Articles related to raising children. I draw from my own experience as a father, pastor, and police officer.
“Correct your children while there is still hope; do not let them destroy themselves.” I went on a call with one of my officers a while back where a 15 year old had called the police on his parents. I met him outside the house and he told me he was having problems with his parents. They […]
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“If you love your children, you will correct them; if you don’t love them, you won’t correct them.” Our goal as parents should not be to raise “good” kids. Our goal should be to raise responsible adults. I know that “discipline” is kind of a bad word in our society where children are involved. If
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Continued from Part One So what is the answer? Am I saying it is wrong to give our children nice things? Of course not! I have always loved to give my daughters (both grown and married now) nice things. The issue here is raising children without discipline. I told the out of control fifteen year old’s mom
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I originally posted this series in January of this year. It evidently touched a nerve because it was the most popular series I posted this year. As always, I appreciate your feedback! I have noticed an interesting trend as a police officer over the last couple of years. The number of domestic calls involving parents
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