2009-09-20T17:04:06-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/raise+up+a+child/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2022:6&version=NIV 2009-09-20T17:04:06-05:00 It's widely understood that your upbringing, whether it was kind or cruel, has a major influence on your attitudes and behaviors even once you've entered adulthood. Here the Bible confirms this, and exhorts parents to raise their kids in a godly manner so that they'll continue along that path as they grow.