Date: March 5, 2020 (Midweek Service)
Bible Text: Proverbs 22:6 | Dave Olson
Series: Navigating Home and Family
Timeline
- Infancy: birth to one yr old
- Childhood: 1 yr to 12 yrs old
- Youth: teen years
- Young Adult Age
Transitions
- Children develop gradually
- Consider the end at the beginning
- Spirituality
- Productivity
- Self-government
- Discipline
- Responsibility
- Determine what you will do to reach your goals
- Control
- Communication
- Instruction
- Influence
Struggles
- Flesh
- Failure
- Friction
- Fuming
- Forgetfulness
- Faintness
- Faithlessness
Strategies
- Handle guys and girls differently
- Show respect
- Develop trust
- Communicate Biblically
- Make your advice palatable
- Offer suggestions, not demands
- Bite your tongue
- Don’t let them go too far down the wrong road without saying anything
- Remind your children of lessons you have taught them
- Don’t be afraid to offer advice
- Pray with them, not just for them
- Compliment your children and acknowledge their accomplishments
- Include them in family devotions if they are still at home
- Look for opportunities to help them handle problems spiritually
- Discuss important topics
- Don’t hold grudges
- Ask God for wisdom
- Commit them to God
- Enjoy your children
Topics: Christian Life,Family,Raising Children,Relationship with God
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