2013-08-26T11:38:52-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/parent/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/be-prepared-to-stop-6946 2013-08-26T11:38:52-05:00 Don't let the preoccupations of your agenda, your problems, your demands, even the un-lovable-ness of the person who needs you keep you from being there for them. Don't let those things make you forget that people are most important. They're going to last forever. Please, be prepared to stop. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/lighten-up-6639 2012-06-21T10:30:11-05:00 Could it be that your family could use a few laughs; some crazy, impulsive experiences; a parent who can kid himself about his own weaknesses. Laughing gets people to laugh, and relaxed kids communicate more, and relaxed parents make better decisions. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/the-not-so-grim-reapers-6555 2012-02-28T10:35:29-05:00 Don't wait a long time for discipline. When a lot of time has passed, the lesson will be forgotten. Explain the discipline; explain why it's wrong. Be consistent, especially in the early stages of trying to establish a boundary in your child's life. Whatever you do, don't fail in this life-giving responsibility. Be sure your children learn from your discipline that whatever a man sows, he will reap. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/a-funeral-for-a-ghost-6481 2011-11-14T11:47:11-05:00 There's no healing, there's no forgiveness, there's no peace until you join David in saying, "I am without excuse, Lord. It's sin. I call it what You call it, and I accept full responsibility for it. I quit blaming anything or anyone around me. I'm dirty, Lord. I need to be clean by the blood of Christ." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/how-to-hold-your-child-6183 2010-09-23T12:15:38-05:00 Keep reminding your children of the awesome person God made when He made them. You keep setting reasonable boundaries with reasonable penalties, and you be consistent with them. You keep listening to their heart. And you keep giving them back to God, and stop trying to be "God" in their life. Only He can be that. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2017:6&version=NIV 2009-10-02T11:04:47-05:00 Children and grandchildren raised up correctly bring honor to their parents when they become adults. Well-raised children are a source of great pride to their parents.