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Lesson 11–Setting Limits

Study Assignment for Lesson 11

______ 1. What do we mean by “setting limits?” What is the reason for them and how do they pertain to training children?
______ 2. Why should children be taught limits outside the home?
______ 3. Contrast the limits of adulthood with those of childhood.
______ 4. What is the relationship between the authority of parents and the authority of God? Between security and setting limits?
______ 5. What problems are involved regarding neighbors and their setting of limits for a happy home?

 

 

Self-Check Test 11

Mark the following statements “True” or “False.”

______ 1. Happy parenthood involves the willing acceptance of the task of training children.
______ 2. The great change which has taken place in family relationships in recent years has removed all fixed points for the guidance of Christian parents.
______ 3. Children can be expected to maintain limits perfectly.
______ 4. The limits set in any family should be mutually agreeable to both parents.
______ 5. The ultimate responsibility for carrying out limits lies with the child.
______ 6. The limits set by a family should always conform to those set by other families.
______ 7. Limits outside the home are identical with those within the home.
______ 8. The child who has learned to get his own way at home will be sure always to get his own way outside the home.
______ 9. One of the joys of adulthood is that limits and restraints no longer need to be observed.
______ 10. The setting of intelligent, thoughtful, reasonable limits is a God-delegated duty of parents.

 

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Heart Change

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Healthy Relationships

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  • Counsel Using Biblical Standards

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