TIPS FOR HOLIDAY BIBLE TIMES WITH THE CHILDREN (PART 3) As adults there are things I do well and there are other things, though profitable and expedient, that I find burdensome to do. I know I’m not alone in this – many adults share the same plight. There are things men bond with and do well – a good example […]
TIPS FOR HOLIDAY BIBLE TIMES WITH THE CHILDREN (PART 2) A man’s destiny is built around what he knows. No one can do better than the information he has been wired with. Life itself is all made up of information. Moses knew he was not an Egyptian, despite being raised a Prince in Pharaohs palace – a potential heir to […]
Saturday 6th April. 2019 TODAY’S GROUP DISCUSSION One major thing parents do on behalf of their children is taking decisions. It is a role they never retire from, it may evolved, get modified or reduce with time but it never stopped. One of such decisions is how much information about their children should be shared with the public, also known […]
TIPS FOR HOLIDAY BIBLE TIMES WITH THE CHILDREN (PART 1) Remind them that they are sons and daughters of God, and that they have to behave and talk like they are. Remind them that they belong to Jesus. Never assume they know this – they must be told over and over again. But as many as received him, to them […]
4 C’S OF GOOD PARENTING “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” – Proverbs 22:6. 1. CONFIDENCE Being confident as parent’s means that our children will feel secure in our abilities to make good decisions for them. This does not mean that we need to be […]
Video Games are specialise applications that come with smartphones and other screen related devices. You need a high cognitive reasoning ability to understand and successfully navigate an average video games. Video games are designed in manner requiring high level of concentration, they are mentally and physically demanding, they are subtle time eating machine and can be very addictive within a […]
ARROWS IN THE HAND OF THE MIGHTY. Psalm 127: 4. “As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. 5. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.” The NIV translation reads “as arrows are […]
EXPLAINING PARENTING CAPACITY USING THE CAF STANDARDS ( Part 2) In the first domain under CAF, we considered the impact of parenting capacity on a child’s development. This week, we will look into the second domain of CAF,- which is Child’s Developmental Needs Child development means enduring changes that takes place overtime in physical, thought processes and behaviour of the […]
EXPLAINING PARENTING CAPACITY USING THE CAF STANDARDS Luke 2:40. “And the child grew and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.” Luke 2:52. “And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favour with God and man.” God’s desire for every child is to develop all round: physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally […]
LESSON FROM HERODIAS AND SALOME Matthew 14: 3-12. Mark 6: 14-24, Luke 3: 19-20 The story of Herodias and Salome is sadly the worst child abuse or manipulation event that was recorded in the Bible between a mother and child. This evil act led to the death of John the Baptist. We will consider whether this type of mother-daughter relationship […]