Children

Front matter
Connections List
 * Family
 * Relationship
 * Father Role
 * Mother Role

Scope
 * Children

Stuff
 * Should you have children? What are they for?
 * How to raise children
 * Father vs. mother role
 * scripture

Main
Should you have children?
 * Children are an investment
 * They are a lot of work
 * They will NOT help your marriage (probably not short term, and definitely not long term)
 * Essentially you are taking on a long term evangelical and economy/earth care project.
 * "go forth and multiply" command
 * Christian growth by birth and evangelism

How to raise children Scripture
 * Prov 22:6 train a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not turn from it
 * Prov 23:13-14 do not withhold discipline from a child, if you punish them with the rod, they will not die, punish them with the rod and save them from death.
 * Eph 6:4 do not exasperate your children

My ideas
 * one idea: mom stays at home until 12 then public school when they can hold their own. Enters college if desired with guided combat experience.
 * Children run off because they don't trust their parents for provision, community, love, power, etc.
 * Begin teaching that there are evil ideas/people from before 6yrs probably

Towards children generally:


 * Ask for respect from all kids because I am human being with will. Protector is a separate function.

Father vs. mother role
 * Traditionally father is punishment, expectations, training, transition to manhood/responsibility. Traditionally mother gives love, food, and trains in soft etiquette/house.

SCRIPTURE Reference
General theo How to train
 * Psalm 127:3 children are a gift
 * Deut 6:6-7 teach your children the law
 * Eph 6:1-3 obey parents > live long (quoting Exod 20:12)
 * Train and child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not turn from it. (Prov 22:6)
 * IF you withhold rod you hate your child (prov 13:24)
 * Do not exasperate eph 6:4, Col 3:21

References
 * A Christmas Story
 * The Good Master
 * Tom Sawyer