- Train children to respect and obey authority (continued):
- Consider the following views (continued):
- “I love my child too much to discipline him/her”
- “Wait till your father gets home!” or “Wait till your mother gets home!”
- Consider the following views (continued):
- (Grand)parenting applications: training children to respect and obey authority
Specific Goal
Passage(s) to discuss & guide
Ways (grand)parents can exemplify and teach
Temptations and hindrances
Behaviors to correct
Reject the entitlement mentality
Luke 17:7-10; Philippians 4:11-12; II Thessalonians 3:10
Work hard; don’t expect bosses to give you special handouts
Culture of low expectations and little work ethic; lazy parents
“Gimme gimme gimme!”
Listen well
II Kings 17:13-14; Proverbs 2:1ff; 12:15; 18:13, 17
Model active listening; have them explain what you just said.
Distracted, disinterested, planning what to say
Interrupting
Be respectful and considerate in a disagreement
Let kids observe you settling disputes properly; don’t jump in and settle every conflict for them.
Impatience, selfishness
Tendency not to share, negotiate, compromise