Parents - Train Your Children to Love Jehovah - Conclusion of TEACHING CHILDREN TO LOVE JEHOVAH

Start training children as early as possible. The earlier parents begin training their children, the better. (Proverbs 22:6)  Consider Timothy, who in time  traveled with the apostle Paul. Timothy's mother, Eunice, and his grandmother Lois trained him "from infancy." - 2 TIMOTHY 1:5; 3:15.

Another couple in Cote d'Ivoire, Jean Claude and Peace, were able to raise all six of their children to love and serve Jehovah. What helped them to be successful?  They followed  the example of Eunice and Lois. They say,  "We inculcated God's Word in our children from infancy, starting after they were born." - DEUTERONOMY 6:6, 7. 

What does it mean to "inculcate"  Jehovah's Word in your children?  "To inculcate" means to  "teach and impress by frequent repetitions."  To do so, parents need to spend time regularly with their young ones. It could at times seem frustrating to have to have to repeat instructions to our children. However, parents can strive to see this as a way to help their children understand God's Word and apply it.

Be discerning.  Psalm 127 Compares children to arrows.  (Read Psalm 127:4) Just as arrows can be made from different materials and can vary in size, no two children are precisely alike. So parents need to determine how to train each of their children.  A couple in modern-day Israel who successfully raised two children to serve Jehovah tell what they found  to be helpful, "We conducted a Bible study with each child separately."  Of course, each family head will decide whether studying in that way is necessary or possible.

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