A popular pizza restaurant that caters to children advertises itself as “a place where a kid can be a kid.” Actually, a child should be able to be a child anywhere.
But creating a child’s world goes beyond letting a kid be a kid. Parents must understand their responsibilities in guiding that child. And for that we need to look at what the Bible says about parenting:
- Parents must teach God’s truth (Dt. 4:9; 32:46).
- Parents must lovingly discipline children because they are immature and need guidance (Prov. 22:15; 29:15).
- Parents should not exasperate their children (Eph. 6:4).
- Parents’ wise decisions bring blessing to their children (Dt. 30:19-20).
- Parents who are godly teach their children to obey (Eph. 6:1; 1 Tim. 3:4).
- Parents who faithfully train their children can be confident that their efforts are not in vain (Prov. 22:6).
Above all, to create a child’s world, your home needs to be a place where you serve one another through God’s love (Gal. 5:13). And it doesn’t hurt to have some pizza now and then too!
O speak the truth to these your precious ones—
For guidance tell your daughters and your sons
Of One who loves them even more than you,
Who wants to be their guide a lifetime through. —Anon.
A parent's greatest responsibility is to point the way to God.