I also want to add that children learn by example and not by being told something.

Parents will tell their children not to do something or behave in a certain manner but will do the same thing that they don't want their children to do. Then they get upset and angry at them and punish them or reject them.

We don't always realise the influence we have on who our children will become, and when it is too late and they go astray, we will often wonder what went wrong ("because we did not teach them to do what they did?").

We must indeed be very carefull with our children and raise them in the way God wants us to.

Thanks for the post, I hope all parents will learn from it.

I totally agree with you Anne, children learn by example especially from their parents and people around them. If you want your child to grow and walk in the fear of God then introduce him/her to the word as early as possible. Same to how we talk and relate in our families, they tend to follow how we speak or shout to each other.

I believe children are precious gifts from God thus, should be natured and encouraged in the things of God and for them that are slow in catching things or they feel unwanted, Love, Patience and Prayers are the keys.

I do work with teenegers and majority had a bad background of rejection and low self esteem from thier parents thus, changed them completely and messed thier lives. Love and Acceptance in childhood period is very vital, i believe most of the problems with teens resulted unto this and can be avoided if parents want to.