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»What happened on our fishing trip, is actually the secret to building friendships with your children. Perhaps you want a deeper relationship with your child. Or maybe you feel that your friendship isn't what it used to be. Regardless of the situation, we want to encourage you to begin doing six important things which can help build closer friendships with your children.«

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Teach Your Children

I read a sermon by Charles Spurgeon and this quote jumped off the page:

I trust you will never give up that excellent puritanical habit of catechising your children at home. Any father or mother who entirely gives up a child to the teaching of another has made a mistake. There is no teacher who wishes to absolve a parent from what he ought to do himself. He is an assistant, but he was never intended to be a substitute. Teach your children; bring up your old catechisms again, for they are after all blessed means of instruction, and the next generation shall outstrip those that have gone before it; for the reason why many of you are weak in the faith is this, you did not receive instruction in your youth in the great things of the gospel of Christ. If you had, you would have been so grounded, and settled, and firm in the faith, that nothing could by any means have moved you. I beseech you, then, understand truth, and then you will be more likely to hold fast by it. -Charles Spurgeon

(catechise: to instruct by asking questions, receiving answers, and offering explanations and corrections)

Pulling Weeds

»How that moment spoke to me as a Christian and a mother. It can be a distraction to focus on the negative. It can also be disheartening to my children to have a long list of DON’Ts. But if I teach my children to love the Lord and develop in them a desire to please Him, things can be so much simpler.«

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Provoke Not Your Childen - Pastor Jeff Redlin

Powerful message on raising teenagers!

Provoke Not

10 Things Your Teens Will Never Tell You

»In an effort to turn your heart toward your children, I would like to share the results of a simple survey I did with our students several years ago. These statements and quotes came from faithful Christian adults who grew up in godly homes and in our youth group. The quotes below are what they shared about why they stayed faithful to God. This list is what your teens think, whether they tell you or not; and it’s a great place to start a conversation:«

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The Most Powerful Parenting Practice

»“Something’s going wrong in the heart of my child, and I’m not sure what to do!” Ever been there, parent? Have you ever seen the fruit of attitudes, behaviors, and decisions growing from the young branches of your child’s life and been terrified by what’s producing that fruit—what sinful root might be fueling a destructive direction? What do you do in these situations?«

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The Kind of Home We Need - Evangelist Dave Young

The Kind of Home We Need - Dr. Dave Young by tbcyouthpastor