Rasing our Children in the Declining Christianity of Americanism (part 7)

Children, like anything else, in this world come in all kinds in sizes and temperates as they grow. You can have several children and when it comes to discipline, what works for one doesn't always work for the rest. Sometimes all it takes for a milder manner child is for a parent to let them know ahead that if they don't do something, they will get not get something they want. Or that they may get a paddling if they don't do it. For other children, the paddle may be what they need. Nothing else works. With some, it doesn't matter how many times you paddle a child, it doesn't work. Sometimes it may just take a timeout and having them sit in a corner.

For older children, the loss of privileges may be in order. Taking their Ipads or phones away for a certain amount of time. Some parents could not fathom doing these things. But in my day, we had no Ipads or phones. Parents had to rely on other measures. And up until the past several decades, they did apply them. And then for some reason, many stopped their discipline and today we have a lot of selfish and spoiled kids. ( Not that they are all that way But a great many are.) Why have we allowed this to happen? Are we just too busy? Perhaps. For the single mom that has to do everything, maybe she gets too tired or too overwhelmed to discipline her kids. Maybe we see our toddlers doing something they shouldn't and think it is cute and so as they grow, we just don't correct them and they grow up thinking they are entitled. Maybe we grew up with nothing as children and want to give everything we can to our kids.  Maybe we are just too lazy.

Whatever the reason, American Christian families desperately need to get back to learning what the bible says and applying it to our families. Only then can we even think about reversing the decline of Christianity in this country. Granted, it takes a lot of hard work and a lot of prayer. However, it is possible.

If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.2 Chronicles 7:14

If you would like more information on the different ways to discipline your children or grandchildren, please follow the following link for resources on this subject.

Effective Discipline: 20 Tools for Christian Parents | Cornerstones for Parents

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