Parenting

Looking back to the very start of the world, Adam and Eve while in the garden, were given a commandment to have children. Parenting became a key role in their life from the very beginning and has continued to play that part in life today. Adam and Eve very early realized the importance of agency. That we all as individuals have our own ability and right to make choices. This being something that they were able to learn early in this world, they focused on teaching their children the commandments of God. By so doing, this gave them the assurance that their children knew and understood the ways of the Lord and importantly right from wrong.

We know that parenting is totally different for every parent. All the families that are on this earth are unique from one another, and this makes it impossible to write a “handbook” on parenting. Of course there are tips and advice that is handed down from generations, but it is then up to those new parents to figure out how to implement it into their families circumstances. Some of the greatest words of advice that we can read are in the scriptures and we can also receive guidance from our prayers with God.

Receiving guidance from our prayers, is essential in parenting. Because God created us all and knows us, so he would understand how to help us as parents raise our children. Because we are all different in personality and have different struggles that we may face physically or mentally. This is why we as parents have to be willing to adapt to different situations when raising children. It is never going to be the same with every child you have. Even twins that are beside each other the whole way have different personalities, they will require different parenting styles.

Parenting is a great blessing and is going to teach us so much about ourselves. We are going to have challenges and our children are going to test the limits. When times get hard and children start to turn away from the guidance of their parents, we have to show an unconditional love for them no matter what. As parents we are an example and an influence to our children, and if we teach them while they are young to live righteous lives. They will find the truth for their own will, and all we need to do is continually show them love and support in all that is right.