2010-11-01T10:26:15-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/penalties/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/how-to-raise-kids-who-stay-in-bounds-6211 2010-11-01T10:26:15-05:00 If you've been lax or inconsistent in helping your children understand the boundaries, penalties, ask them to forgive you. Let them know that, before God, you owe it to them to do a better job "ref-ing" the game of their life. Clarity, consistency, mutual trust and walking your talk: those are building blocks in authority that a child can respect and build a life on. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/How-to-Raise-Kids-Who-Stay-in-Bounds-5079 2008-08-06T14:31:32-05:00 If you don't have clear boundaries and clear penalties, you can't have a game. If children don't have clear boundaries and clear penalties, they can't have a life! Everywhere you look these days, you see kids who are out of control, as if there's no such thing as out of bounds. Guess where they learned that? From parents who never taught or never consistently enforced boundaries. Disciplining your child is not an option; it is a Biblical mandate for moms and dads.