Conscience Development: Personal Responsibility

When the world around us is developing a "no-fault, guilt-free" attitude toward sin, it is difficult for children to develop a clear persepective of right and wrong. It is challenging for parents to compete with the world's influence in developing proper perspectives on such things as position (authority), age, parents, peers, property and nature. It is important for teachers to affirm and encourage respect and honor appropriate to specific relationships or situations.

Parents should model proper values in attitudes and behavior and provide clear, firm instructions with clear, firm consequences. See ideas for implementing these values in the Prepare and Present section of the Family Tips & Tools.

Response to God

Children perceive answers to questions about who they are, and where and how they fit in life. Parents can help children develop a picture of who God is and help them recognize their place and value before God. This is key for helping the children know God and develop a desire for pleasing Him (Col. 1:9-10).

Topic Sections:

        Introduction
        Why Have Laws?
        Sin and Culpability
Personal Responsibility

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