Our daughter was at Wonderland last week and had a great day, with one exception. She said she found it so disturbing how abusive some parents were to their little kids. Some were yelling and swearing at their kids and others were pushing them and yanking them like they were animals.

It always amazes me how some parents think that this behavior is okay because they are the ‘authority’ in their children’s lives. Being a parent, in their minds, somehow gives people permission to overstep God’s laws.

You may not slap your kids around or yell at them constantly but do you spend lots of time with them? Do they get your undivided, fully present attention every day at some point? Neglect, emotional coldness, lack of interest in their lives, withholding affection etc with our kids is just as wrong as physical abuse.

The Ten Commandments are not just Ten Suggestions! Some people seem to stop there and don’t realize that we are not to just follow what God asks us to do, but we are also told to avoid doing what we should NOT do as well!…  And then we need to lead our kids in doing the same thing.

We are told in the Bible to “Not compare ourselves among ourselves” but to compare ourselves to GOD’S standards for life…and we need to get to the place as a parents where we realize that we CANNOT do this on our own but only by asking God to help us do this daily!

Have a wonderful week loving your family!

Love,

Karen