Monday, November 21, 2011

CHARACTER FORMATION, NOT BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION

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

The following is an interesting quote from a column by Dr. John Rosemond: "The term 'behavior modification' has been a distraction because it implies that the discipline of a child is all about proper behavior.  In fact, the discipline of a child is all about shaping his or her character. Proper behavior will follow of its own accord."*
I will add my own "AMEN" to this, and if I have time, follow up on it later.

Our Father's Blessings,
Tom

*I read this in the http://www.jewishworldreview.com

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