Teaching your child to respect you is essential. A child who disrespects their parents will become a student who disrespects their teacher. Then, an employee who disrespects their boss. Ultimately, a person who disrespects God.

The progression is inevitable. 

The commandment to honor your father and mother has a promise attached, ‘that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land. This promise is not a guarantee, but it is logical. If the child honors their parents from a young age, they are less likely to do things as they grow, which could cause an early death or a lot of trouble that has consequences. 

Proverbs For Meditation

While parenting is not easy, here are a few simple Proverbs to memorize to help you in your parenting.

Proverbs 10:17– Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

Proverbs 12:1– Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.

Proverbs 13:1– A wise son heeds his father’s instructions, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.

Proverbs 13:24– Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.

Proverbs 22:6– Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

Proverbs 22:15– Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.

Proverbs 29:15– A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.

Proverbs 29:17– Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delight you desire.