Mark Twain once said, “When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in 7 years.”
That’s not just a humorous quote; it’s a profound truth. The truth is this: wise parents do not perform in order to gain the applause of their immature, foolish children. They do what they know to be true and right—and in time, they believe their children will come along to the same conclusion. King Solomon put it this way in Proverbs 22:6: “Train up a child in the way he should go and even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
What Mark Twain and Solomon assume is that parents know what is good and right. They know the way to go. We cannot make this assumption, however, in the third decade of the 21st century.
So, with that in mind, I would like to give you eight actions to consider as you raise your children in the way that they should go. These eight things aren’t an exhaustive list; it’s
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