Of course, children of all ages need a father s input, but the early teens are crucial. This is especially true with boys boys need their father s hand as they enter the teen years. It s only been in the past half dozen years that we have begun to realize this in our own family. But perhaps others can learn from our mistakes. If Johnny is supposed to be writing out his spelling words and Daddy wants him to help with the lawn mower, by all means let the lawn mower win.
Daddy only has so much time with the kids, so make the best use of it.
We suggest Fathers take over teaching Greek to the children. It will not only help the children, but help him in his study of God s Word. Logic is also best taught by the Father. What thoughts flitted through my anti-intellectual mind I can t rightly say, but I imagine they weren t good. Back then, my father had not yet taken on much of the responsibility for our schooling, and so the burden fell on my mother s shoulders.