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| Sheltering Children By Sherry Ferry November 8, 2005 I have heard several people suggest that sheltering your children from what is going on in the world will cause your children to rebel against you and make them go wild. I agree and disagree with this statement. If you just try to keep them from doing things, or deny them things, not let them go places everyone else does without taking the time to teach them why, then they probably will rebel against you. If you don't live the life your trying to teach them and don't take them around people who have the lifestyle you are trying to teach them, they will see you as a hypocrite and will probably rebel against you. On the other hand if you take the time to expain, teach them the way they should go and give them an examples, yourself and others, of how they should live, then they will most likely not rebel against you. If you teach them and explain to them why they should respect God and authority that he has given parents, they will treat you with respect if you show respect toward them also. If you teach them the principles of Christianity and you try to live by those too, they will try to do the same. My point is, this job of raising children cannot be done part way. That is one of the reasons why mothers are to be the keepers of the home, to dedicate the amount of time that is needed to raising thier children in the way they should go. I know that when my children are grown, I will be able to live with a clear conscience knowing I did as thourough a job of raising my children in the way should go. No amount of money I'd make at a job, no amount of recognition I could receive would ever be worth more than being a mother and teacher to my children. It is not someone else's responsibility to raise my chldren, God gave it to me. I can say that I'm a much better Christian because I accepted that responsibility. |