17/08/2025
š Insight into Children and Adolescents' Emotional Wellness (Pt. 2) š
š Jeremiah 35:17ā20, Luke 13:8
Many times, children carry silent battles in their hearts ā battles their parents may never know about. Some are even struggling with thoughts of su***de, while those closest to them remain unaware. Thatās why it is important to be present, observant, and intentional with our children.
Parents, donāt just correct your children ā acknowledge them, listen to them, and show them love. Sadly, some parents tell their children what is right but live the opposite. Children learn more from what we do than from what we say. Fathers especially, take note: the words you speak over your children will shape their destiny. Remember how Jacob blessed his sons ā what a father declares often becomes the path a child walks.
Take time to ask your children about their lives, their friends, their struggles, and their dreams. Teach them how to choose good friends. Some children respond better to calm negotiation than to harsh shouting. Package obedience in love, so they can learn without anger in their hearts.
The truth is this: at old age, your siblings will not leave their families to care for you. It is your children that will stand by you. Donāt chase them away today by neglect or harshness. Instead, plant seeds of love, patience, and guidance in them now.
Like the keeper of the vineyard in Luke 13:8, who asked for one more year to nurture the tree so it could bear fruit, let us nurture our children with care, patience, and prayer. And like the Rechabites in Jeremiah 35, may they learn obedience and wisdom from our example.
š” Parents, let us not just raise children ā let us raise wholesome, emotionally balanced, God-fearing adults who will one day rise and call us blessed.