Ep 04 | Habit: Obedience
The Commonplace
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The Importance of Obedience
Charlotte Mason says that the motive to a child's obedience is not arbitrary one of do this or that because I have said so, but the motive of the apostolic injunction for it is right. We know that children are born persons, but they're also immature born persons, meaning they have very weak wills. Kids struggle to order themselves towards obedience because they lack the cultivated world to do so. This is what causes friction between parents and children. When you realize it's your job as a mom to help your kids strengthen their wills, the atmosphere of obedience changes.
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