Parenting...10myths/mistakes made by parents…

My Happy Family series

Ps. 127:4,5 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth. 5 Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother” 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:1-4 

What you teach them
Wicked people are born sinners; even from birth they have lied and gone their own way. Psalm 58:3 NLT
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Prov. 22:6

Colossians 3:20a Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
Colossians 3:20b for this is right

1. There is a difference between right and wrong, and God tells us which is which.

2. You are to do right and not wrong.

3. If you do wrong and not right you will suffer the consequences.

Children should also honor their parents.
2. How you teach them.
Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. Colossians 3:21

10myths/mistakes made by parents with teenagers…

Mistake #1: Failure To Be A __________________ __________________
Mistake #2: Failure To Admit ______________ ________ ________ __________________.
Mistake #3: Failure To Give Honest _______________ To Honest ____________________.
Mistake #4: Failure To Let Your Child/Teenager Develop A ________________ __________________.
Mistake #5: Failure To Major On The Majors And Minor On The Minors.
Mistake #6: Failure To Communicate ______________ And ______________________.
Mistake #7: Failure To Approve Your Teenager’s _______________ Without Making Any Attempt To Get To ____________________ Them.
Mistake #8: Failure To Give Your Teenager The ______________ To __________________.
Mistake #9: Failure To Discuss The _________________________.
Mistake #10: Failure To Take _______________________