THE TIME HAS COME.......

THE TIME HAS COME FOR ALL CHRISTIANS TO GET THEIR HOUSE IN ORDER.... FATHER'S BE A LEADER IN YOUR HOME... TO THE WIFE RESPECT AND HONOR YOUR HUSBAND. TEACH YOUR CHILDREN IN THE WAY THAT THEY SHOULD GO... CORRECT THEM AND TEACH THEM God's Holy word. We are surrounded by so many demonic influnces today... the enemy is trying to steal your family and your children... get on your knees and cry out to God for strength and wisdom! Remember what is most important: God/ family.... Start today and pray for your children like you have never prayed before... God desires to do something in your child... help them to see it....Sow love and praise into their life... and you will reap blessings as you see God using them to win people to Christ. I have a 17 month old and right now He praises the Lord... adn that gives me joy... we must start early but it is never to late to start... allow your children to see you as a father who loves Jesus with everything in them.. and a mother who prays for them non-stop.. guard your children with your life.. they are so precious in the eyes of God.This month and month's to come make it your first priority to grow closer as a family and closer to God together.. Amen!

"I have a 17 month old and right now He praises the Lord..."

You know, I might get railed for this by other users on here, but I don't really care. Don't you see that as brainwashing your child? To be a 17 month old, he has had to have had that pounded into him on a daily basis to be able to repeat that...and honestly, do you think he knows what it means? I have a friend who constantly gets his kids to repeat cuss words, thinking it's funny. Is it, of course not...but do the kids know what they're saying? No. My mother did the best thing for me she ever could concerning religion. She used to make me go when I was young, but in that time when I was going, she never preached the scriptures to me...she knew at that young age I did not understand. But when I got old enough, she gave me the choice as to whether to continue to go with her or not. You can't have the Word of God forced upon you, salvation has to come to your heart on your own accord.

Well said Mik_Mo

Well you are right you must accept yourself... but is this what you are trying to say... Kids learn what they see and hear. He sees my wife and I doing it so he mimics us... so I take that as a compliment. Thank you so much.

I'm sorry, no...that's not what I'm trying to say. How does your child say his first word? From a parent's repitition (i.e. "Da-da"). For a child that young you would have to be actively trying to get him to do it...not going to pick up on it himself.

A kid can 'mimic' and not learn

Why is it that we always heard that preachers kids end up being the worst [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

actually language formation that young has nothing to do with understanding what the child is saying, it is the parents that hear a sound that sounds like an actual word, reinforce it, and the child learns. It's amazing to watch, to see learning taking place.

No i am sorry that is not true... never once held his arm up and said do this.... he watches cartoons and the cartoons are not urging him on... he just repeats their sayings. I would know better than you since He is my son, right? That is what you may have seen but for this situation that is not true. We need to be discussing this on the religion forum but for some reson it will not let me reply... so until then......

Thanks for the in depth analysis, but I believe I did say in my post that the child that young would not understand what he is saying. I did study child psychology myself.

Can a kid mimic and not learn... not if the repeat that act or behavior... I have been a minister for 10 years and I understand what you are saying.... on the other hand most believe this way based on what I am reading.... just because you speak the word or teac the word does not mean that you are forcing nor judging... someone may accept it or decline it... but to say it is beiong forced is not correct.I only feel like I am being judged if the person says something that I have going on in my life and I do not wish to change it... get what I AM SAYING.. BACK TO THE SUBJECT AT HAND... I AM A CHILD BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST, sorry... from adolesence to adulthood we all have learned traits... if not we would all be mentally handicapped.