The Secret Of Raising
Christian Children

Here is a list of some things that we do to encourage Faith and Christianity in our home.

• Begin at birth by saying bedtime prayers with your children. You will be amazed how quickly they pick them up and begin to say prayers with you! Help them to know Jesus as early as possible. This helps to form the values for christian children.
• Pray for your family everyday. Give thanks to God always for the family he has blessed you with!
• Read to your children bible stories from a childrens bible for their age group. Family time together, sharing the bible, can be a wonderful experience.
• Consult with a Christian counselor such as myself when there are problems in the home. Click here for a list of my online services.
• Always build confidence in your child whatever you do! This helps build character for christian children.
• Listen to your children, don't just hear what they are saying. Give them your attention and direct eye contact when they speak to you. Your children will let you know what concerns or problems they have and what you may need to bring to the Lord in prayer for them. This is such an important way in which to show them how much you value them, and will also teach them to pray for others.
• Do everything possible to be a Stay At Home Mom with the children. I am one through this very site. This is a great sacrifice for many women who have already established themselves in a career or families who have great financial difficulty on one income. Pray to God to find the way if this is a difficult situation for you. God will provide, if you believe He will! There is no greater duty on this earth than raising your children.
• Watch over your children diligently! Know where they are, who they associate with, what they are watching on T.V., listen to the music they are playing....get involved and stay involved. This is not a dress rehearsal! You only get a small amount of time to raise your christian children. Train them with good Christian moral values.
• Give you children responsibility early in life. Children love to "help" at a very early age. They may not do things quite the way YOU would, but this is not the lesson they are learning. Children trained in responsibility grow up to be self reliant dependable s. Today's work ethic is a prime example of lack of responsibility in the home. Teach them to respect proper authority.
• Keep control over the home! Your children must know who is in control.







• Love your children unceasingly! Hug them as much as possible. Praise them always! Nothing delights a child more than praise from his parents. Let them know just how much you love them!
• Spend time enjoying your children. Get down on their level and see the world they see! Its marvelous to bring out the child in Mom and Dad! Seek to have as much family time as you can.
• Have a "happy home". Laugh all the time!, proper humor is good for the soul. Always look for the positive. This is a great attribute to give your children.
• Study your children! Know who they are, what they love, even the bad "bents"(as they call it!)that they may have. (we ALL have them!) Bring out the good whenever possible....and try to re-shape any tendency towards bad behavior. Each and every child is a masterpiece from God, individual in nature. Allow them to be be individual, never compare.
• Keep your marriage together! Christian children need parents who love each other! If you grew up in a home where your parents did not get along whether divorced or not, you have probably realized later in life the terrible results in your own personal life. However, you can overcome this!! Many are living proof it can be achieved. Parents,.....your relationship is a role to your children. What kind of marriage do you wish for YOUR children! Show them how to be good partners and parents. Be the example of a good Christian marriage! Your conduct as well reflects to your children your walk with the Lord! What are you teaching your christian children by your example? Remember, you are raising someone's future husband or wife, mother or father! Parents with solid Christian marriages have a spiritual, loving home that filters down to their children, which provides them security, love, the foundation for self-esteem, and the example with which to make a good decision in for themselves.
• Take your children to a good church you feel comfortable with as early as possible. Make sure you do not neglect your own relationship with God. How can you lead your family, and children without it?
• Tell your children you are sorry when the need arises. After all, we parents make many mistakes. Teach your children how to forgive and be forgiven by being the example!
• Discipline Your Children When Needed! We believe the bible to say that children must be lovingly guided with patience, humility, compassion, kindness and taught right from wrong as early as possible. Parents who do not consistently and fairly deal with the "wrongs" in a child's life will most likely face many years of misery! If necessary, seek qualified professional help.

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Parents it is so important to raise christian children in today's society. There is no greater joy than me seeing the godly child in my son. He will carry this out into his adulthood. I broke the cycles of my abusive past, and live a life that is pleasing to God. Please, I pray that you do the same.

" Train up a child in the way he should go,
And when he is old he will not depart from it."

Proverbs 22:6

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