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“The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.” Prov 29:15

“Discipline your son while there is hope, and do not desire his death .” Prov 19:18

This is what the Word of God teaches, who should know the heart of a child better than God? ...And, yet, there are those who think they are smarter.

If you are older than 40, the name Benjamin Spock is more than familiar. It was Spock that told an entire generation of parents to take it easy, don’t discipline your children, and allow them to express themselves. Discipline, he told us, would warp a child’s fragile ego. Millions followed this guru of child development and he remained unchallenged among child rearing professionals.

However, before his death, Dr. Spock made an amazing discovery: He was wrong!

In fact, he said, “We have reared a generation of brats. Parents aren’t firm enough with their children for fear of losing their love or incurring their resentment. This is a cruel deprivation that we professionals have imposed on mothers and fathers. Of course, we did it with the best of intentions. We didn’t realize until it was too late, how our know-it-all attitude was undermining the self assurance of parents.”

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