Your child depends on your loving correction!
Several years ago, a friend of mine pulled me aside and pointed out a character flaw in one of my children. Apparently this child was not only being disrespectful to another adult, but rude as well. It hurt to hear this from my friend. It stung. I was mad—and a little embarrassed too. But you know what? She was right. I needed to address the problem, and not allow my child to hide behind me.
That meant apologizing to the adult and asking for forgiveness. It’s amazing the peace that follows conflict when it is addressed and corrected.
Are you disciplining your children? A loving mother will lovingly discipline her children. As parents we must remember that much of the responsibility our children’s behavior rests with us.
There are consequences to refusing to address character issues in the lives of our children. Ask the Lord to give you a discerning heart so that you can see what the real issue is and then follow-through with your child. He’ll thank you later.
Thank you. It’s very true!
I really appreciated this post. Sometimes we tend to think we have the most disciplined children, and tend to see flaws in other children. It is hard to hear someone see or point out something negative in our children. Thank you for being so candid. 🙂
I just had a hard day where one of my children was really rude to one of my closest friends as she tried to teach him in a structured setting. It was hard to not let that mama bear come out, but humble myself and handle it the way it need to be handled. Parenting is not for the faint of heart!
Boy you got THAT right, Melissa! Onward! 🙂