Faith Filled Family Magazine July 2016 | Page 60

Winning It is definitely not business as usual parenting children today. Apart from what parents are telling their children, there are many other voices that are speaking into their lives as well. It has thus become a battle for Christian parents all over the world to instill the right kind of morals and values in their growing children. You might have experienced this. You do your best to bring up God-fearing children from the moment they are born. In much the usual way, you do all the right things a Christian parent should do to ensure their children grow up with the fear of God. Yet somewhere along the line you realize that there are other forces trying to acquire their attention as well. From an early age, a child already has other things speaking to his life. This could be through programs he watches on television. That might go on for a while before he leaves home to begin schooling. From there, the voice of his parents slowly begins to fade into the background. If we are not careful as parents, our children slowly begin to listen more to others than to us. One of the best ways for a parent to be aware of what his/her children are exposed to, is to hold meaningful conversation with them. Without ceasing in teaching them in the ways of the The Battle B School and F By Millicent Njue