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Everyday Parents CAN Raise Extraordinary Kids: Session 1
Moving from External Prompters to the Heart
The heart prompts children from the inside but most kids rely on parental prompters to get things done in life. God has designed the heart to contain two things that will provide internal motivation for a child, the conscience and the Holy Spirit. The conscience works in four areas, do what’s right, deal with wrongs, be honest, and care about others. There is a way to parent that trains the conscience and makes it a useful tool in a child’s life. The word conscience is used over 30 times in the New Testament illustrating its importance and the need for parents to consider it. The first of 21 parenting strategies is revealed entitled “Tighten Your Action Point.” An action point is the point, when giving instructions, where they stop talking and take action. Children who are allowed to ignore a parent’s instruction learn to ignore the internal promptings of the conscience as well. Parenting needs to focus on the heart and not on simple behavior modification.
Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN

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