Comments on: A Dog’s Day http://nogreaterjoy.org/articles/a-dogs-day/ Over 500 articles from Michael and Debi Pearl on Child Training, Homeschooling, Family, Marriage, Christianity, the Bible, Missions, Simple Living, Gardening, and other topics! Wed, 16 May 2012 15:26:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Autumn http://nogreaterjoy.org/articles/a-dogs-day/#comment-2251 Autumn Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:51:49 +0000 http://new.nogreaterjoy.org/?p=1877#comment-2251 Thank you for sharing this. To those who disagree, all due respect, we all have our opinions, it was not the actual fact that the child ate dog food but rather the behavior behind the act. He was challenging his parents,it is the parents job to let the child know who is the the parent ~ the child or the adults.If you let a child continue in foolish ways will turn into foolish adults. Thank you for sharing this.
To those who disagree, all due respect, we all have our opinions, it was not the actual fact that the child ate dog food but rather the behavior behind the act. He was challenging his parents,it is the parents job to let the child know who is the the parent ~ the child or the adults.If you let a child continue in foolish ways will turn into foolish adults.

]]> By: Alyssa http://nogreaterjoy.org/articles/a-dogs-day/#comment-2250 Alyssa Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:11:13 +0000 http://new.nogreaterjoy.org/?p=1877#comment-2250 Charles Charpentier- it's the spirit of foolishness that needs to be stopped. No one is saying the actions themselves are particularly evil or wrong. If you allow your 6 year old to display a foolish and silly attitude over dog food, when he is a teenager he will display that same attitude over something far more serious and you may not be laughing it off then. Charles Charpentier- it’s the spirit of foolishness that needs to be stopped. No one is saying the actions themselves are particularly evil or wrong. If you allow your 6 year old to display a foolish and silly attitude over dog food, when he is a teenager he will display that same attitude over something far more serious and you may not be laughing it off then.

]]> By: Rasa http://nogreaterjoy.org/articles/a-dogs-day/#comment-2249 Rasa Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:20:37 +0000 http://new.nogreaterjoy.org/?p=1877#comment-2249 There is a fine line sometimes between having fun and being foolish. Children have a hard time finding that line because they are not mature enough to know appropriate times of playfulness and times to be sober-minded. I believe that the dad was not just displeased with the silliness of his son eating the dog food, but that his younger children were influenced to do the same by an older child. If the dad allowed this to continue (especially after the son saw his displeasure in it), it could have led to contempt for authority figures and it could have led to the son doing other foolish behaviors for the younger siblings to imitate. Looks like he was trying to gain attention too through this. Wisdom is being able to see the future results of a present action and choosing to take action that results in eternal rewards (for us and for those under our stewardship). Good job, dad! There is a fine line sometimes between having fun and being foolish. Children have a hard time finding that line because they are not mature enough to know appropriate times of playfulness and times to be sober-minded. I believe that the dad was not just displeased with the silliness of his son eating the dog food, but that his younger children were influenced to do the same by an older child. If the dad allowed this to continue (especially after the son saw his displeasure in it), it could have led to contempt for authority figures and it could have led to the son doing other foolish behaviors for the younger siblings to imitate. Looks like he was trying to gain attention too through this.

Wisdom is being able to see the future results of a present action and choosing to take action that results in eternal rewards (for us and for those under our stewardship).

Good job, dad!

]]> By: Charles Charpentier http://nogreaterjoy.org/articles/a-dogs-day/#comment-2248 Charles Charpentier Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:10:27 +0000 http://new.nogreaterjoy.org/?p=1877#comment-2248 It would have been a bit more significant if the example given would have been something truly foolish. My son tried dogfood also, but I just laughed it off. It's not like he prefers dog food. Now, if he had resorted to eating dog food in front of guests, just to gross them out, and I had told him not to do that, then I would have taken action, but I was never worried about him trying dog food. Truly foolish actions by teens and others are more serious than this. It would have been a bit more significant if the example given would have been something truly foolish. My son tried dogfood also, but I just laughed it off. It’s not like he prefers dog food. Now, if he had resorted to eating dog food in front of guests, just to gross them out, and I had told him not to do that, then I would have taken action, but I was never worried about him trying dog food. Truly foolish actions by teens and others are more serious than this.

]]> By: Dawn Mathews http://nogreaterjoy.org/articles/a-dogs-day/#comment-2247 Dawn Mathews Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:15:02 +0000 http://new.nogreaterjoy.org/?p=1877#comment-2247 I love this article. We too try to stamp out foolishness. It is just Biblical! More often than not silliness has to to with relationships between siblings. One does something and the others laugh to push him on. Then they think because he got away with it, they can too. We have seen it a million times, and a million times have cut off the activity. Yes, I have brilliant, wonderful, happy, laughing children. But without foolishness. A word to parents who think this is a hard job to accomplish: It is!!! Would you not rather take care of it now though? My husband is a pastor and the most addressed problem he is presented with is worthless sons who sleep on their mom and dad's couch while in their 30's and 40's some bringing wife and children with them. We must be vigilant to correct foolishness and bring children up like God our Father admonished us to do. Otherwise we will suffer as we grow old for our own foolishness of not stopping the problem early on. I love this article. We too try to stamp out foolishness. It is just Biblical! More often than not silliness has to to with relationships between siblings. One does something and the others laugh to push him on. Then they think because he got away with it, they can too. We have seen it a million times, and a million times have cut off the activity. Yes, I have brilliant, wonderful, happy, laughing children. But without foolishness. A word to parents who think this is a hard job to accomplish: It is!!! Would you not rather take care of it now though? My husband is a pastor and the most addressed problem he is presented with is worthless sons who sleep on their mom and dad’s couch while in their 30′s and 40′s some bringing wife and children with them. We must be vigilant to correct foolishness and bring children up like God our Father admonished us to do. Otherwise we will suffer as we grow old for our own foolishness of not stopping the problem early on.

]]> By: Paula H http://nogreaterjoy.org/articles/a-dogs-day/#comment-2246 Paula H Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:04:45 +0000 http://new.nogreaterjoy.org/?p=1877#comment-2246 They are not saying that children should not have fun, tell jokes or do things that give others joy. What they are saying here is that we should not dismiss it when our children do something foolish- like eat dog food. There is a big difference between the way the Pearls define "foolishness" and they way you all are defining it. Their definition is the biblical meaning- unwise, careless, ect. They are not talking about having fun, telling jokes or being playful. They are not saying that children should not have fun, tell jokes or do things that give others joy. What they are saying here is that we should not dismiss it when our children do something foolish- like eat dog food. There is a big difference between the way the Pearls define “foolishness” and they way you all are defining it. Their definition is the biblical meaning- unwise, careless, ect. They are not talking about having fun, telling jokes or being playful.

]]> By: Meeki http://nogreaterjoy.org/articles/a-dogs-day/#comment-2245 Meeki Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:01:19 +0000 http://new.nogreaterjoy.org/?p=1877#comment-2245 Acting silly? let me get this right. So you think boys should act like little robots? Never smile or laugh unless commanded? Never tell a knock knock joke? never tell a riddle? just walk around like a machine cleaning and doing as commanded? like an animal at the circus? is this right? I am very confused I have read about this here where someone said men don't like 'silly boys' ? this is false information. My son laughs smiles talks walks tells knock knocks riddles ect and my husband likes him and even loves him as do his uncles male cousins grandpas great grandpas neighbors and so on. please explain where the dislike is? Acting silly? let me get this right. So you think boys should act like little robots? Never smile or laugh unless commanded?

Never tell a knock knock joke? never tell a riddle? just walk around like a machine cleaning and doing as commanded? like an animal at the circus? is this right? I am very confused I have read about this here where someone said men don’t like ‘silly boys’ ? this is false information. My son laughs smiles talks walks tells knock knocks riddles ect and my husband likes him and even loves him as do his uncles male cousins grandpas great grandpas neighbors and so on. please explain where the dislike is?

]]> By: Joseph Crim http://nogreaterjoy.org/articles/a-dogs-day/#comment-2244 Joseph Crim Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:04:00 +0000 http://new.nogreaterjoy.org/?p=1877#comment-2244 Would you consider being careless, foolishness. Would you consider being careless, foolishness.

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