Train Your Child From Infancy

SEEK DIVINE GUIDANCE 

Truly, the training of a child from infancy is a challenge, but believing parents do not have to face the challenge alone. Back in the days of  the Judges, when a man  named Manoah learned that he was going to be a father, he asked Jehovah for guidance on raising this child. Jehovah answered his prayers. -Judges 13:8, 12, 24. 

In a similar way today, as believing parents raise their children they also speak to Jehovah in prayer. Being a parent is hard work, but there are great rewards.  A Christian couple in Hawaii says:  "You have 12 years to get your work done before those critical teen years.  But if you have worked hard to apply Bible principles, it is time to reap joy and peace when they decide they want to serve Jehovah from the heart."  (Proverbs 23:15, 16) When you child makes that decision, you too will be moved to exclaim:  "Sons  [and daughters] are an inheritance from Jehovah." 

Next time: CHAPTER SIX: Help Your Teenager to Thrive

From the book: The Secret of FAMILY HAPPINESS