We know that children don't always know what is best for them, but they usually know what they want. Addi, my 3 year old grandaughter wants a "Time-Out Chair" for Christmas. She saw it in a Christmas catalog and Santa got a good laugh out of her stange request at Christmas Village on Saturday.
Paul, her Dad, said he thought she wanted it so she would not get any more spankings. That could be. Maybe she could learn a lesson from Brer Rabbit about how to get what she wants.
Every child may not want it, but they do all need discipline. Prov. 22:15 says, "Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him." Also, Prov. 29:15 says, "The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame." There are many types of discipline and different things work for different personalities, but all children need discipline. Some even ask for it.
Hebrews 12 makes it clear that even adults need discipline. We may not want it, but it is for our good.
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did she get the time out chair
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