"One of the most important things a father can do for his children is to love their mother." ~ Theodore Hesburgh.
I take my role as "loving my wife as Christ loves the church" very seriously! I also realize that my children are watching how I treat their Mother! I believe the best thing you can do for your children is to train them up in Christ (the way they should go) and one of the ways to do that is in the way they see me with their Mom!
Most days when I come home, my son is normally with my wife. It never fails when I give my wife a kiss, my son then gives her a kiss too! Why?
Because he's doing what he SEES Daddy doing!
One night while our daughters were already asleep, I was calling my wife from another part of the house and I said, "Honey, could you come here please". Our son walked down the hallway a few minutes later saying, "Huunneey, com heere pleeeze"!
As cute as he sounded, that was still another reminder for me that our children will do what they SEE us do as well as TALK the way they HEAR us talk!
If you are married, it is very important how you are with your husband/wife while your children are around. If you take your marital role seriously, then you will be mindful of how you are towards your spouse whether your children are around or not! But it's so important to remember when your children are around, you and your spouse are BOTH teaching them how to be in a GODLY marriage!
So answer these questions, what do they see and what do they hear when it comes to how you treat your spouse?
Wives what are you teaching your daughters and husbands what are you teaching your sons?
Are you teaching them to argue, to be condescending, to be disrespectful toward each other?
Or are you teaching them to talk to each other with respect, in love, and in a loving tone?
Some things to think about huh?
Examine yourselves today.
And if you are single raising children, remember, the way you interact with others when your child is around, is normally the way they will interact with others! We are our children's first teachers!...Remember that!
This article was written by Pastor Vance. You can like their page on Facebook at Truly Faithful.
At Natural Motherhood, we believe that a way to lay a strong parenting foundation is through attachment parenting. Attachment parenting advocates responsive parenting with some practices such as babywearing and co-sleeping.
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