“Train your child in the way he should go,
[a]And when he is old he will not depart from it.”
This is one of the few verses that is found in the Bible relating to parenting. On some of the commentary it states that you should train them to follow the Word of God and teach them Godly precepts.
But could it mean more?
When I was a child I wanted to play the flute but my mother insisted I play the saxophone. So I played the saxophone. I didn’t enjoy it at all but I did it throughout high school. I think I would have done better if I had the opportunity to play the flute.
When my youngest son was in elementary school he had a difficulty learning how to read. I tutored him every day and made sure he did his homework before he was allowed to play. Yet he struggled with learning the alphabet because they were teaching phonics and he was more suited for whole word learning.https://singleparents.dfwhostingwebsites.com/phonics-is-it-the-best-way-to-teach-reading/
I can remember the day when his kindergarten teacher started teaching math. She literally was exploding with joy when she told me that he was a wiz at math!
Considering I am an author and also a very successful blogger I could have shamed him for his difficulty with reading. I could have pushed him into something which he had no desire for. I chose not to be like my mother in that aspect. I chose to encourage and support him in his reading and stand in awe of him for his genius in math.
He has now graduated from engineering school and has a job offer which far surpasses anything I have ever been offered coming right out of college.
I think that the Bible may mean more than just teaching your child the Word of God. I believe it may mean to acknowledge the gifts which your children have been given from God and support them in every way possible.
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