An age which is concerned more with its own feelings than the life of its own children. Love, the sacrificial love of God, must be the thread that runs through all of your parenting. Let your children know that you love them in the love of God. An unloving sternness, an irritant temper, an undue severity, expecting too much of your child, chills your child toward you. Such an attitude towards your child is going to shut the heart of your child to you and you will grow weary trying to find the door to that heart.
Children are tender.
They need considerate care. Let them know that you would give your heart's blood for them and that you care for their souls. Train them with their soul as your chief consideration. Train your children for eternity, not simply for time. Tell them that they were not born simply for this world but for the kingdom of God.