8 Things Wise Parents Do to Raise Healthy Children and Build a Family
8 Things Wise Parents Do to Raise Healthy Children and Build a Family
I’m blogging over at Club31Women this week about God’s Delight in you. Here’s an excerpt:
It takes wise parents to raise well-adjusted children and build a family. Here are some things parents can do to work toward that goal.
There is so much confusion in today’s world on how we should “parent” our children. Multiple books and podcasts abound with a diversity of opinions. Even amongst believers. Friends disagree. And there are more and more parents who come from painful backgrounds themselves with few role models. How are we supposed to raise healthy kids? Who do we listen to? What really matters?
What if I fail?
We know how you feel. Having raised 5 kids, ourselves, and now praying for our 21 grandchildren we know it’s hard. And scary. And full of failures. You may have heard me share a phrase God gave me when I was feeling like I had ruined a child: Susan, your ability to ruin your child is not nearly as great as God’s power to redeem him (or her). Over and over, I have had to remember this.
It’s not all up to us!
We need God’s wisdom and the wisdom of others who will come alongside us.
As parents, I think we have to forgive ourselves and avoid being too hard on ourselves. We have been doing our best with what we have at the time being but then again, sometimes, the best can't be enough.