Going to bed, but I remembered to write something.
I've been meditating on 1 Tim 3:4 where it says that overseers must manage their own households well, with all dignity keeping their children submissive. I like it. It's such a practical and powerful one-stop shop for parenting goals.
NOT DIGNIFIED:
Shouting
Threatening
Intimidating
Bribing
Begging
Demeaning
Hurting
I believe discipline should be practiced in the home, but that it's infrequency is a direct measure of Godly parenting. That is to say, the better my relationship with God and understanding and applying of my role as a father, the less often my kids should need physical discipline. Have few rules, and the few are commensurately important to reinforce. Don't be a legalist or scorekeeper. Lead with your love, live as an example, and initiate _before_ there is a need to respond.
- J
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