A verse all found for children bickering
Teaching our children to deal with frustrations and express their disappointments constructively is certainly one of the biggest challenges of parenting. So many moans and laments before you get there! This exhortation of St. Paul to the Philippians can prove very useful in these situations!
The incessant bickering between brothers and sisters goes hand in hand with learning social codes and virtues such as patience, mutual understanding and self-control. It is not possible to escape the toil (and graces) that these essential learnings entail for the lives of our children. But we can use different tools to achieve this, such as this Bible verse that children can memorize:
"Finally, my brethren, all that is true and noble, all that is right and pure, all that is worthy of being loved and honored, all that is called virtue and which deserves praise, all this, take it into account." (Ph 4, 8)
This phrase that St. Paul addresses to the Philippians can be for our children a reminder of the virtues to be ate. For small children, it is possible to rephrase it with simpler words.
When the elder criticizes his little sister
This verse can be declined in many situations of family life. When the eldest begins to criticize his little sister or vice versa, one can defuse the nascent argument by asking the child: "Do you think this behavior is called virtue?" When things haven't really turned in the right direction: "Honey, what if we focus on what deserves praise?" When children are frustrated or upset by anything and everything: "What, for you, has been worthy of being loved lately?"
The incessant bickering between brothers and sisters goes hand in hand with learning social codes and virtues such as patience, mutual understanding and self-control. It is not possible to escape the toil (and graces) that these essential learnings entail for the lives of our children. But we can use different tools to achieve this, such as this Bible verse that children can memorize:
"Finally, my brethren, all that is true and noble, all that is right and pure, all that is worthy of being loved and honored, all that is called virtue and which deserves praise, all this, take it into account." (Ph 4, 8)
This phrase that St. Paul addresses to the Philippians can be for our children a reminder of the virtues to be ate. For small children, it is possible to rephrase it with simpler words.
When the elder criticizes his little sister
This verse can be declined in many situations of family life. When the eldest begins to criticize his little sister or vice versa, one can defuse the nascent argument by asking the child: "Do you think this behavior is called virtue?" When things haven't really turned in the right direction: "Honey, what if we focus on what deserves praise?" When children are frustrated or upset by anything and everything: "What, for you, has been worthy of being loved lately?"
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