parent training
By Danica on November 14th, 2006Today I read this — “instant, thorough, and cheerful,” a la 1888!
Such talk challenges me, that’s for sure, because I know that before beginning child discipline, there first must come parent discipline. An instructor instructs in what they already know, and so the image of what I would like my children to be — diligent, obedient, responsible, prudent, kind, joyful, respectful, deferent (on and on it goes!) — is a measuring stick for my own behavior.
Ouch.
The Lord has His work cut out for Him!
(Which reminds me: My mom used to tell us, when we would complain that grown-ups didn’t have to get spankings, that God does spank grown-ups — “and trust me, you’d rather have me spank you right now than be a grown-up getting spanked by God.” How true, how true!)
So, whose blog is this, anyway? It's mine, and here are few tidbits about me: My name is Danica. Like the race car driver, whose name I know, but whose career I know nothing about. A Nascar fan I am not. Things like reading, playing piano, gardening, cooking, sewing, writing, and keeping my bathroom bleached are more up my alley.
