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Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

Instilling Healthy Fear [One Minute Feature]

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When you hear the word, ‘fear’ images of monsters may be the first thing that comes to mind. Fear, however, isn’t just for telling spooky stories. Fear is something we should be instilling in our kids from an early age.

Instilling Healthy Fear [One Minute Feature]

Fear, in this instance, is synonymous with respect. As we should fear (respect) the Lord, our kids should, likewise, fear and respect us as parents. But, why is this so important?

Why Kids Should Learn to Fear Their Parents

Proverbs explicitly states, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” Implicitly, the Bible as a whole reinforces the idea that kids should have a healthy fear of their parents. This is wisdom supplemental to first fearing God. What we’re seeing today, however, is just the opposite. Parents seem to be fearing their kids more than their kids are fearing them.

One of the reasons for this is that parents never instilled a healthy fear–or earned their child’s respect–in those early years. Sassing and being demanding was cute at 3. At, 13, however, it’s not cute anymore. By, 15 it becomes a pattern. That’s when parents realize they were 15 years and 200 pounds too late. You can get it back, but you may have to take it back.

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I am the Founder of Shepherd’s Hill Academy, a Christ-Centered, nature-based, therapeutic boarding school, the Host of License to Parent, and the Author of the book “The Miracles of Shepherd’s Hill:  An Extraordinary Odyssey of Divine Interventions.”  The environment at Shepherd’s Hill Academy is intentionally designed to provide a rich, discipleship-focused atmosphere that promotes physical, emotional, and spiritual health and healing to troubled teenager and their families.  Learn More

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