I have a four (nearly five) year old son who, from the time he was 6 weeks, has been a constant struggle. We are consistent, we put him to bed early, we limit any TV time, we teach scripture. He has a great understanding of God, creation, sin, christ, and the cross. He has even trusted christ as his savior.

However, most people that are with him for more than a half hour have to wonder what in the world we are doing. He constantly interrupts, he is impulsive to an extreme, and he wont let things go. Although we have never permitted any of this selfish behavior, he continues like the energizer bunny.

At times, the judgmental looks and attitudes from my fellow believers has been too much to bear.
While the points are well taken about permissive and passive parenting, remember that some may be doing everything they know to do right, with less success than others.

I also have a 3 year old daughter. She is basically a piece of cake and obeys easily (comparatively speaking). Some kids are just more difficult, methinks.

We have a nice godly man in our church who just doesn’t seem to connect the dots between the various points of theology that he says he believes and other points of theology and also with the world. Upper story and lower story!

Good reminder,here, not only about parenting, but about the larger call to live the life. I’ll speak with my wife about canceling the trip to our grand kids.