Diligent Discipline, Part 4 March 10, 2008
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As you obviously know we have been having some discipline problems here in our house. Which of course, as I mentioned previously, meant that it was us who had to step back and take a look at what we were doing wrong. In doing that, it helped me to see two other keys to diligent discipline.
The first is to be on the same page with your spouse about your children’s discipline. Not only does this add consistency to your child’s life, but it is such a great encouragement to know that there is someone else with you. We were creatures made to rely on one another. And as raising children is one of the hardest and greatest responsibilities we will ever be given, we really need the support, encouragement and love of one another. It breaks my heart to see couples where only one parent is involved in the discipline of the children. In other cases the strategies are completely different and one parent is always having to be “bad cop”. how tiring that must be. I am so thankful we are walking through this together!
The second key to diligent discipline is to have a plan. We sat down and spent 30 minutes today re-evaluating our failures and our kids’ weaknesses. It felt so good to come away with a few things to focus on for each child. You feel so refined to have a focus and your kids benefit from having a few succinct things to concentrate on. I would recommend parents doing this at least 1-4 times a month once their child hits the age of 9 months!
I will also throw in a book recommendation that I have not personally read, but you just finished and I am looking forward to reading. It is a book by Jay Adams called Christian Living in the Home. And one chapter in particular deals with parenting and is called “Discipline with Dignity”.
Thank you for leading our home in diligent discipline,
Erin
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