To Train Up a Child

Cover -- Title -- Introduction -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Table Of Contents -- Chapter 1 To Train Up A Child -- Switch Your Kids -- Childish Nature -- Obedience Training -- 8220;Tennn8212;Hutt!!8221; -- 8220;Whoa, Horse8221; -- Speak To Me Only -- Training, Not Discipline -- Training Not To Touch -- Plant Your Tree In The Midst Of The Garden -- Touchy Situations -- Obedience Training8212;Biting Babies -- Obedience Training8212;Bowls And Babies -- Come When I Call You -- Never Too Young To Train -- Steps To Obedience -- Excessive Discipline -- Training The Ornery Amish Boy -- Be Assured Of Two Things -- Negative Training -- Purchased Compliance -- Did You Hear What I Said? -- Chapter 2 Childish Nature -- 8220;Behold, The Second Woe8221;! -- God-Given Self-Centeredness -- To Blame Or Not To Blame -- Toward Understanding -- A Spiritual Fetus -- The Dilemma -- Parental Responsibility -- When Drives Become Sin -- Walking After The Flesh -- Walking After The Spirit -- In My Hands -- A Divine Calling -- Chapter 3 Parental Anger -- No More Chances -- License To Disobey -- Anger -- I Made A Child That I DonT Like -- The Fourteen-Year-Old -- Chapter 4 Tying Strings -- Many Strings Make Strong Cords -- Paper Hearts -- Cut Strings -- Strings Left Untied -- The Three-Year-Old Trucker -- Problem Parents -- Cutting Strings -- God Help The Fathers! -- What Can I Do Now? -- Walking In My FatherS Light -- Seeing God In Daddy And Mama -- You Can Re-Tie The Strings -- Chapter 5 The Rod -- 8220;I Love My Baby Too Much To Spank Him8221; -- 1. Understanding The Authority Of GodS Word -- 2. Understanding The Nature Of Love -- 3. Understanding OneS Own Feelings -- 4. Understanding The Character Of God -- God Spanks His Children -- 5. Understanding The Needs Of The Child -- Summary: -- Negative Feelings -- Intimidation -- Guilt And Self-Loathing -- Guilt -- The Power Of 8220;Absolution8221; -- Comforting Rod -- There Was A Miracle Here Tonight -- The Magic Wand -- The Cane, Not The Corner -- Chapter 6 Applying The Rod -- To Do My Duty -- Instruments Of Love -- A Caution To Recipients Of The Millstone Award -- Forms Of Abuse -- Common Scenario -- Chapter 7 Philosophy Of The Rod -- The Teaching Rod -- The Fear Of God -- Understanding Grace -- Chapter 8 Selective Subjection -- I DonT Have To Obey You -- The Older Sister -- Keeping Rebellion Alive -- Blessed Mother, Have Mercy -- Chapter 9 Training Examples -- Striking Out -- Little Foxes Spoil The Vines -- The Proper Response -- I DonT Have The Time -- A Switch At Nap Time Saves Mine -- Obedience -- Three-Year-Old Mother -- Beggars CanT Be Choosers -- The Hard Way -- As The Wheel Turns -- Chapter 10 Safety Training.;Three thousand years ago, a wise man said, "Train up a child in the way that he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it." Good training is not crisis management; it is what you do before the need of discipline arises. Most parenting is accidental rather than deliberate. Imagine building a house that way. We don't need to reinvent training. There are child training principles and methods that have worked from antiquity. To neglect deliberate training is to shove your child into a sea of choices and passions without a boat of compass. This book is not about discipline, nor problem children. The emphasis is on the training of a child before the need to discipline arises. It is apparent that, though they expect obedience, most parents never attempt to train their child to obey. They wait until the behavior becomes unbearable and then explode. With proper training, discipline can be reduced to 5% of what many now practice. As you come to understand the difference between training and discipline, you will have a renewed vision for your family, no more raised voices, no contention, no bad attitudes, fewer spankings, a cheerful atmosphere in the home, and total obedience from your children.