My Ah-Ha Moment About the Terrible Twos

David is not quite two yet but we are getting close. The terrible twos have already started for us. I was hoping we would not have to experience them. You know maybe just maybe it isn’t a real thing and it is played up by Hollywood. But let me tell you it is very real. I sit watching David throw a temper tantrum or cry for no reason and just wonder why. Like what happened in the past 20 seconds of doing nothing that has flipped a switch. Today while thinking about it God switched a light on and showed me something I have never thought before.

So there is a point in each child’s development when living from purely instincts fades away and they have the ability to think and choose. This I assume is happening around the terrible twos. When they start talking and being independent. We know as a Christian that we are all born with a sin natural but I also know that Satan plays into our sin nature by whispering lies to us constantly to shape how we think. It would be naive to thing that once our children start thinking and choosing for themselves that Satan hasn’t already begun whispering lies to them. With that being said why are we not more focusing on bringing them up in Godly values at the same time.

I mean all of our energy should focus on bringing them towards the Lord. We should be reading them Godly books, watching Godly TV shows, and teaching them Godly principles. I mean it may seem so stupid to start so young but if the enemy is starting early I do not want to get behind. I mean the Bible clearly says train them up in the way they should go so that when they are old they will not depart from that. It is a commandment to raise your child in a Godly manner. I feel that I am failing at that. I feel that nowhere not even in the Christian parenting books am I practically taught how to work that out in a daily basis to a two year old. So I am on a mission to find out how. To find out what my son responds to. If the terrible twos are cause by a mini version of spiritual warfare then I should easily be able to see if whatever I am trying is working.

I have start on a list of ideas that I wanted to share with you. I will expand on them and be writing more blogs with my ideas completely planned out. But for now I would love to know your opinion.

·         Short Memory Verses to start teaching your 2 year old

·         Christian CDs or music to listen to

·         Audio Books or Radio Programs for kids

·         TV Shows that are biblically based or just plain wholesome

·         Fruits of the Spirit

·         Coloring Pictures