Parenting!

Okay so along the lines of my last blog post, I wanna say something about missionaries again. Except this time, I’m going to talk about my missionary! I love this boy! So we send recorders back and forth, and I got his this week. He is such a sweetie. He records on it every day and tells me about his day and the people he is teaching and just what they are up to. Well this time he ended the recordings by saying something that he loves about me. So stinkin cute! And he also sent me some pictures from the package I sent to him for St. Patricks Day. And he would prolly be mad if he knew I put them up here, but he won’t read this for a long time haha so I’ll put a picture up J

So this week in class we’ve been talking about parenting. Some of the purposes of parenting are:

Transmit values and traditions

Teach about God

Practice and develop Godly qualities

Become refined

Provide protection

Learning

Protect and prepare our children to survive and thrive in the world they are going to live in

Contribute in the world they live in

It’s a commandment- “rear their children in righteousness…” – a sacred duty

When there is a problem, there are logical and natural consequences. Logical consequences are when a parent disciplines the child. For example, if a child takes the car out and is driving crazy, a parent could take the car away from them for a given amount of time. Natural consequences are when a child does something and it’s the consequence that just happens. For example, if you are told not to put your hands on the stove because it’s hot, and you do, your hands will burn. Natural consequences are good to use for teaching unless: it is too dangerous, it effects their future (the parent needs to be the teacher), or when it affects others.

Parenting is the most wonderful job two people can have. They get the opportunity to bring one of God’s children into the world and rear them in the right way.  And I can’t wait to have this as my main job!!

Okay have a great weekend!!! :)