Today in Bible study we talked about imitating God, our perfect parent. One of the passages we studied is the one in the post title. The question is, how can I be merciful to my children? The problem is, I feel guilty if I don’t discipline every time David or Bethel disobey. Is mercy simply […]
Corporal Punishment
If you spank your children, take a minute to articulate exactly what the Bible says about corporal punishment. For starters: Spank for what offenses? How long? How hard? With what? Remember, Scripture must answer these questions. Okay, do you have your Scriptures? Now I’ve always heard (by people I respect) that you only spank for […]
“Because I Said So!”
David (33 months) has started asking “why?” when I ask him to do something. Now, I am very sensitive to the need of children to understand why. I grew up in a home where why questions were not seen as rebellious, and I fully appreciate the rarity of this atmosphere in an independent fundamentalist family. […]
Milestones
Although I still lean on the nurture part of the nurture v. nature debate, I have given the nature part of intelligence a little more credence after having children. It’s not about how much stimulation you can give your kids. It’s not about being a perfect parent. Some things are hard wired. For example, I’ve […]
