Aha... the joys of parenting....

Since I do not currently have children but am a child development major, I paid close attention to last weeks lesson. Parenting is just one of those titles where you can't get any better than this. The purpose of parenting are to guide, teach, and to bring the Godhead in when raising children. You are to protect and prepare them to survive and thrive in the world they live in. I also found that very interesting on the fact that the more control you have on your children, the less influence you actually have on them. I've experienced that first hand of how permissive or how authoritarian- like a parent can be. It is hard to be able to relate sometimes to family because they either were too soft or too rough when it came to having set boundaries and being consistent or being like a brick wall and letting nothing go through. That is why it is best to be an active parent because these are the types of parents that show warmth and confidence in themselves as well as their children. My favorite part was at the end when Brother Williams asked what God's full time job was. He's a full time parent. That's wonderful. And we should want to be and strive to be that active and ideally authoritative parent. You know you have succeeded and done well when your children have.