KEEPING YOUR SANITY AS A PARENT

in #parenting6 years ago

After doing a post on “CHRISTIAN PARENTING” yesterday, (See link below), I realized that there are still much to talk about on raising godly children.
I shall be doing two or three more posts on this subject. Bon Voyage!

KEEPING YOUR SANITY AS A PARENT

Whether you are married or a single parent, parenting is hard work. It can drain you physically, mentally, and emotionally. The following guidelines can help you maintain your "sanity" as a parent!

DO NOT CENTER ALL YOUR LIFE AROUND YOUR CHILDREN

Parenting takes time, yet many times parents "sacrifice" important things that in the long run harm their children. You are a better parent when you add some balance into your life.

ANTICIPATE PROBLEMS — WITHOUT FEAR.

  • Christian parents often feel like failures when their children have problems.

  • Christian parents often feel embarrassed when their children have problem.

Yet there is no reason to feel like a failure or to feel embarrassed when your children misbehave.

All children are imperfect. Problems and misbehavior are part of life's experiences. Even God, who was (and is) a perfect parent, saw his kids (Adam and Eve) disobey his rules. Since God's children disobeyed him, you can be sure yours will sometimes disobey you.

When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it (Genesis 3:6).

Treat problems as learning opportunities.

Look at your own life. If you are like most people, much of what you have learned about life has come through your faults, failures and sins. The same will be true for your children.

When they mess up, approach them with the attitude of helping them learn from their mistakes. Restore them gently.

Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently (Galatians 6:1).

When your children have a problem, it also presents you with a learning opportunity, for God can help you grow personally as you go through trials.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything (James 1:2-4).

Don't expect children to be perfect when they leave home.

It's common for Christian parents to become increasingly frantic as their children grow older and approach the time of leaving home. Parents want the very best for their children and sometimes can't stand the thought that their kids aren't "ready" for life.

Of course, we want to prepare our children as best we can, but the bottom line is that no one, except Jesus, has been perfect before leaving home. Your children will make mistakes after they leave home ... just as you do!

Pray for your children and put them in God's hands.

God loves your children even more than you do. Be sure to turn them over to him daily. Pray for them faithfully, and then leave them in his hands.

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you (1 Peter 5:7)

Proverbs 3:3-8:

3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

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Every Christian parent wants to train their children in a godly way but the fact is most times we over protect our children which in-turn harm them.
Giving freedom to your children is another point I would like to add,
Most children because their parent who wants to raise them in a godly way deprive them of some freedom and when the children get out to school they become exposed to several things which their parents have been depriving them of.

Yes you want to train your children in the way that pleases God but don't hide things you feel they should know from them.
May God help us all to train our children in the way that pleases God..

Thank you for sharing this great post. The most important thing apart from yourself serving God is raising godly children and we have the most powerful partner in the world to help us. Praise God's wonderful Name!

One of the greatest privileges is to raise a child. It is a larger responsibility! God entrusted this young one to us to raise in the fear and admonition of the Lord. Best lead is by example. The best thing a dad can do is to love His wife, like Christ loved the Church.
God bless with this teaching.
Daddy William

A nice on parenting, as a parent we need also to update ourselves, not all for the children.

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