behavior have we disciplined them well.
The benefits of disciplining our children are peace of mind and delight. We will have peace of mind because we are assured we have done our best to show them what is wrong and teach them what is right. Therefore, they are prepared to be mature adults. That gives us great pace of mind. The delight comes to us when we see them reject what is wrong and do the right things on their own. What a joy and delight that is to a parent's heart.
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Tomorrow, I intend to read Proverbs 30-31 and Ecclesiastes 1.