Parenting via Facebook
Have noticed a rather disturbing trend of late - parents posting issues with their children on Facebook. A child acts out, behaving badly, is disrespectful, ornery, what have you...and the parent posts details on Facebook, usually asking for tips on what to do or how to deal with it. The first thing that comes to my mind is..."start by showing respect to your child by NOT plastering their private business and teenage angst behavior on Facebook". Why do parents feel they have the right to denigrate and demean their child in this way? They are human beings, with dignity and value, who deserve respect and honour, regardless of whether we believe they deserve respect and honour or not, and regardless of whether they give respect and honour to us as parents. God created that child in the womb, endowed him/her with His creation grace, a destiny, and then was trusting enough to gift them to us to parent. It's almost a stewardship, this thing we call parenting, and good