About two years ago my mom’s group worked through Lisa Welchel’s Creative Correction. Throughout the book, Lisa provides scripture for parents to use in training kids. For example, have a drama-loving daughter who frequently rolls her eyes at you? There’s a verse for that. Frustrated by a son who bullies the neighborhood kids? There are verses for that. Have a tween feeling the effects of peer pressure? There are verses for that.
I took Lisa’s suggestions, as well as those of others in my mom’s group. Then, I added a few that pertained to stuff my kids are dealing with right now. Finally, I “made it pretty” (because I certainly couldn’t leave it as plain text – it’s the curse of being a designer). The result is shown to the right, and can be downloaded here. Note that it’s set up with two toolboxes per page and is intended to be printed on an 8.5 x 11″ sheet of paper. My printer has a setting to print borderless, which allows the color to run all the way to the edges. If your printer doesn’t have that setting, you can “shrink to fit.” Cut down the middle to separate the two copies.
Wondering how it works? Sometimes I ask my kids to find and read the verses that apply to their particular situation. Other times, they might need to really *ponder* a verse, in which case they might find themselves writing it several times (maybe four or five times their age depending on the offense). I find this works really well because it comes from the Creator, and not mom or dad. In other words, these are God’s rules, not ours (and He’s the one who made us all!). When we explain it to our kids this way, they are less likely to argue about it. Of course, you can use it however you’d like.
Keep in mind these are not the only verses that apply to each situation. Thankfully, there are usually dozens of verses for each item listed. Those included are simply meant to help your child see what God says about things like sibling rivalry and modesty. If a particular situation warrants additional study on a subject, check out an online topic Bible search like Open Bible’s Topical Bible or Nave’s Topical Bible.





If you downloaded the file prior to 7:09pm on Monday 3/8, please try again. I apologize – there was a mistake that is now corrected. Thanks!!!