Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"Children must be taught obedience just as much as they need to be taught to read and write."
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"Children must be taught obedience just as much as they need to be taught to read and write."
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"Parents need much wisdom in relating to their grown children—and much prayer. Children likewise have much to learn about relating to their parents as the years pass."
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"Children, pray for the salvation of your parents."
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"It may shock some parents to learn that we don’t own our children. God has given them to us in trust . . . however, God may transfer our children to His home at any time."
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"I missed the joy of seeing our children grow and change. I thank God for watching over them during those years."
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"Our lives speak loudly to those around us, especially the children in our home."
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"One of life’s mysteries is why two children growing up in the same home sometimes take radically different paths—one following Christ, the other rebellious and scornful. Yet it happens."
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"God gave us our children so we could prepare them to become adults."
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"Ruth once wrote, “Dear Journal, Never let a single day pass without saying an encouraging word to each child . . .‘More people fail for lack of encouragement,’ someone wrote, ‘than for any other reason."
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"Children will learn far more by watching than by just listening."
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"One of the worst things we can do is allow our children to grow up thinking they don’t need to keep any rules. A spoiled child becomes a spoiled adult."
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"Love your children—and let them know you love them. Children who experience love find it far easier to believe God loves them."
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"If a child is to survive, he or she must know the rules of safety. If he is to be healthy, he must know the rules of health. If he is to drive a car, he must know the rules of the road. If he is to become a ball player, he must learn the rules of the game. And, contrary to popular thinking, children appreciate rules."
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"There is always the exceptional child, but the average tells us that the child is largely what the home has made him."
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"Children respect discipline. They want to be guided. It gives them a sense of belonging, a sense of security."
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"If our children grow up with no understanding of right and wrong . . .no desire to live with integrity . . . no faith in God . . .their souls will be impoverished and they will miss life’s highest good."
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"Children do need the guidance of their parents, and we guide them more by the example we set than by any other way. We need to be firm and sane and fair and consistent—and, above all, we need to discipline in a spirit of love."
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"Many children today are growing up without discipline. As they become adults and the discipline of job or family demands are placed upon them, they do not know how to cope . . .children need discipline to be useful members of society. Likewise, God’s children need discipline to be useful members of His family."
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"The Bible warns [parents] against extremes in dealing with our adult children. It tells us to avoid trying to control [them] once they become adults. When children become independent, a major transition takes place: They are no longer under our authority."
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
"By the 1960s the United States had a new ruling class—the teenager!"
Billy Graham, Billy Graham in Quotes
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