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Proverbs 23: 13 (NIV)
Do not withhold discipline from a child; if
you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
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| The abuse of a good thing is no argument against its legitimate and judicious use.* |
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When my twin boys were in elementary
school, I asked them to make a list of things that they thought I could do to
be a better mom. Here is their response: Stop
giving us those mean looks and just spank us.
Clearly I am not an expert on
parenting and perhaps you might be a little reluctant to take Solomon’s advice,
inspired or not, but here are the words of professor, author and counselor, Jay
E. Adams: “It is interesting that God reassures . . . parents that corporal
punishment, properly administered, will not harm the child. As a matter of
fact, spanking is a more humane punishment than many other more prolonged
punishments which border on being more like torture than punishment.”*
I am not going to offer tips on how to
circumvent today’s laws and public opinion. I will suggest that you look around at the families you know and see
who has the best-behaved, most well-adjusted children, and ask them what their
secret is. And I will share two things that I believe to be important: 1) If
you don’t touch a child often with affection, then you have no right to touch
him in discipline. And 2) Never touch a child in the heat of anger.
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| God is not a passive Father who does nothing about our disobedience.* |
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