Welcome to the Toddler's Toolbox!

The Heart We Want:
Desiring God’s direction and involvement; a heart of love and delight and encouragement
(Judges 13:8; I Thessalonians 2:7-8, 11-12).

The Goal We Reach For:
To continuously train our children to fear and love God (Deuteronomy 6:1-9; Ephesians 6:1-4).

The Reason We Seek God in our Parenting:
“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts,” says God. (Isaiah 55:9)
Showing posts with label Developing Character. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Developing Character. Show all posts

Prayerful Parenting

In her article, Prayerful Parenting, Linda Brumley reminds us that "Parenting is far too big a job for us to do without God’s help. It’s inspiring to look into the Bible for examples of successful godly parents and examine the elements that contributed to their effectiveness. In II Timothy 1:5, Paul credits influences from Timothy’s mother, Lois, and his grandmother, Eunice, with imparting their faith in God to him. Later in chapter 3:14, 15, Paul declares that that faith began in Timothy’s infancy." (More...)

Developing Character

This forum is for discussions on helping our toddlers developing strong (Godly) character. How does God develop our character? What character traits should we be developing? What character traits do we want to see in our toddlers when they are adults? How can we strategically develop these traits through our parenting?