Bibilical Parenting Skills

BIBILICAL PARENTING SKILLS
LESSON 1 ACTIVITY 1
LOVING AND BEING LOVED Memorize some scriptures.

This is aimed at parenting where we love our children and teach them to love
themselves, us and others making it more joyful to live around each other.
“Do you want to be loved?” then Love.
SCRIPTURE REFRENCES
Psalms 127:3 – Children are a reward from the Lord.
Proverbs 22: 6 – Train up a child in the way he should go and he will never depart
from it.
Proverbs 3:11-12 – Do not despise the Lords discipline.
Ephessians 6:4- Fathers do not provoke your children to anger but bring them up
in discipline and instruction of the lord.
Ephessians 6: 1-3 –Obeying parents in the Lord.
LESSON 2 ACTIVITY 2
Demistifying Culture – discuss with the guardians and show advantages and Let them add-on and participate in regards to human body and
disadvantages. physical attribute, then also discuss gender roles.
Good Culture Bad Culture
 One wife  Polygamy.
 Children are a gift from God.  Children are for Labor.
 Children are equal regardless  Girls are for dowry.
the sex.  Girls are inferior.
 Children are important and  Good meals are for parents.
girls are equally important.  Only boys own property.
 Children need a balanced  Chores for girls and boys don’t care .
diet.
 All people can own property.
 All children can do any
chores.
 Children need love and
correction – parents are
always right and give no
apology.
LESSON 3 ACTIVITY 3
Parents need quality time with the kids given that it helps with bonding and
Parents to make fibre dolls, balls, brooms and play with the
getting closer to the children.
This can be achieved by; children.
 Telling stories and sharing experiences.
 Playing and folking with them- folk songs.
 Sharing meals with the children.
 Singing, dancing and making toys.
 Sharing challenges and planning together.
LESSON 4-Role model your children. ACTIVITY 4
 Always stand on correct decision.
Play a skit with the family on bad dressing or behavior of kid
 Be truthful always.
 Be ready to admonish and correct. copying parents ( drunkenness , telling a lie)
 Teach them to work and work write them (firewood, water, gardening,
poultry etc.)
 Do not do/ say anything you wouldn’t love your child to do/say.
Avoid bad language.
LESSON 5- Safety and security ACTIVITY 5
 Teach them to be security conscious, avoid strangers, avoid dangerous Play a skit of going to the well late in the evening and
places, watch out for what they drink (No alcohol and eat) encountering a snake and rapist.
 Set time frame and plan the day with them. Be conscious of where they
are all the time. No going out at night even if its fetching water.
 Make sure they go to bed on time.
 Avoid grasshopper catching at night and night village parties.
Boys and girls in separate beds and rooms especially visitors.
LESSON 6- Spiritual ACTIVITY 6
 Jesus is our role model. Read the bible, write and tell each other you love each other
 The bible is the source of knowledge and wisdom. and give hugs, pray with them.
 The bible is the best constitution and guide – Deuteronomy 6
Hebrews 4:12
 Correct them according to the word.
 Love them, hug and tell them that you love them.
 Pray – write their prayer requests and pray for them aloud.
 Go to church with them.
 Correct them whenever they sin- don’t tolerate sin.
Ask for forgiveness when you are at fault.
LESSON 7- Social ACTIVITY 7
 Children learn more by seeing. Play a skit on sitting badly and eating badly a meal.
 Be creditable in society.
 Be ethical and authentic.
 Teach them to say thank you, forgiveness, greeting, respect themselves and
others, acceptable eating habits, self-control etc.
LESSON 8 – Health ACTIVITY 8

 Children require a balanced diet for proper growth and development. Skit of a hungry kid, dehydrated – trying to steal neighbor’s
 Good nutrition and water (balanced diet) food.
 Good sleep in a clean and safe environment.
 Clothing and shoes.
 Treatment when sick and as soon as possible.
 Clean and safe environment (avoid mosquitoes, snakes)
 Time to play and have fun.
LESSON 9-Correction And Discipline ACTIVITY 9

 Avoid as much as possible the words “stop” and “don’t” Role play – reprimand and rewards skit asking for
 Correction can be a reprimand or rewards. forgiveness.
 Avoid caining as much as possible and if there is need to Cain explain why
you are doing it.
 Avoid corporal punishments, boxing etc. (you can harm the child)
LESSON 10- Education, Knowledge And Training ACTIVITY 10

 Children need to go to school to better themselves. Discuss with parents which talents the kids do have and how
 Discuss their education and future plans with them. best they can work on the talents.
 Encourage them to stay in school.
 Give them enough scholastic materials.
 Make sure they pack food for school (all parents stay home and sometimes
do send kids without meals)
 Recognize achievements.
 Give them enough time to read books and do homework (they need it)

Give them home responsibilities and chores and ownership of small projects
e.g. chicken, goat, pigs, rabbits, garden etc.
Look out for kids talents and help develop them e.g. drumming , singing , soccer
etc.

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BIBILICAL PARENTING SKILLS

LOVING AND BEING LOVED Memorize some scriptures.

LESSON 8 – Health ACTIVITY 8

LESSON 9-Correction And Discipline ACTIVITY 9

LESSON 10- Education, Knowledge And Training ACTIVITY 10

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