Lies about Children

This week in "Lies Women Believe," we read the chapter on the lies we believe about children. Lie #27 (it's up to us to determine the size of our family) brought up some controversy for us. We had some differences with the author on that particular lie, particularly regarding limiting the number of children we want to have. We all agreed that we couldn't handle 20 kids:) The other lies discussed in this chapter were:
#28--Children need to get exposed to the "real world" so that they can learn to function in it
#29--All children will go through a rebellious stage
#30--I know my child is a Christian because he prayed to receive Christ at an early age
#31 We are not responsible for how our children turn out

Lie number 28 resonated with me a lot because it's one I've been thinking about in regards to the choices we have in education for our boy's. The author used the example of plants in a greenhouse saying that the plants stay in the greenhouse where they grow until they are big and healthy enough to be planted outside. That's my hope for our boy's is that we can teach them and train them in a "greenhouse" and then when their biblical worldview is established and they are strong in their faith, they will be ready to be planted out in the world.

Since we all have young children, the remaining lies are helpful to consider regarding how we teach and train them and our motivations and expectations in how they turn out.

I have to say that each chapter in this book has been very meaty and we could take weeks to process through them. Each chapter gives me nuggets to think about all during the week. I have had some difficulty in keeping up with the workbook but I have appreciated the summary pages she has at the end of each chapter that lists the lie and the scriptures that explain the truth.

Next week's chapter is right up my alley--"lies women believe about emotions" :)