Training a child is like holding a metal spring with the hand. This is just one example of the many different ways parents can train their children. If they are in their usual clothes or playing clothes, their inquisitive brains will infer that the meetings have nothing special. Meeting time is not the time to get dirty playing, and it is not the time to get sleepy and bored. Having 'special' clothes will make them learn that meetings are special. For instance, if children attend meetings wearing formal clothes the cue will be entirely different. What would be a better cue? There are many things parents can do. When they do so, the children will sleep every time they get to hear about Jehovah, and they won't be able to develop any interest in the Bible. Many parents input the following cue in their children: meetings at the kingdom hall are the time to sleep or the time to play. Skinner proved that one could train certain living creatures, including humans, to do something at a particular time by inputting a 'cue' in the brain. In time our children will fully bloom, beautiful to our God and us. We should not keep pulling up the plant to see if the roots are taking hold. We just need to keep watering, being tender, and give what is best for them at the time. By our presence -more than presents- by careful and thoughtful attention to the thousands of details and repetitions required, by unfailing prayer and careful instruction in Jehovah's ways, parents attempt to set a mold that will last a lifetime and more -into eternity.Ĭhildren are like plants. After the child arrives, the first few years can be likened to the time before the concrete sets up. Before a baby arrives, a couple should prepare a solid base in their marriage and share a readiness for parenting. Raising children is like pouring concrete. If done incorrectly, the evidence will appear soon enough in the form of a crumbling surface and structural cracks. If done correctly, a well-poured footing will last far beyond the original owner's lifetime. Then, when the concrete is poured, it must be shaped before it sets because once set, change is possible only by removal of what has already been laid down. A solid base must be prepared before anything else is done.
Parents should take the time to make the truth real in the eyes of their children. The kids will never appreciate it until someone takes the time to explain in detail its precious value and importance. Growing up in the truth is like growing up with a valuable old painting in the house.
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