Old quotes are following me! They must want to be presented or re-interated in my own spirit. I recalled this one: "Spare the rod and spoil the child" I witnessed only yesterday a young mother who was walking with her crying 3-year old. The child was belllowing at the top her voice, but her mother stopped and made her be quiet. Watching them both, I asked the mom.."What's wrong? Is it she doesn't want to leave? "No, her mother stated..."I spanked her!"
How many times have I seen unruly children whose parents did nothing to discipline them? Which reminds me how doctors in the professional of child development tell parents not to spank. In my day-- I got spanked, many children took whippings , but it was lessons of punishments and not acts of abuse. I believe though some parents find it diffucult to draw the line of when to bring about the rod of correction to their children. That's when they abuse them. Parents lose control in themselves and over-do a punishment, or even to the point they fail to justify what the child is being punished for. Children are vunerable and it gives some parents an over-controlling arm. Children should be disciplined, and the rod I say should be only brought out for strong lessons of correction in modification. My understanding of that quote is: "You can spoil your child, but don't put away the rod when its purpose is to teach them what is correct when they have went over-board by "not" following obedience."
"Chasten only when it is necessary...teach them never "spoiling or sparing" them the ways of correction ."
I'm done.
Posted By: MIISRAEL Bride
Friday, May 21st 2010 at 7:36AM
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