raising children

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Children Are God’s Reward for the Parents

Having babies is God’s special blessing, as it is written in the Bible “And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb” (Deuteronomy 7:13).
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Raising a Child Is the Finest Art

A good children education is by excellence the work of the mother, who watches upon the good education and the development of the child’s behaviour, especially concerning the salvation of his soul.
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The Challenge of Raising Children in the 21st Century

Orthodox Christian parents cannot afford to be wimps. We need to take the authority of an abbot in our little monasteries, providing our children with spiritual formation bathed in the tradition of…
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