Two scenarios:
1. A child that chooses to be mean or selfish.
2. A teen that argues back. Forcefully.
Do you…
Ignore the behavior?
Use force and manipulation to get their behavior “in-line”?
OR
Acknowledge that their behavior makes you insecure and recognize them as a unique person with a developing identity.
Please don’t give your children consequences attached to the Bible or church attendance. It’s much better if they individuate while at home when they can process with you.
Parents with a secure identity think with greater clarity in the heat of the moment. The issue at hand is more about you than them. Has anyone ever taught you how to have a secure identity in Jesus?
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