Being Godly and making changes?

Question

How to be a Christian and teach my child good things.?

I am trying to be a Christian in the fullest degree by the way I act, talk, etc. The problem is I seem to be stuck and not doing well at making changes. I also have a 2 year old girl who is not God like and it is breaking my heart she uses the lords name in vain, says mean things, has no respect. WHat do I do? How do I make changes in me and change what she has learned?

If you have bible verses or specific books that would be great. Thank you/.

Answer 1

You have to keep looking to God to make you "better" (talking, acting, etc). Your daughter will follow. You CANNOT change yourself. God will do it if you continue going to church and reading your bible, praying, spending time with Christian friends. Just keep telling your daughter "we dont say oh my God" (I used to say it all the time and now my kids respect that and understand why). The mean things and no respect--- you had better get that under control now-- it only gets MUCH harder once she gets older.

Good luck

Answer 2

Put the Lord first.  Are you devoting the necessary time to Him?  He's The One Who does the changing, not you.  Don't give up hope.  Training is a slow process.  She is only two.  Just keep directing her in the right path, and pray for her as well.  You can bring a horse to drink, but you can't make them drink.  It's just your job to direct, don't take what she's doing personal.  Just tell her, no, we don't talk like that.  They don't know any better at this age.  They're just learning.  She likes getting a reaction out of you.  Don't let her.

Proverbs 22:6  Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Read Proverbs, it's loaded with wisdom on child rearing.

Answer 3

Shes ONLY 2!  What do you expect?????

Were you reading the bible at 2?  Probally not!

Being Christian is fine.  But don't go overboard lady.  Pay more attention to your child and she will pay more attention to you.  

How can you judge your baby and say she is not God like?

Answer 4

Keep modeling the right behavior.  It will just take some time.  She is very young.  It is so great that you decided to make these changes while she is still young.  Just keep at it, and realize how much you influence your child.  

This is a great book: Many Ways to Say I Love You-Wisdom for Parents and Children from Mister Rogers by Fred Rogers.

Answer 5

take one step at a time. Work on one aspect of your daughter's behaviors at a time that you'd like to change, when you see progress, move on to a new step.

Using the L-rds name in vain. -- every time she does, tell her gently how G-d's name is holy, and we use it only to praise Him. make sure that you do the same, and when you're two year old is around other ppl. misusing G-d's name, tell the adult what you're trying to tell your child. We only use His name to praise Him. be consistent, she'll get the message.

says mean things --- tell her how it is not big girl behavior to act mean, and show her how she can say what's bothering her in a nicer way. and again remind others (and yourself) to model the behavior you want her to emulate.

has no respect --- Don't forget that she's only 2. when she's disrespectful, tell her what's wrong with the disrespectful behavior, and show her a better way to respond.

Look for kid books that model what good behavior is like.

google "Kind Little Rivkah" by Hachai publishing on amazon. for one great story, modeling kindness. and look for other kiddie books that have stories that model good behaviors to emulate.