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  Dear New Generation Parents: A letter of concern. Train up a child in the way he should go [teaching him to seek God’s wisdom and will for his abilities and talents], Even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 AMP My husband and I have a saying: "let children be children". No deep interpretation to it. Let children be children.  I'm not speaking as an authority of any sort where parenting is concerned. I'm just airing my thoughts and opinions on certain issues I've observed which I feel needs addressing.  We live in a very woke generation. Perhaps the wokest there will ever be before the world comes to an end. Who knows? Robots might soon become surrogate mothers and even nannies while biological parents get more time to themselves, but... I digress.  I've noticed a trend with some of us new generation parents. I mean, I really wish someone gave us a manual alongside our first degree certificate to prepare us for parenting. Alas, there...

First, a scripture.  Train up a child in the way he should go [teaching him to seek God’s wisdom and will for his abilities and talents], Even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 AMP The heart of every rebuke, every chastisement, every correction, is training. The motive is to drive home a change in behavior or thought through that correction so the child does not end up 'perishing'. Here's a truth we all probably know: no parent was handed a manual on the arrival of their child with a full rundown of how to take care of that child. Subsequently, that means there's no written rule that says "this is the best ten ways to train your child."  A lot of people (parents) pass down what they've seen their parents do, and how their parents did it. Of course, the ripple effect of that is either positive or negative. Why? No two children are the same. Even twins do not have the same personality 100%. Hence, what worked between them and their par...