289. On Parenting, "Bringing up our children in light and truth." by Wallace Goddard
This is an enlightening article about Parenting. PARENTING Bringing Up Our Children in Light and Truth By Wallace Goddard · November 9, 2014, in Meridian Magazine Editor’s Note: The following is the first installment in a serialization of ‘Bringing Up Our Children in Light and Truth,’ a series on parenting from Wallace Goddard. The Challen ges of Parenting We all want to be good parents. We want to be close to our children, and we want them to develop into good people. We have mental pictures of loving, peaceful, happy families extending from the dinner table into eternity. But the toast burns, milk spills, chores get forgotten. Children act childishly. And we parents get tired, distracted, frustrated, and overwhelmed. Life burdens us. In spite of our noble aspirations, we spend a lot of time being irritated with our children—sometimes downright angry. Family scripture study devolves into periodic wars. ...