“I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” Psalm 139:14a ESV
Have you ever had a day when you have one child sitting and reading, and then you have another one that is taking apart the flash light , and then another one that is crawling through the house growling as loud as he can because he is a hungry tiger? I have!
It can be so easy to tell the child that is growling and the one that is taking things apart to sit and read like his brother, but why? Each child is different. Each child is unique and that is okay. God made each one wonderfully. They each have a different personality. I think it is awesome.
We need to be careful that we don’t try to shape our sons into what WE want them to be but we need to direct them into what GOD wants them to be.
What ways do you encourage your son’s unique personality?
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This is SO important!
Helping them find their niche is hard. Sometimes it takes more time than you really want to give. It’s easier when they all “do” the same thing or sport or activity. My boys are older, though, and now they tell us they appreciate us letting them find their own way — “be their own boy” as we say!
It was worth it!
OH so true!!! I have a very challenging six year old that is totally out of the box. God knew I needed him as a son to knock the “proper-minded Southern girl” out of me. Just the “proper-minded” part – Southern part is still there. LOL
Anyways, thank you so much for this post! Very encouraging. Will definately be sharing this one.
Karen Hammons
I have these days! My oldest would be the reader, my middle the growling tiger, and the youngest would be taking apart the flashlight. What would I do? I’d encourage the tiger and the flashlight mechanic to come downstairs so their brother can have peace. I’d make room on the coffee table for all the flashlight parts and then pretend to be scared of the hungry tiger. Who knows? I might even throw snacks at the tiger!
I allow my boys freedom to play and experiment. Yes, there are times when the tiger needs to chill out, but only because he’s infringing on others’ space, not because I don’t want him to be a tiger.