1. 1 Parenting Conference 2013 Session Two The Counsel From Parents The Counsel From Parents

2. 2 Factors For Effective Counseling:

3. 3 Factors For Effective Counseling: 1. Listen

4. 4 Factors For Effective Counseling: 1. Listen 2. Wisdom

5. 5 Factors For Effective Counseling: 1. Listen 2. Wisdom 3. Application

6. 6 Factors For Effective Counseling: 1. Listen 2. Wisdom 3. Application 4. Positive Result

7. 7 Children Are Compared With Two Things:

8. 8 Children Are Compared With Two Things: 1. Children Are Like Arrows

9. 9 Children Are Compared With Two Things: 1. Children Are Like Arrows 2. Children Are Like Plants

10. 10 Children Are Compared With Two Things: 1. Children Are Like Arrows 2. Children Are Like Plants “Our sons and their youth will be like well nurtured plants.” Psalm 144:12

11. 11 Children Are Compared With Two Things: 1. Children Are Like Arrows 2. Children Are Like Plants

12. 12 Children Are Compared With Two Things: 1. Children Are Like Arrows 2. Children Are Like Plants P -Partnership

13. 13 Children Are Compared With Two Things: 1. Children Are Like Arrows 2. Children Are Like Plants P -Partnership L -Lead

14. 14 Two Truths About Leadership:

15. 15 Two Truths About Leadership: 1. Must Be Consistent In Our Talking

16. 16 Two Truths About Leadership: 1. Must Be Consistent In Our Talking 2. Must Be Consistent In Our Walking

17. 17 Two Truths About Leadership: 1. Must Be Consistent In Our Talking 2. Must Be Consistent In Our Walking “ Take to your heart all the words with which I am warning you today, which you shall command your sons to observe carefully, even all the words of this law.” Deuteronomy 32:46

18. 18 Two Truths About Leadership: 1. Must Be Consistent In Our Talking 2. Must Be Consistent In Our Walking “Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.” I Corinthians 11:1

19. 19 Two Truths About Leadership: 1. Must Be Consistent In Our Talking 2. Must Be Consistent In Our Walking “Train up a child in the way he should go… and go there yourself once in a while.” Unknown Author

20. 20 Two Truths About Leadership: 1. Must Be Consistent In Our Talking 2. Must Be Consistent In Our Walking “Do not exasperate your children…” Ephesians 6:4

21. 21 Children Are Compared With Two Things: 1. Children Are Like Arrows 2. Children Are Like Plants P -Partnership L -Lead

22. 22 Children Are Compared With Two Things: 1. Children Are Like Arrows 2. Children Are Like Plants P -Partnership L -Lead A - Anchor

23. 23 Three Important Anchors:

24. 24 Three Important Anchors: 1. The Word “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in the truth.” III John 4

25. 25 Three Important Anchors: 1. The Word

26. 26 Three Important Anchors: 1. The Word 2. Prayer

27. 27 Three Important Anchors: 1. The Word 2. Prayer * Salvation

28. 28 Three Important Anchors: 1. The Word 2. Prayer * Salvation * Sanctification

29. 29 Three Important Anchors: 1. The Word 2. Prayer * Salvation * Sanctification * Service

30. 30 Three Important Anchors: 1. The Word 2. Prayer * Salvation * Sanctification * Service * Safety

31. 31 Three Important Anchors: 1. The Word 2. Prayer * Salvation * Sanctification * Service * Safety * Spouse

32. 32 Three Important Anchors: 1. The Word 2. Prayer * Salvation * Sanctification * Service * Safety * Spouse * Love

33. 33 “Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.” Psalm 103:13

34. 34 Children Are Compared With Two Things: 1. Children Are Like Arrows 2. Children Are Like Plants P -Partnership L -Lead A - Anchor

35. 35 Children Are Compared With Two Things: 1. Children Are Like Arrows 2. Children Are Like Plants P -Partnership L -Lead A - Anchor N - Nurture “…Bring your children up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4

36. 36 Children Are Compared With Two Things: 1. Children Are Like Arrows 2. Children Are Like Plants P -Partnership L -Lead A - Anchor N - Nurture Nurture Means: To care for, and encourage the growth or development of.

37. 37 Neglecting Nurture In Our Children:

38. 38 Neglecting Nurture In Our Children: 1. Spoiling Your Children

39. 39 Neglecting Nurture In Our Children: 1. Spoiling Your Children 2. Providing Poor Discipline

40. 40 Neglecting Nurture In Our Children: 1. Spoiling Your Children 2. Providing Poor Discipline 3. Praising Mediocrity

41. 41 “While American students trail their counterparts in other countries in just about every academic area, they have the highest levels of self-esteem and feel good about their educational achievements. That’s sad. They’re fools and don’t even know it.” Walter Williams George Mason University

42. 42 CheerleaderVerses Coach

43. 43 CheerleaderVerses Coach Offers False PraiseGenuine Praise & Encouragement

44. 44 CheerleaderVerses Coach Offers False PraiseGenuine Praise & Encouragement Can’t or Doesn’t Offer Instruction Provides Expertise

45. 45 CheerleaderVerses Coach Offers False PraiseGenuine Praise & Encouragement Can’t or Doesn’t Offer Instruction Provides Expertise Uses External MotivationUses Internal Motivation

46. 46 CheerleaderVerses Coach Offers False PraiseGenuine Praise & Encouragement Can’t or Doesn’t Offer Instruction Provides Expertise Uses External MotivationUses Internal Motivation Applauds MediocrityExpects Excellence

47. 47 Neglecting Nurture In Our Children: 1. Spoiling Your Children 2. Providing Poor Discipline 3. Praising Mediocrity

48. 48 Neglecting Nurture In Our Children: 1. Spoiling Your Children 2. Providing Poor Discipline 3. Praising Mediocrity 4. Failing To Give Responsibility

49. 49 Neglecting Nurture In Our Children: 1. Spoiling Your Children 2. Providing Poor Discipline 3. Praising Mediocrity 4. Failing To Give Responsibility 5. Not Being A Role Model “Bretheren (Children) join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the pattern you have seen in us.” Philippians 3:17

50. 50 Neglecting Nurture In Our Children: 1. Spoiling Your Children 2. Providing Poor Discipline 3. Praising Mediocrity 4. Failing To Give Responsibility 5. Not Being A Role Model “No matter what you teach a child, he insists on behaving like his parents.” Unknown Author

51. 51 Neglecting Nurture In Our Children: 1. Spoiling Your Children 2. Providing Poor Discipline 3. Praising Mediocrity 4. Failing To Give Responsibility 5. Not Being A Role Model

52. 52 Neglecting Nurture In Our Children: 1. Spoiling Your Children 2. Providing Poor Discipline 3. Praising Mediocrity 4. Failing To Give Responsibility 5. Not Being A Role Model 6. Setting Poor Expectations

53. 53 Neglecting Nurture In Our Children: 1. Spoiling Your Children 2. Providing Poor Discipline 3. Praising Mediocrity 4. Failing To Give Responsibility 5. Not Being A Role Model 6. Setting Poor Expectations 7. Failing To Get Involved In School

54. 54 Neglecting Nurture In Our Children: 1. Spoiling Your Children 2. Providing Poor Discipline 3. Praising Mediocrity 4. Failing To Give Responsibility 5. Not Being A Role Model 6. Setting Poor Expectations 7. Failing To Get Involved In School 8. Not Being Consistent

55. 55 Neglecting Nurture In Our Children: 1. Spoiling Your Children 2. Providing Poor Discipline 3. Praising Mediocrity 4. Failing To Give Responsibility 5. Not Being A Role Model 6. Setting Poor Expectations 7. Failing To Get Involved In School 8. Not Being Consistent 9. Failing To Explain Your Reason and Position

56. 56 Neglecting Nurture In Our Children: 1. Spoiling Your Children 2. Providing Poor Discipline 3. Praising Mediocrity 4. Failing To Give Responsibility 5. Not Being A Role Model 6. Setting Poor Expectations 7. Failing To Get Involved In School 8. Not Being Consistent 9. Failing To Explain Your Reason and Position 10. Criticizing Instead Of Encouraging

57. 57 Neglecting Nurture In Our Children: 1. Spoiling Your Children 2. Providing Poor Discipline 3. Praising Mediocrity 4. Failing To Give Responsibility 5. Not Being A Role Model 6. Setting Poor Expectations 7. Failing To Get Involved In School 8. Not Being Consistent 9. Failing To Explain Your Reason and Position 10. Criticizing Instead Of Encouraging 11. Never Apologizing Or Admitting You Are Wrong

58. 58 Neglecting Nurture In Our Children: 1. Spoiling Your Children 2. Providing Poor Discipline 3. Praising Mediocrity 4. Failing To Give Responsibility 5. Not Being A Role Model 6. Setting Poor Expectations 7. Failing To Get Involved In School 8. Not Being Consistent 9. Failing To Explain Your Reason and Position 10. Criticizing Instead Of Encouraging 11. Never Apologizing Or Admitting You Are Wrong 12. Never Or Seldom Saying “Yes”

59. 59 Neglecting Nurture In Our Children: 1. Spoiling Your Children 2. Providing Poor Discipline 3. Praising Mediocrity 4. Failing To Give Responsibility 5. Not Being A Role Model 6. Setting Poor Expectations 7. Failing To Get Involved In School 8. Not Being Consistent 9. Failing To Explain Your Reason and Position 10. Criticizing Instead Of Encouraging 11. Never Apologizing Or Admitting You Are Wrong 12. Never Or Seldom Saying “Yes” 13. Failing To Take Time

60. 60 “Parents are prone to give their children everything except the one thing they need the most, that is time: Time for listening, time for understanding, time for helping, and time for guiding. It sounds simple, but in reality it is the most difficult, and the most sacrificial task of parenthood.” Emma K. Hulbert

61. 61 Children Are Compared With Two Things: 1. Children Are Like Arrows 2. Children Are Like Plants P -Partnership L -Lead A - Anchor N - Nurture

62. 62 Children Are Compared With Two Things: 1. Children Are Like Arrows 2. Children Are Like Plants P -Partnership L -Lead A - Anchor N - Nurture T - Train “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6

63. 63 “A father tells his sons about your faithfulness.” Isaiah 38:19

64. 64 “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness, who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.” Isaiah 5:20

65. 65 “For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth searching for hearts that are completely His so that He may strongly support them.” II Chronicles 16:9

66. 66 Parenting Conference 2013 Session Two The Counsel From Parents The Counsel From Parents