Realistic Expectations: The Needs of the Children

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Realistic Expectations: The Needs of the Children
Psalm 127:3

I.  Introduction

II.  Things you already know.

III.   Guidelines for Parents

A.  The first priority:  for your children to ---hear and respond to the Gospel---.

B.  Children need both parents ---in the home---.

C.  Children should be -----reared---, not raised.

D.  Each child is ---unique---.

E.  Meet your child ----where he is---.

IV.  Five Basic Needs of Children

A.  ---Unconditional---  love
Matthew 3:17

1.  God's kind of love.

2.  Parents ----resolving their problems through their children--- give conditional love.

3.  Four Things Which Kill a Child's Spirit

1.  Always feeling they are bad

2.  Always feeling they are in trouble

3.  Always feeling inadequate

4.  Always hearing their parents compare them to other children