Colossians 3:20 says “ Children , obey your parents in everything , for this pleases the Lord ”. If children obey their parents they also please God . Ephesians 6:1 -3 says “ Children , obey your parents in the Lord : for this is right . Honour thy father and mother ; which is the first commandment with promise ; That it may be well with thee , and thou mayest live long on the earth ”. The Lord is telling us that failure to obey our parents will reduce our days here on earth . These are powerful promises from God and cannot be taken for granted . So we need to do our bit by obeying our parents so that the Lord may fulfil this promise of lengthening our days on earth .
Peer pressure : Children should be taught on how to believe in themselves , how to choose right from wrong and how to say no and mean it . Many children do not believe in themselves and that is the reason they they easily fall into bad company . Peer pressure may have some negative impacts on children and especially when they are looking for acceptance because to ‘ fit in ’ they must practice what their peers ask them to do . It is the duty of parents to love , reaffirm and reassure their children so that they can boost their confidence or otherwise they will go to look for love from peers and end up falling into the hands of bad friends .
How do you want them to remember you ? Children learn mostly by seeing and not hearing . It is very important to set a good example to your children . You should also aspire to be their role model . Let them pick good aspects from you and let them also have good memories of you even in old age or otherwise how do you want them to remember you ? Go out of your way to treat them with love and respect and that way they will also treat others in the same light . Create time for for them and let them know that you truly love them . Children are precious and they need to know that . Sacrifice time to celebrate their milestones .