HOW TO BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOUR KIDS

"It takes wisdom to have a good family, and it takes understanding to make it strong." Pr. 24:3

1. ACCEPT THEIR UNIQUENESS.

"God works through different people in different ways." 1 Cor. 12:6

"Each person should judge his own actions and not compare himself with others. Then he can be proud for what he himself has done." Gal. 6:4

"Love does not demand its own way" 1 Cor. 13:5

"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it."
Prov. 22:6


2. AFFIRM THEIR VALUE.

"You made my whole being; You formed me in my mother's body. I praise you because You made me in an amazing and wonderful way. What You have done is wonderful."
Ps. 139:13-14

HOW?


ATTENTION

AFFECTION

APPRECIATION

"A word of encouragement does wonders." Pr. 12:25

3. TRUST THEM WITH RESPONSIBILITY.

"Whoever can be trusted with a little can also be trusted with a lot... And if you cannot be trusted with things that belong to someone else, who will give you things of your own?" Luke 15:10, 12

"We are each responsible for our own conduct." Gal. 6:5


4. CORRECT THEM WITHOUT CONDEMNING THEM.

"Correct your children while there is still hope; do not let them destroy themselves."
Pr. 19:18

"If you refused to discipline your son, it proves you don't love him." Pr. 13:24

"Don't keep on scolding and nagging your children, making them angry and resentful. Rather, bring them up with the loving discipline ... with suggestions and godly advice."
Eph. 6:4

"Don't use harmful words... Use only helpful words, the kind that build up..." Eph. 4:29


5. LOVE THEM UNCONDITIONALLY.

"Be kind and loving to each other, forgiving each other just as God forgave you in Christ." Eph. 4:32

"If you love someone... you will always believe in him, and always expect the best of him." 1 Cor. 13:7 (TLB)

"Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything." 1 Cor. 13:7 (Ph)


A Parent's Prayer

"I will try to walk a blameless path, but how I need Your help,
especially in my own home, where I long to act as I should."
Ps. 101:2