| The bible said to train up a child in the way that they | | | | the promise was made to and explain to them why |
| should go and when they are old, they will not depart | | | | they couldn't keep their word and apologize to them. |
| from it. | | | | Most of the time the person will understand. |
| Keeping our word builds character, it shows that we | | | | We should also teach them to not make a promise |
| are dependable and people can rely on us. This trait is | | | | that they know they can't keep. This is not a wise |
| easier to develop as a child rather than learning it | | | | thing to do and our conscience will always remind us |
| through trials and errors as an adult. This is why it's | | | | of a broken promise. |
| important to teach children to keep their promises. | | | | The lord keeps his word to us and he expects us to |
| We should teach them to keep their promise as best | | | | keep our word to other. You might think that breaking |
| they can otherwise they would be labeled as a liar and | | | | a promise is a small matter but it is not. It can cause |
| this label can follow them all their lives. We wouldn't | | | | strife and indignation against the person who broke |
| want that. | | | | their word. |
| It is easy to make a promise and not keep it especially | | | | Children are receptive; they will generally remember |
| when things go wrong but it doesn't change the fact | | | | what we teach them. So we should teach them good |
| that a promise was made so if it can't be done, we | | | | things so they will grow up to be a wise and |
| should teach our children to go to the person whom | | | | respectable person. |