"Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. Those who love their children care enough to discipline them." Proverbs 13:24
"Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives." Proverbs 19:18
"Don’t fail to discipline your children. They won’t die if you spank them." Proverbs 23:13
"To discipline a child produces wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child." Proverbs 29:15
"Discipline your children, and they will give you peace of mind and will make your heart glad." Proverbs 29:17
I've been both encouraged and saddened by seeing other families lately. I've been saddened to see friends struggle with their children daily because they are too afraid to discipline them. Why? I don't know. Maybe it's because they don't want to limit their child's freedom, maybe because they think it's cruel, maybe they are afraid of saying no. But I have realized how unhappy and indifferent these children are... Their parents just following them around, providing no direction for them. Is it that what our society has taught us -- to feel guilty for punishing kids? These kids are learning that they can get what they want if they just fight or cry or manipulate enough.
I've been encouraged by friends that discipline their kids - seeing how their kids are growing up knowing that their actions come with consequences, knowing how to apologize, and respecting their parents rather than walking all over them - it gives me motivation to raise my boys that way... I too have felt so encouraged by others that tell me it's a joy to babysit my boys. I love going to pick them up at sunday school and hearing how good they were! It's true what Proverbs 29:17 says (as above) - my heart is glad! My mind is peaceful when my kids are with other people. My boys love going to bed, they love knowing what's going to happen next in their routine, they know what's going to happen if they choose to do something bad. They aren't surprised - they are happy to know that we are paying attention. Their routine and the consistency of our discipline makes them feel secure. And I love it. I truly love my children. And I'm not going to stop disciplining them!
3 comments:
Amen to that! :)
more spank...all the time...spank spank spank...you got a problem?...we'll spank it out!
I concur...Amen to that! As a teacher it takes me about 30 seconds in a new classroom to tell the difference between the children that are lovingly disciplined at home, and the ones that are foolishly indulged! Unfortunately the indulged ones are fast outnumbering the others!!
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