Following are notes from a recent parenting think-tank time with my husband. It has been helpful over the years to periodically review the basic needs of our children as they grow through the stages of development and as our family dynamics change...
Prayer
Food, shelter, warmth, health care, time
Date nights
For mom and dad to have date nights
To see us in unity and to have a grounded security
A church home
Family devotions
Friends
To be listened to
To have hopes supported and schooling encouraged – to know it matters
To read
To develop the ability to write well
To learn about budgeting
To feel like we are on their side
To learn to view life from others’ perspectives
To begin making more decisions on their own
To think about how to be a good friend
To think about what kind of men/women they will be
To think about how to be a good husband/wife, a good father/mother
To be encouraged in who God made them to be
To learn hunting, fishing and hiking safety
To spend time with dad
To know that they WILL fail, and that their brokenness is not an end, but an opportunity to turn to Christ and receive grace from Him.
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