Quotes from Ginger Plowman

Being a mom is more than being cook, chauffeur, maid, counselor, doctor, referee, disciplinarian, etc. (just to name a few). It's about molding character, building confidence, nurturing, training, and guiding.

Lou Priolo defines manipulation as "an attempt to gain control of another individual or situation by inciting an emotional reaction rather than a biblical response from that individual

But be patient: you reap what you sow, you reap later than you sow, and you reap more than you sow.

But don't make the mistake that so many parents make and allow your desire for changed behavior to replace your desire for a changed heart. If you can reach the heart, the behavior will take care of itself. Keep in mind that it is possible to cause your child to change his irritating behavior to that which is acceptable without an actual heart change taking place.

God's Word is profitable and beneficial for all ages. God's Word never changes. It is only the way that sin manifests itself that changes as children get older. Selfishness, discontentment, disobedience, and other sins may manifest themselves differently with older children, but God's Word is always the same. Therefore it should always be the Word of God that we use for training them in the ways of the Lord. In