By Al Felder Children need to learn that God’s people must be different from the world. This does not mean they should be rude, proud, strange for the sake of being strange, or hateful toward others. Christians are to be kind, compassionate, honest, respectful, and willing to do good, but they must not blend in with a world that rejects God’s authority, excuses sin, mocks holiness, and follows human desire. Parents must teach children early that following God will sometimes m

By Al Felder Children need to learn to serve others. A child naturally sees life through his own wants, needs, feelings, and desires. He notices when he is hungry, tired, bored, disappointed, left out, or treated unfairly, but he must be taught to notice the needs of others. He must learn that life is not only about being served, entertained, protected, and provided for. He must learn to help, give, encourage, work, sacrifice, and think beyond himself. Service is not merely a

By Al Felder Children need to learn self-control. Self-control is the ability to govern desires, words, emotions, actions, appetites, and impulses according to what is right. It teaches a child that he does not have to obey every feeling, say every thought, satisfy every desire, or react to every irritation. Without self-control, a child may become ruled by anger, laziness, appetite, entertainment, impatience, selfishness, or pride. He may learn to do whatever he feels in the