5 Sacred Duties of every Dad

3. Discipline them.

There’s much more to discipline that just punishment (although punishment is sometimes an important aspect of it). Our children are hungry for healthy boundaries and they’re looking to you to protect and enforce those boundaries. It’s not our job to be a domineering drill sergeant, but it is our job to make sure there’s order, structure, positive affirmation for wise choices and negative consequences for poor choices.

“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4

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