Raising up a child...
By craftwave
@craftwave (1338)
United States
June 27, 2007 3:46pm CST
Scripture is full of good advice even if you are not a believer. One scripture that comes to mind constantly is about raising up a child and it says that they will not depart from what they are taught as a child. I find this to be true. A fellow my lotter started a discussion about children not using the imagination and this scripture came to mind. If you have anthing at all to do with raising a child remember this. If you teach a child to be dependant on you then that child will be depenant on you when they are adults. This goes for almost every aspect of life. I know that there are exceptions to every rule but for the most part I find this scripture to be true. In what ways do you continue to do as you were raised or what do you see your grown children doing that you may have unconsouisly taught them? It makes you stop and think about what you do in your life and how you decide to raise your chldren.
1 response
@pallidyne (858)
• United States
27 Jun 07
A literal quotation can also provide a little more light on this one: "Train up a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from them."
A piece that is missed here, is that "when he is old" part. It does not promise any lack of teenage rebellion, or that when people are young that they will remember what they were taught. It is when maturity sets in, that those lessons come back, and the offspring can say, "Hey I know what they meant!" and are more likely to follow it.
I completely agree that we cannot raise children that depend on us for everything. Independence, and interdependence are valuable lessons that need to be learned and learned early. To learn to be responsible for ones actions, ones finances, etc.
@craftwave (1338)
• United States
28 Jun 07
Thank you for giving the whole quote. My point exactly that when a person is mature they go back to what they were taught as a child. I wish this meant that they only carried the good lessons with them into adulthood but that is not the case. They also carry the bad lessons we pass on as well whether intentionally or unintentionally.
