Knowledge Seeker
  • Home
  • Articles

Parenting

12/1/2017

 
​I wasn't blessed to be a parent so I'm no authority but some thoughts from what I've noticed looking outside in.
​
1)The best thing you can do for your children is lead by example. Any characteristics you want them to possess should be modeled by you because they certainly won't believe what you say but they believe what they see.

 2) It's easy to become upset by your child's behavior when they're a teen and it can sometimes seem like they'll never grow out of it, but they will, unfortunately it can last several years. This is when you need to stay the course and not allow your teen to wear you down.

During this time, you're generally not dealing with a logical human being; it's not their fault, its human nature. This is what they want. If they can cause you to put your hands up in the air and give up, then they've won. Some people call it: The Seven Year War. Sounds ugly, but it can sometimes be part of the parental journey. Not always though because I know of so many kids who were awesome teenagers.

3) You're not totally responsible for your child's successes but this means you're also not solely responsible for their failures so don't beat yourself up. Throughout history there are examples of terrible people who had great parents and vice-versa. There are billions of people in the world, but God wired us differently which means there's only so much influence we can have on someone. I personally believe that some children are a bad seed (evil), so there's nothing some parents could or could've done to change them.

4) The Bible says to teach your children what they need to be successful in life, which of course includes personal character, and then turn them loose. It also says that's it's likely your child will stray from the principles you taught him, but someday he'll likely get back on track. Hopefully a good track that you partly laid.  The only regret you should have as a parent is if you didn't try to do what was right. If in the moment, you always did what you thought was best for your child, then great job!

5) If you think how you raise your children is no one's business, I think you're wrong. Someday, your children will be a part of the success or failure of our great country. They will impact the lives of everyone who is a U.S. citizen, and therefore a parent's role is critical so please don't take it lightly.
 
Everywhere around me, with my friends and family, I get the honor of seeing some tremendous parents; not all of them do it the same way, but the results are amazing.Thanks so much for the blood, sweat, and tears, you've put into leading by example through your parenting. I hope you know how much I respect you!

Comments are closed.

    Author: John Mann

    Picture

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly