"God made boys - all of them - to be leaders...They have an instinct to take charge, and that desire to rule and command needs training. Unfortunately, it will often combine with the sin nature to become a real challenge to his parents, especially his mother."
Training boys to be leaders means they have to learn to follow.
*Dad always backs up Mom, and Mom always defers to Dad
*We are told to use physical punishment and not to withhold correction, but we are also warned not to provoke our children to wrath, which can happen if they perceive our correction to be unjust or personal
*Discipline is meant to bring about repentance and restoration - it is an expression of our love, it is temporarily unpleasant, but should lead to teaching
I think being a teacher helps prepare me for the discipline that is sure to come. The process of reflective discipline is what I use at school "What did you do wrong?...What should you have done?...What will you do next time?..." Case closed.
The protocol of requiring the kids to use biblical language and ask for forgiveness is an interesting concept. It does make sense to me that it could mean more than "I'm sorry."
Adam really liked the "army approach" discipline :-)
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