Exerpts from Macy Maddox's Coffee Talk on June 14, 2010. The topic was Discipling Your Children.

2 Timothy 3: 14-15 “But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.


The Holy Scriptures will make you wise to salvation. Give them Jesus!

First of all, you must know Christ yourself. Secondly, you must love your husband.
Always have a “wifery” book. Macy’s current one is Love & Respect by Emerson Eggerichs http://www.amazon.com/Love-Respect-Desires-Desperately-Needs/dp/1591451876/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276578171&sr=1-1

Teach them the things of God

• Bible stories—we depend way too much on the church. Immerse them in Bible stories.
• Read Aloud Bible Stories. http://www.amazon.com/Read-Aloud-Bible-Stories-1/dp/0802471633
• The Child’s Story Bible by Catherine Vos http://www.amazon.com/Childs-Story-Bible-Catherine-Vos/dp/0802850111/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276576215&sr=1-1
• Graduate up to Bible studies.
• Precept studies for children http://store.precept.org/c-30-for-childrenkids.aspx
• Let him/her do her study and you do yours. Talk about what God’s told you and what you’ve told God.
• Character traits--honesty, gratitude
• Doctrine--Proverbs 4:1-4.
• Catechism (they paid their children $50 when they learned the catechism!)
• Small talks on Big questions Volumes 1 & 2 (this goes through the catechism and explains it) http://www.amazon.com/Small-talks-big-questions-vol/dp/189440002X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276576571&sr=8-2
• Little Visits with God. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0013TPJ5S/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&redirect=true&qid=1276576635&sr=1-6&condition=all
• Biographies of Christians
• Hero Tales Volumes 1-4 by Dave Jackson http://www.amazon.com/Hero-Tales-Treasury-Stories-Christian/dp/076420078X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276577079&sr=8-1

What are hindrances to reading, immersing, pummeling your children with God’s truth?

• Time 
• Be leery of organized activities too early.
• Play with siblings.
• Go outside.
• Stay at home.
• Distractions
• Back off.
• Do only one thing outside of the home.
• When you are home, BE ALL THERE.
• Children’s short attention span
• Be quick and to the point.
• As long as they aren’t interrupting you, let them be children.
• Feelings of inadequacy
• Learn it yourself! God will give you what to say.

Recommended Parenting Books

• Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp http://www.amazon.com/Shepherding-Childs-Heart-Tedd-Tripp/dp/0966378601/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276577768&sr=8-1
• Hints on Child Training by Elisabeth Elliot's grandfather, H. Clay Trumbull http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/188393401X/ref=pd_luc_sbs_01_01
• "Moms Who Changed the World" by Lindsey O’Connor http://www.amazon.com/Moms-Who-Have-Changed-World/dp/1565076559/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276577883&sr=8-1
• "24 Family Ways" http://www.amazon.com/Our-24-Family-Ways-Devotional/dp/1888692073/ref=pd_sim_b_1#noop