Daily Archives: October 18, 2012

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Follow up – Don’t treat your toddlers as their sins deserve!

Here is a great comment and question from Maia on yesterday’s post: “Could you give a real-life or real-life like example of this in action. So Johnny is hitting his little brother. How do we correct this issue without setting Johnny up to learn the formula of what I did was wrong, I paid the price. My husband and I are living this right now and our prayer is that we will parent the way God desires.” Glad that you asked! Godly discipline always points to Christ. This is what Ephesians 6:4 is all about. Simply correcting behavior without challenging the heart is nothing more than manipulation.  This leads to self-sufficiency, resignation, or rebellion. So, Paul says that children are […]