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proverbs for parenting - part 2

I've finished my trek (for now) of hunting through the book of Proverbs for nuggets of parenting wisdom...and wow! have I found the treasure trove! The book is full of responsibilities, blessings and warnings for both parent and child. I'm sure that I have probably missed several verses that should be on the list. But, in its incomplete form, here is what I found - parenting nuggets from the book of Proverbs.

Recently in family worship my husband has been taking us through the book of Proverbs and teaching verses to our children. Though not an idea original to us, we've been putting hand motions etc. to some of the verses to help our children memorize. It has been amazing what even our one-year old remembers! A section of Scripture was read the other night at church and she was saying it right along with the speaker. We pray that it will be a great blessing to them to have these Scriptures stored in their minds - even if they don't remember it perfectly later, it will be familiar when we go back through the book of Proverbs when they are older.

We've also utilized the following books by Jim and Elizabeth George in our pursuit of the study of Proverbs with our children:

God's Wisdom for Little Boys
An invaluable resource for getting the wisdom of the Proverbs into your child from the very beginning. We've used the poems and illustrations many times in training our son.

God's Wisdom for Little Girls
This book makes Proverbs 31 applicable to young girls. It's a great resource even from very young, since each character trait is a very short read.


These books on Proverbs have been recommended and we will probably use them as our children mature.

Hidden Treasures by Doorposts
Bring Proverbs to life for your whole family! Full of different studies and ideas for family worship times. Includes 90 illustrated proverbs from our illustration contest.

Proverbs for Parenting

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