Watching Children Make Bad Choices is Hard... What should we do when a child chooses to walk a path not in line with sexual purity? What if we put into practice everything we learn experts and books and a child still ignores us? Or maybe a child does follow our guidance when they are young, and even through their teen years, but walks away as a young adult. I have no statistics to quote, but watching my friends and parents I work with, this seems to be a very common story. When even one child in a family chooses a path we know will lead to sexual brokenness it breaks our heart. Even if we could give flawless guidance some of our children may still walk into sexual brokenness. It will not help us to pretend this is not true. What is a parent to do in these situations? When a child becomes a young adult, there is very little we can do to change their minds. We have already shared what we know is true and they will either accept or reject it. The time of teaching has passed. There are really only two things to consider at this point: How do we most effectively deal with our own emotions so we don't say or do something unhelpful? How do we treat this child in a way that is helpful rather than destructive to our relationship with them? Continue reading this article on our informative web site: Sometimes however teens are acting out something they have seen on an adult web cam, YouTube, etc., online. We can help you begin the needed conversations with your children on these matters with an assortment of ebooks on our web site. You can join 1000s of families and couples and set up an account with Covenant Eyes to cover an unlimited number of Internet accessing devices, even cross country at grandmas house we monitoring and reporting teens online activities, for only $15.99/month. When you sign up, as a BONUS Your First Month Of Internet Monitoring Service is FREE! (Get TWO MONTHS FREE through 3/31/2020) https://covenanteyes.sjv.io/Wk1YG |
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