Its tough raising children
There are websites and companies that provide “advise” . . .
some are fantastic and some . . . well, please be careful using.
Focus on the Family, Adventures in Odyssey and Whit's End can be found at:
http://www.family.org and http://www.whitsend.org
Focus on the Family is a Christian organization focused on
helping the family
gain a closer relationship with each other, and a closer relationship to God.
For Halloween safety pointers try the following websites:
http://childcare.about.com/od/childsafet1/a/trickortreat.htm and
http://www.troopers.state.ny.us/Publications/Crime_Prevention/halloweenclrbk.pdf
And there are additional websites and companies that offer “help”:
http://www.kidshealthworks.com/category.asp?category_id=1
http://www.childcareaware.org/en/dailyparent/volume.php?id=40
What does the Bible say on children . . .
Questions:
- What is it like to
raise children?
- What suggestions can
you provide to parents and grandparents?
- How did Jesus treat
children?
- What spiritual
teachings should be taught to young children?
- How do we become “like
little children”, and why should we do this?
Matthew 18:3 (NIV):
3 And he said: "I tell you the truth,
unless you change and become like little children,
you will never enter the kingdom of
heaven.
Matthew
19:13-14 (NIV):
The Little Children and Jesus
13 Then little children were brought to Jesus for him
to place his hands on them and
pray for them. But the disciples
rebuked those who brought them.
14 Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me,
and do not hinder them, for the
kingdom of heaven belongs to such as
these."
Luke 18:16 (NIV):
16 But Jesus called the children to
him and said, "Let the little children come to me,
and do not hinder them, for the
Matthew 10:40-42 (NIV):
40 "He who receives you receives me, and he who
receives me receives the one who
sent me.
41 Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet
will receive a prophet's
reward, and anyone who receives a
righteous man because he is a righteous man
will receive a righteous man's
reward.
42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one
of these little ones because
he is my disciple, I tell you the
truth, he will certainly not lose his reward."
Mark 10:13-16 (NIV): The Little Children and Jesus
13 People were bringing little children to Jesus to have
him touch them, but the disciples
rebuked them.
14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to
them, "Let the little children come
to me, and do not hinder them, for
the kingdom of God
15 I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the
kingdom of God like a little child
will never enter it."
16 And he took the children in his arms, put his hands
on them and blessed them.
References:
The following websites were referenced on Jan. 5, 2007:
http://www.biblegateway.com
http://www.family.org http://www.whitsend.org
http://childcare.about.com/od/childsafet1/a/trickortreat.htm
http://www.troopers.state.ny.us/Publications/Crime_Prevention/halloweenclrbk.pdf
http://www.kidshealthworks.com/category.asp?category_id=1
http://www.childcareaware.org/en/dailyparent/volume.php?id=40
Any questions or updates – please contact Jeff at jad-calif@cox.net