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Boundaries - When To Say Yes, How To Say No To Take Control of Your Life (PDFDrive) - 61 PDF
Boundaries - When To Say Yes, How To Say No To Take Control of Your Life (PDFDrive) - 61 PDF
“the way he should go” means “the way we, the parents think he
(or she) should go.” Can you see the boundary conflicts already
beginning?
The verse actually means “the way God has planned for him
(or her) to go.” In other words, good parenting isn’t emotionally
bludgeoning the child into some clone or ideal of the perfect
child. It’s being a partner in helping young ones discover what
God intended for them to be and helping them reach that goal.
The Bible teaches that we pass through life in stages. John
writes to “little children,” “young men,” and “fathers.” Each
group has distinct tasks to perform (1 John 2:12–13 KJV).
Boundaries also develop in specific, distinct phases that
you can perceive. In fact, by noting infants and children in
their early parental interactions, child development profes-
sionals have able to record the specific phases of boundary
development.1