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Child Rearing With Vision

Having a child is a miraculous blessing. But how should you train that young mind? Most parenting books offer only limited help because their authors don’t understand the purpose and potential of that mind. But you can rear a happy child and avoid the heartache of unhappy children and a miserable home. You can lay claim to the promise made by the Creator of children: “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

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Introduction

In 1926, God began working with Herbert W. Armstrong through a challenge from his wife on Sabbath-keeping. A second challenge on the theory of evolution versus God’s existence quickly followed. These questions led him to an in-depth study to prove whether the Bible is the Word of God, as it claims, or if man is merely the result of evolution. And if God does exist, is His command for Sabbath-keeping something all Christians should obey? Mr. Armstrong’s determination to prove the answers in these matters led to his conversion to the truth and, eventually, to a worldwide work reaching millions! God gave Mr. Armstrong the commission to reach all nations with the gospel (Matthew 24:14). He fulfilled the prophecies of an end-time type of the Elijah, who would restore all things to the Church (Matthew 17:10–11) and restore family relationships: “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse” (Malachi 4:5–6).

Mr. Armstrong established multiple programs for God’s youth in the Worldwide Church of God. In 1947, he established Ambassador College. In 1962, the first youth camps began, which grew to include multiple locations in 12 countries around the world! He also established Imperial Schools for grades kindergarten through grade 12. He published Youth magazine for teens, and The Bible Story series for readers of all ages. He established Youth Opportunities United for teens and Youth Educational Services for younger children. As he stated: “Of all of the people that we are commissioned to preach the gospel to, the most important are the young people—children of Church members” (Worldwide News, July 22, 1985). In the 1960s, he published The Plain Truth About Child Rearing, stressing to parents the importance of raising their children properly so they would have every advantage to grow into successful adults, physically and spiritually.

When Mr. Armstrong died on January 16, 1986, the leaders of the Worldwide Church of God believed they could easily push aside what Christ had restored through him. As the Church entered the Laodicean era (Revelation 3:14–22), they set about to bury what Mr. Armstrong had taught, written and published for over 50 years. But God established another work to continue and complete the Elijah-type work established by Mr. Armstrong.

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Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Chapter 1Hannah’s Family Vision
  3. Your Children Are God’s Royalty
  4. Chapter 2Fathers: Rule the Family Well
  5. Many Hours a Day
  6. Chapter 3Shape Your Child’s Human Spirit
  7. What Is Your Child’s Attitude Really Like?
  8. Chapter 4Rearing Young Children— Newborn to Age Five
  9. Tips for Effective Punishment
  10. Chapter 5Rearing Children—Ages Six to Twelve
  11. Mind Your Manners
  12. Paintball, Laser Tag and Other Such Activities
  13. Chapter 6Build a Moral Teen
  14. Teach Your Teen to Say Hello
  15. Chapter 7Prepare Teens for Adulthood
  16. Chapter 8Make Your Family Life Active!
  17. Seven Steps to Protect Your Child From the Misuse of Technology
  18. Successful Single Parenting
  19. For Further Reading