Help! How do I START using the rod when my son is 11?

What do you do if you started raising your kids with “gentle parenting,” and only just discovered what biblical discipline looks like?

How should you start administering the rod with a child who has never experienced it before? 

Kevin Swanson, Todd Strawser, and Bill Roach draw on scripture and extensive experience to answer this question from a listener. They talk about wisely navigating adjustments like this, and the deeper principles of discipleship that help you emulate the Father in your fathering.

- The importance of slow and humble changes, confessing that you didn’t have it right, and showing that you are trying to submit to the authority of Jesus, rather than make your family submit to you
- What it means to really love a child, so you focus on shepherding his soul, rather than just fixing his behavior
- Knowing what infractions to introduce the rod for, calibrating your discipline, and the proper place of gentleness
- Ensuring your children can pick up that you love them when you’re starting to use the rod, and retaining their heart without being a people-pleaser
- The importance of affirming, encouraging, and building up in addition to physical discipline

He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly (Pr 13:24). Let’s love our sons!

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