Checklist for Parents
Examples will teach the kids something that would stay with them much longer than any talk can give. The kids are watching our lives and learning from the choices we made.
Concept 1. “Love the
Lord your God with all your heart” (Mark 12:30)
___ Is your child learning the love of God
through the love, tenderness, and mercy of his parents? (Most important)
___ Is he learning to talk about the Lord
and to include Him in his thoughts and plans?
___ Is he learning to ask Jesus for help
whenever he is frightened or anxious or lonely?
___ Is he learning to read the Bible?
___ Is he learning to pray?
___ Is he learning the meaning of faith and
trust?
___ Is he learning the joy of the Christian
way of life?
___ Is he learning the beauty of Jesus’
birth and death?
Concept 2. “Love your neighbor as yourself”
(Mark 12:31)
___ Is he learning to understand and
empathize with the feelings of others?
___ Is he learning not to be selfish and
demanding?
___ Is he learning to share?
___ Is he learning how to be kind to others?
___ Is he learning to accept himself?
Concept 3. “ Teach me to do your will, for
you are my God” (Psalm 143:10)
___ Is he learning to obey his parents as
preparation for later obedience to God? (Most important)
___ Is he learning to behave properly in
Church – God’s house?
___ Is he learning a healthy appreciation
for both aspects of God’s nature: love and justice?
___ Is he learning to cooperate with and
submit to authorities outside of self: parents, teachers, police, et cetera?
___ Is he learning the meaning of sin and
its inevitable consequences?
Concept 4. “Fear God and keep his
commandments, for this is the whole duty of man” (Ecclesiastes 12:13)
___ Is he learning to be truthful and
honest?
___ Is he learning to keep the Sabbath day
holy?
___ Is he learning the relative
insignificance of materialism?
___ Is he learning the meaning of the
Christian family and the faithfulness to it that God intends?
Concept 5. “But the fruit of the Spirit is …
self-control” (Galatians 5:22-23)
___ Is he learning to give a portion of his
allowance (and other money) to God?
___ Is he learning to control his impulses?
___ Is he learning to work and carry
responsibility?
___ Is he learning to tolerate minor
frustrations?
___ Is he learning to memorize and quote Scripture?
Concept 6. “He
who humbles himself will be exalted” (Luke 14:11)
___ Is he learning to be appreciative?
___ Is he learning to thank God for the good
things in his life?
___ Is he learning to forgive and forget?
___ Is he learning the vast difference
between self-worth and egoistical pride?
___ Is
he learning to bow reverently before the God of the Universe?
