Give your children work to do
It needs to be real work, not just busy work.
Don’t make excuses for them
That just teaches them to make excuses for themselves
You don’t want that.
Make sure they have enough activities
Idle hands are the Devil’s workshop
And they need to be able to handle adult responsibilities when they get older
Which will be impossible if they spend half their time whining about “adulting.”
Don’t overload their schedule and set a poor, restless, example
Because they also need to realize they aren’t the center of the universe
So if they pause in obedience to God, that is a good thing.
Read together (bet you weren’t expecting that one here, ha!)
Pray together
Laugh together
Be outside together
Listen together to the music you thought was cool when you were young
Then they will grow to love it as well
And you’ll rediscover why you loved it to start with.
Unless it was bad, then scratch that advice.
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#17!! I played Jesus Freak from DC Talk and the kids loved it, and have requested it many times since then (that came out in my high school days for you young folks!)