When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 1 Corinthians 13:11
Isn’t it a delight to be a parent and have the chance to shape the life of a child?
If you are like most parents, the answer is likely - “Well, most of the time!”
Sometimes parenting is downright hard, isn’t it?
Stop and ponder all the changes this this little life you brought into the world goes through from conception through adulthood.
It is staggering to consider.
When children are born, they are completely dependent upon adults to feed them, nurture them, and care for every need.
Soon they are crawling, then walking and talking. You get the picture, because as a parent you have been blessed to experience this marvel of growth and development.
Given what we know about children and the developmental stages that they go through, we should not be surprised when they do childish or foolish things.
After all, they are children and have not achieved the ability to think and reason like an adult. It is a process.
It is very interesting to read recent research about the age of adulthood. Namely what is being studied is the age at which the frontal cortex of the brain is fully developed.
Many are surprised to learn - that on average - the age is now 27! The frontal cortex of the brain controls things like; problem solving, judgment, and impulse control.
The frontal cortex is also the hub of language development and social behavior.
As parents, we have to be aware of this development.
We also must understand that this age of adulthood and brain development will vary from person to person. No two people are alike.
With that in mind, we need to pay attention to our children. As parents, we must be the regulators of things like impulse control, judgment and problem solving.
In the next couple of weeks, I will develop this topic in greater detail.
For now, I will leave you with this reminder.
You have elected to send your child to Trinity, where we value the partnership with parents in molding and nurturing children to be all that God wants them to be. This is indeed a blessing!
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