In teaching your child, never overlook the obvious. Remember, they view life differently than you. One teacher told the following story: Some third-graders were studying a unit on patriotism. After a discussion about how France had given us the Statue of Liberty, the teacher asked how many of her pupils had seen the statue. Several … Continue reading “CHILDREN’S PERSPECTIVE”
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CHILDREN AND EVANGELISM
Some would gather money Along the path of life; Some would gather roses And rest from worldly strife. But I would gather children From among the thorns of sin; I would seek a golden curl And a freckled, toothless grin. For money cannot enter In that land of endless day, And the roses that are … Continue reading “CHILDREN AND EVANGELISM”
CHILDREN AND PARENTS
The following appeared in Home Living, May 1980: My child, what can I give you? I should like to give you everything so that you lack for nothing, not even one single desire, but I know that for want of many things I have come to be satisfied with what I have and to think … Continue reading “CHILDREN AND PARENTS”
CHILD-REARING, DISCIPLINE AND
After a session with his parents, a little boy taped to his parents’ door a note that read: “Dear parents, Be nice to your children and they will be nice to you. Love, God.”111 When the Duke of Windsor was asked what impressed him most in America, he replied, “the way American parents obey their … Continue reading “CHILD-REARING, DISCIPLINE AND”
CHILD-REARING, EXPECTATIONS OF
Psychologists have discovered that children respond according to how they are treated. In a scientific experiment, a particular teacher was told that half of her students were exceptional, while the others were average. After a year, the students she was told were superior had improved a full grade beyond the other half (those she was … Continue reading “CHILD-REARING, EXPECTATIONS OF”
CHILD-REARING, HUMOR IN
“You know,” said the father of five while busily cleaning up the toys in the yard, “since I’ve been married, I’ve learned the meaning of those words in the Bible, ‘When I became a man, I put away childish things.’ ”116
CHARACTER, VALUE OF
“Fame is a vapor, popularity is an accident, and money takes wings. The only thing that endures is character” (attributed to O. J. Simpson, former professional football player).98 “Traveling on a train from Perth to Edinburgh, all of a sudden we came to a dead stop because a very small screw in one of the … Continue reading “CHARACTER, VALUE OF”
CHILD-REARING
We live in a time of social decay, expansion of evil in the world, and worsening trends. Have we therefore reached a point where we should call it quits on having a family? No, absolutely not! Remember history’s lessons. Pharaoh was throwing Hebrew babies into the Nile River when Moses was born. The finest of … Continue reading “CHILD-REARING”
CHARACTER, EXPOSURE OF
Robert Louis Stevenson told the story of a veiled Muhammadan prophet who was a great teacher and light among the people. He wore the veil, he said, because his countenance was so glorious that none could bear the sight of his face. But eventually the veil decayed and fell away, revealing nothing but an ugly … Continue reading “CHARACTER, EXPOSURE OF”
CHARACTER, TEST OF
You can judge a man pretty well by whether—if given a choice—he would ask for a light burden or a strong back.97