In Proverbs, chapter nineteen, verse eighteen, Children should be disciplined at a young age while there is an opportunity to mold their lives for good and to teach them godly ways. When parents fail to do so, they become partially responsible for the subsequent ruin that comes to the lives of their children.
Every parent has their way of raising their children. Some learn from family members, relatives, and experiences within their household, as well as from friends, by observing others, and so forth. Proverbs thirteen, verse twenty-four, says, “He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.” The scripture does not mean the parent does not love their child, but to discipline them to ensure they grow the right way. However, what is the right way?
Today, there are many methods that the world and people have to offer concerning raising or discipling children. Some parents will scold their child when they have had a bad day and take their frustration out on them, which is wrong. Create a situation or story to find fault with a child when nothing happened, which is abuse. Or parents will discipline their child for something minor, such as dropping something on the floor, which can happen accidentally. On the other hand, believers must ask God for wisdom and understanding.
Raising a child is not easy with the negative influences in the world. Still, a child will see how a parent lives before them. Actions speak louder than words. And if a parent is not doing something right in their sight, chances are they will experiment or follow eventually. “And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord,” as in Ephesians six, verse four.