bramblewild
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- Dec 13, 2024
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First, I should probably say that I'm not a parent, so I come to this topic from a bit of a distance.
From things I've heard and read, a lot of emphasis is put on parents "making memories" with their children. I get the impression that "making memories" is considered one of if not the best thing parents can do with and for their children.
I had an impression that there was something trite about this way of thinking, but didn't really think much about it. But I think that there is at least one thing that parents should be trying to do that is more important than "making memories", and that is, building the characters of their children.
Proverbs 1
8 Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, 9 for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.
Proverbs 3
1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, 2 for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.
Proverbs 10
1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
Proverbs 12
12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
Proverbs 13
1 A wise son hears his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
24 Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
Proverbs 15
20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
There is some value in memories, but they can also fade and even become bitter.
Parents would be better advised to teach children right and wrong, teach them wisdom and knowledge and understanding. It would be better for parents to do what they can to give their children good character, and, yes, that will probably mean disciplining them.
From things I've heard and read, a lot of emphasis is put on parents "making memories" with their children. I get the impression that "making memories" is considered one of if not the best thing parents can do with and for their children.
I had an impression that there was something trite about this way of thinking, but didn't really think much about it. But I think that there is at least one thing that parents should be trying to do that is more important than "making memories", and that is, building the characters of their children.
Proverbs 1
8 Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, 9 for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.
Proverbs 3
1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, 2 for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.
Proverbs 10
1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
Proverbs 12
12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
Proverbs 13
1 A wise son hears his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
24 Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
Proverbs 15
20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
There is some value in memories, but they can also fade and even become bitter.
Parents would be better advised to teach children right and wrong, teach them wisdom and knowledge and understanding. It would be better for parents to do what they can to give their children good character, and, yes, that will probably mean disciplining them.
