![]() ![]() When our oldest kids were small, I started paying close attention to parenting styles. Though that can be stretching and straining at times, it can be very productive in raising your children to have a biblical perspective on life and to be prepared for the world coming their way. ![]() My own home life wasn’t great, so I always suspected that wasn’t entirely true-and over the years, I have discovered that some beautiful things can come from thinking differently from many of the people around you. ![]() Growing up, I was always taught being stricter with your kids is best for your family. I found that this was not the essential piece of the puzzle for raising children well. That was true of very lenient homes as well. Over the years, I saw that kids can grow up in very strict homes and turn out great-or not so great. That was true of very lenient homes as well.” “Over the years, I saw that kids can grow up in very strict homes and turn out great-or not so great. The converse of that was true as well: vastly different parenting approaches also seemed to result in immature teenagers who struggled to adjust and who struggled with discipline and making good decisions. I was a youth pastor and family life pastor for ten years, so I had the benefit of watching lots of kids grow up before we ever got past the “childhood” stage with our own children.Īs I watched teen after teen finish high school and launch into adulthood, I learned that vastly different parenting approaches all seemed to result in mature and well-adjusted teenagers. Let’s gather together to hear Dan share practical insights of how he and Jane came up with “Mom and Dad’s Rules of the Home” as he visits the farm’s table today… ![]() But his actual credentials for writing about parenting and family are that Dan and his wife, Jane, have been married and doing life together for forty years, raising their four children and grandparenting seven. Dan Seaborn’s passion for encouraging families to love God and follow Jesus prompted his heart to start the ministry Winning At Home in 1995. ![]()
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