So True Joe Downing!! We Teach our children everthing. But there are some "To busy" parents that think once the shoe tieing, teeth brushing and schooling is over,,That the Parenting is over too!!. Its Not!!

My Mother passed away 7 years ago,,I now realize that she taught me everyday,,even after I became a Mother myself. Without My Mother,,There is a empty space. But her teachings will stay with me until the Lord comes for me. And so on!! With Gods Grace.

Thanks for the post Joe. Mike sure knows how to pick the topics!!

Peace, Sharon

Sharon, You started a buzz with this one. It can be a sensitive topic. I'm encouraged by the wise posts from some obviously great parents. Joy to the world, Mike

Sharon and Joe,

I agree, from the time I became a parent it was a full time job, one that I would not ever be able to retire from.  The longest job I have had!  Once a parent
always a parent.

I was fortunate too Sharon, that I was still a young mother Kerie 5 and Daryl 3 when I met the Lord Jesus.  I was also fortunate being the youngest in our family and my 2 elder brothers and their wives and I all started our families within a year or two of each other so all the cousins had between 6 months to a year between them.
I was able to watch and observe them with the elder children and take the good ideas and tips to discuss with my ex and use these and discard the things that were not working with their children.  Kerie and Daryl's dad is a good dad and is very supportive to them, he could be a little weak with the discipline so this was mainly left up to me. 

I believe and still do that when you give a child boundaries you need to inforce them and this, when
I was looking after other children in my home - I would
not let them bounce all over my furniture etc especially as my own would not do this.  I fell out with a couple
of the parents because of this and would not apologise
when they expected me to.  Whose home is it anyway?

I did sometimes I have to literally carry Daryl to his room when he was a pre-teen as he was such a stubborn and wilfil child that we often clashed - so I could keep the boundaries and show him that what I said I meant. 

Kerie had her stubborn age under 5 and soon grew out
of it.

It was hard for a while but they were such great teenagers and great adults so all that was worth it.

Amanda

Dear Sharon:

Thank you so much for this forum.

Yes Mike,, Thank you for this topic. It is a important one and my hopes are that young parents will read and learn also.

Amanda, I agree about the boundries. Its important to set them and stick to them. I was kind of weak when it came to sticking to the gun. I usualy caved after a while. But my Children today talk about the disaplines as a child and they know that there is always disapline with "Love". Thats what they instill with their children today!!

NICK,,, My Friend,, Thanks for dropping by!!

Peace, Sharon