My wife and I are starting a new small group bible study for parents of toddlers. We are looking for bible study curriculum to use.
This is my philosophy: I genuinely believe that the most imporant thing to being a good parent is living out your faith every day. Kids learn from what they see their parents do much more so than what their parents say. Being a godly parent is really just an extension of being a godly person. Demonstrating honesty in our everyday lives is much more important than instructing kids to be honest. Demonstrating love every time we're with them is more important than telling them to love others. Obviously, we still need to verbalize the importance of character and values, but if we don't live out those values kids will blow it off as meaningless "church talk."
That said, what I would really like in a small group bible study is one that focuses less on parenting techniques and more on helping parents to develop their own character. Does anyone know of a bible study curriculum that takes this approach?
This is my philosophy: I genuinely believe that the most imporant thing to being a good parent is living out your faith every day. Kids learn from what they see their parents do much more so than what their parents say. Being a godly parent is really just an extension of being a godly person. Demonstrating honesty in our everyday lives is much more important than instructing kids to be honest. Demonstrating love every time we're with them is more important than telling them to love others. Obviously, we still need to verbalize the importance of character and values, but if we don't live out those values kids will blow it off as meaningless "church talk."
That said, what I would really like in a small group bible study is one that focuses less on parenting techniques and more on helping parents to develop their own character. Does anyone know of a bible study curriculum that takes this approach?