Wk 5 / You Can't Make Me ~ But I Can Be Persuaded! (DISCIPLINE)
Dr. James Dobson writes in ~ Dare To Discipline...
"I believe that if it is desirable for children to be kind - appreciative & pleasant - those qualities should be TAUGHT not HOPED FOR! If we want to see honesty - truthfulness & unselfishness in our offspring - then these characteristics should be conscious objectives of our early instructional process! If it is important to produce respectful - responsible young citizens - then we should set out to mold them accordingly! The point is obvious... HEREDITY DOES NOT EQUIP A CHILD WITH PROPER ATTITUDES - CHILDREN LEARN WHAT THEY ARE TAUGHT! We cannot expect the coveted behavior to appear magically if we have not done our early homework!"
We wear THREE particular HATS in the area of DISCIPLINE...
1. GROUNDSKEEPER - Drawing the LINES/BOUNDARIES of the Playing Field of LIFE!
2. REFEREE - Always being prepared to THROW THE FLAG & ENFORCE THE PENALTY!
3. COACH - We move into the area of ENCOURAGEMENT continually TEACHING!
Get this if you get anything about DISCIPLINE...
DISCIPLINE is what you do FOR your children - so they will be PREPARED for when you're not in the ROOM later on in Life! PUNISHMENT is what you do TO your children - to satisfy your FRUSTRATION!
-LINES must be drawn for your CHILDREN - of what's RIGHT or WRONG - and YOU'RE the one to Draw Them! (Prov 29:15)
-THROWING THE FLAG & ENFORCING A PENALTY must happen if your Child is to learn RIGHT & WRONG (Where the LINES are drawn!)! (Prov 13:24) - Also remember that BIG PENALTIES need to be reserved for ATTITUDE - not for ACTIONS! (Penalties of the Heart!)
-The best opportunity to COMMUNICATE often occurs after a DISCIPLINARY EVENT! (Prov 22:6)
See you SUNDAY @ COC as we continue this CONVERSATION...
Maricopa Wells Middle School / 9a & 10:45a
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