We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5

Have you noticed how children have big ears? It is amazing how your children will hear everything you say as a parent, which means they are hearing everything around them. The thought processes of a child are being developed at a very young age by the information going into their ears and eyes, the windows to their souls. A parent’s job is to ensure it is quality input that brings life and spiritual health.

The Bible tells us to take every thought captive that is contrary to Christ.

Depending on the age of a child, the ability to filter out harmful thoughts that come from what they see and hear is not easy. Therefore, it is a parent’s role to carefully protect a child and to ensure what they are seeing and hearing is not creating harmful thoughts contrary to Christ. Nothing is more beneficial or harmful to a child than what they hear and see modeled in the home by parents who they expect and need to be role models.

Do not expect your child to not be influenced by what they hear and see in the house.

The home is supposed to be a sanctuary of love, peace, and safety. Now more than ever, a child needs to feel safe in his or her own home. The saying, “garbage in, garbage out’ is a saying used to express the idea that in computing and other spheres, incorrect or poor quality input will always produce faulty output. There is great truth to this saying.

How you conduct yourself around your child, your behavior, your speech, your reaction to circumstances, your relationship with your spouse, friends, and family is being absorbed into your child’s brain, emotions and spirit. They will often repeat what is heard at home. You often hear a child say, my mommy said, or my daddy said…

Even into adulthood a child will carry with them their experiences as a child. There is nothing more important to a child’s well being than what they receive at home from a parent, and their experiences with people who are supposed to be protective and caring agents in their lives.

It is much easier for a child to grow into a healthy adult when they have healthy adult parents at home.

You as a parent must be very attentive to your speech and actions, for they are fashioning your children. Your child is watching you, listening to you, absorbing and reacting to what they receive from you. They will emulate what they believe is normal. You as a parent are creating their normal. Children will even grow up looking for a mate like their mom or dad.

If you had a video recording your speech and actions at home would you be proud or embarrassed.

Even though no one is perfect, would the atmosphere being created at home be considered healthy for your children or harmful. Do what it takes to be a parent that provides a wholesome and safe environment for your children. If you did not have a healthy experience in your home as a child, do not repeat the bad behavior. Pass on the legacy of Christ to your children!

“If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Matthew 18:6-7

Interesting

According to Andrew Newberg, M.D. and Mark Waldman, the authors of Words Can Change Your Brain, positive words, “can alter the expression of genes, strengthening areas in our frontal lobes and promoting the brain’s cognitive functioning.”

BOTTOM LINE:

Your children are being fashioned by what they see and hear at home.
Children need healthy parents feeding them healthy input.
Do what it takes to provide a wholesome home environment.

Today’s Prayer: LORD, help me to create a home environment that provides love, safety and peace for my children. Deliver and heal me from anything that may be harmful to my emotional and spiritual well- being and to my children. In Jesus Name, I pray. Amen!

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