Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy
soul spare for his crying. Proverbs,
Chapter 19, verse 18.
Sometimes it’s all too easy to give in to our
children to keep them from nagging us.
Their best interest needs to always be in sight as our ultimate
goal. I hear children in primary grades
talk about graphic, sexual things that they must have picked up from the shows
they watch. It may be easier for parents
to just let their children watch these shows rather than to have to deal with
their children nagging them.
The real question should be, “What does this do to
the child?” Little children are exposed
to all too much sexually explicit, violent and vulgar language and scenes in
the media today. The media isn’t going
to stop making these shows, so it’s up to the parent to value their child
enough to monitor the shows they view and put up with some nagging and
fits. After all, it’s their child’s well-being
that counts.
Because this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life, it doesn't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage.
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