Christians , Should parents have the right to set rules on teenagers?
Nearly two thirds of the adolescents interviewed in one study said that they had been disciplined for breaking house rules.
As a Christian what scriptural basis gives you the right to set rules ?
As a Christian how do you handle it if they have legal rights that contradict the bible ?
That study must have been done in Australia. In the US I doubt that 10% of teenagers are disciplined by their parents and most don’t have house rules.
As parents we have an obligation to care for and train our children. Many scriptures in Proverbs and other scriptures concern the discipline, or training, of children. Rules are needed in all parts of our lives. As adults we obey laws, follow the rules of our employer and follow certain rules (medicine and care) given by our doctors.
Discipline isn’t cruelty, since most laws (where I live, anyway) concerning parenting have to do with abuse or lack of care. But until teens are at least 18, it’s "you live here, you live by the rules" and if they are over 18 cay be told to leave the house. One brother I know had a son so incorrigible and constantly in trouble with the law, he took his son to the police and told them either they locked him up or he would have to himself. They put the son in a public mental facility in lockdown. He turned out to be a responsible adult.
There are many forms of discipline that aren’t physical, so a Christian parent would have to show some ingenuity and perhaps help from the elders with a truly unruly child if there were laws against hitting a child. Personally, I feel that should be a last resort at any time.
Teenagers tend to move much faster than common sense.
One must have guidelines in place that they can clearly understand.
When that fails…and if will. There is love and endurance.
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Of course they should… it’s the lack of such rules that’s the cause of so many feral youths on our streets today, drinking alcohol underage, having babies at 14, smoking pot, spraying graffiti etc.
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Yes, and teenagers should honor their parents. Exodus 20:12
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How many teenagers can handle being on there own ? Oh, sure there are a lot of runaways and abandoned kids, most don’t amount to much and are strung out on drugs.
Parent means teacher, If your a Good parent ,you taught your child the first lesson of Love, and honor.They will follow the rules set forth , they may not like it but It is for everyone Good. In the ten commandments , Honor thy mother and father, that means do as your parents say. but they’ll do it because they know mom and dad are looking out for them.
There are a lot of people out there not worthy to be called Parent and they do a crummy job of raising children,makes you wonder who raised the parents ,huh?
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Absolutely yes. The Bible says ¨Spare the rod, spoil the child¨ Anything that contradicts the Word of God makes God out to be a liar. My prayer is that Christians will always base their actions from the Word of God.
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Parents have an obligations to prepare children for the world. Bosses have rules. Friends have rules. Chaos is no utopia. God formed a formless void. Thats what parents have to do to the minds of their children.
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Read also Eph6:4; Col3:20,21; 1Tim3:4,5
Gen8:21 youth needs guidance, and God decided that parents have to offer it
Of course, a good parent and believer will be reasonable and offer more and more freedom to the teenager, but the parents decide when is the time for that and they will be willing to explain what, why, how… discipline, from Latin disco, to learn, this is the main goal!
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ABSolutely….teach up a child in the way they should go…
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That study must have been done in Australia. In the US I doubt that 10% of teenagers are disciplined by their parents and most don’t have house rules.
As parents we have an obligation to care for and train our children. Many scriptures in Proverbs and other scriptures concern the discipline, or training, of children. Rules are needed in all parts of our lives. As adults we obey laws, follow the rules of our employer and follow certain rules (medicine and care) given by our doctors.
Discipline isn’t cruelty, since most laws (where I live, anyway) concerning parenting have to do with abuse or lack of care. But until teens are at least 18, it’s "you live here, you live by the rules" and if they are over 18 cay be told to leave the house. One brother I know had a son so incorrigible and constantly in trouble with the law, he took his son to the police and told them either they locked him up or he would have to himself. They put the son in a public mental facility in lockdown. He turned out to be a responsible adult.
There are many forms of discipline that aren’t physical, so a Christian parent would have to show some ingenuity and perhaps help from the elders with a truly unruly child if there were laws against hitting a child. Personally, I feel that should be a last resort at any time.
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YES
Parents have a right and a duty to monitor their children.
We are SUPPOSED to take care of them and protect them. Rules are a way of doing that.
They have NO legal rights that contradict The Bible.
"Train up a child in the way He should go."
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As an American the right to govern your own home is protected by the constitution. There are exceptions but these are generally the result of dysfunctional parents.
As a Christian not only should parents have the right to set rules for their children but there is biblical precedent for doing so.
In the Book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament the prophet Eli was punished for not reigning in his wayward sons.
I know of no legal rights children have that are in contradiction of the bible. As a parent, unless that child is given to someone else’s legal guardianship by judge finding the parent incompetent, the parent is the first point of contact between the child and the state.
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