Our children can experience a school year filled with joy and success.
Serve Jesus as Lord
As for you, and your family, make that choice to serve the Lord. Include your children in seeking the Kingdom of God first, before all other things. Tell your kids repeatedly, "There is nothing better than Jesus!"
Keep the focus on loving Jesus and obeying Him. Tell your children why you are doing what you are doing and how it honors Christ. "We are studying science because we want to learn about the world God created. The more we learn about things Christ made, the more we understand Him."
Or, "Today, we are learning to write clear, concise sentences to be able to communicate clearly so that God can use us to tell people about Him."
Let your children hear from your lips over and over how important Jesus is to you and your family. Tell your children that no matter what others do, you will serve Christ.
Assess Children's Strengths and Weaknesses
Think about your children. Where are they strong? Where are they weak? What are they really good at? Each child God has given you is different from any other child in the world and in your household. Know your child. Sometimes, their weaknesses are really the flip side of their strengths. A bossy youngster may be a strong leader in disguise. Your perfectionist daughter may be a trouble shooter who will discern problems before they even exist. The son who is always doodling just might be an artist.
Help Children Grow in Strengths
Our tendency is to focus on our children's weaknesses, which can make them feel discouraged. Instead, spend most of your time growing even stronger in your strengths. Yes, you heard me right. What are they good at? Help children become excellent at talents and all those things they love to do.
Maybe you have a talker. Your daughter can talk her way out of a paper bag and into a free cookie when you are grocery shopping. Cultivate that strength. Teach her to communicate in a way that honors Christ. Help her to speak, debate, write, and converse clearly in a way that glorifies the Lord.
Maybe your son can take anything apart and put it back together. Give him things to take apart and put back together. Expose him to all kinds of things that he can tinker with.
Help Child Learn New Things
Teach your children new things. Introduce your little lambs to the wonderful world of learning. Instill a sense of wonder and excitement about learning by living it out yourself. Get excited when you learn new things so that your children can imitate you. Be curious! Investigate! Research! Teach your children to do it with you.
Help Child Work on Weaknesses
Focus on strengths and learning new things with most of your time. Spend only a little time helping children work on their weaknesses. Instead, instill hope in your daughter -- rather than hopelessness -- by focusing on the positive things in her life. Be kind in the way you help your children to change. Remind them that Jesus helps us overcome our sins and failures.
"I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength," (Philippians 4:13 NIV).
Concentrate teaching new things and developing strengths.
Teach Children to Give Thanks in Everything
Teach your children that no matter what happens, to always thank the Lord. There are so many blessings to thank the Lord for everyday with your children. Remind them of all the good things the Lord has done and is doing each morning. A thankful heart is a cheerful heart.
Enjoy watching God move in our children's life as we seek Him first and move forward in His purpose together as a family.
Our children can experience a school year filled with joy and success.
Serve Jesus as Lord
Keep the focus on loving Jesus and obeying Him. Tell your children why you are doing what you are doing and how it honors Christ. "We are studying science because we want to learn about the world God created. The more we learn about things Christ made, the more we understand Him."
Or, "Today, we are learning to write clear, concise sentences to be able to communicate clearly so that God can use us to tell people about Him."
Let your children hear from your lips over and over how important Jesus is to you and your family. Tell your children that no matter what others do, you will serve Christ.
Assess Children's Strengths and Weaknesses
Think about your children. Where are they strong? Where are they weak? What are they really good at? Each child God has given you is different from any other child in the world and in your household. Know your child. Sometimes, their weaknesses are really the flip side of their strengths. A bossy youngster may be a strong leader in disguise. Your perfectionist daughter may be a trouble shooter who will discern problems before they even exist. The son who is always doodling just might be an artist.
Help Children Grow in Strengths
Maybe you have a talker. Your daughter can talk her way out of a paper bag and into a free cookie when you are grocery shopping. Cultivate that strength. Teach her to communicate in a way that honors Christ. Help her to speak, debate, write, and converse clearly in a way that glorifies the Lord.
Maybe your son can take anything apart and put it back together. Give him things to take apart and put back together. Expose him to all kinds of things that he can tinker with.
Help Child Learn New Things
Teach your children new things. Introduce your little lambs to the wonderful world of learning. Instill a sense of wonder and excitement about learning by living it out yourself. Get excited when you learn new things so that your children can imitate you. Be curious! Investigate! Research! Teach your children to do it with you.
Help Child Work on Weaknesses
Focus on strengths and learning new things with most of your time. Spend only a little time helping children work on their weaknesses. Instead, instill hope in your daughter -- rather than hopelessness -- by focusing on the positive things in her life. Be kind in the way you help your children to change. Remind them that Jesus helps us overcome our sins and failures.
"I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength," (Philippians 4:13 NIV).Concentrate teaching new things and developing strengths.
Teach Children to Give Thanks in Everything
Teach your children that no matter what happens, to always thank the Lord. There are so many blessings to thank the Lord for everyday with your children. Remind them of all the good things the Lord has done and is doing each morning. A thankful heart is a cheerful heart.
Enjoy watching God move in our children's life as we seek Him first and move forward in His purpose together as a family.