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Do your children see you as a guide or a critic? Are you building them up with wisdom or tearing them down with demands? In this practical and empowering eighth episode of our Biblical Parenting series, we turn to the Book of Proverbs to discover how to become a positive mentor in your child's life.

We explore the profound truth behind the command to "train up a child," focusing on the upward journey you are called to lead. Moving beyond frustration and friction, we break down four foundational principles for positive, effective parenting straight from Proverbs Chapter 1:

1. Give Clear INSTRUCTIONS: Learn how to set loving, understandable boundaries and explain the "why" behind them, so your discipline is rooted in teaching, not just punishment.
2. Provide Godly INSIGHT: Discover how to move beyond teaching your kids how to make a living, and instead teach them how to live—grounding them in the most important things: a relationship with God and healthy relationships with others.
3. Exert Positive INFLUENCE: Understand why your example speaks louder than your words, and how spending consistent, intentional time with your children is the most powerful teaching tool you have.
4. Instill Lasting INTEGRITY: See the beautiful outcome of this process—raising children whose character is a beautiful ornament of grace, more valuable than any cultural trinket.

This episode is for every parent who wants to trade the cycle of criticism and correction for a legacy of wisdom and influence. Learn how to guide your children upward by becoming the mentor they need.

Tune in and transform your parenting from a source of tension to a fountain of godly wisdom.

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