CHILD TRAINING
(See also Children; Discipline; Families; Parents; Rod)
(Note centered heading below: Quotations)
abductions:
preventing: g84 4/22 6-10
agreement to raise in false religion: w64 324
anticipating problems: w74 89-90
appreciation for: fl 90-92; w71 107
associations: g79 12/22 11; fl 154-155, 159
avoiding unfavorable comparisons: g80 1/22 19; fl 118-119, 157; w74 269-270
baby-sitters: g64 11/22 9; g63 6/22 6; g58 12/8 21-23; g49 8/22 21-23
belief in God: g76 9/22 7-9; w73 553-556, 559-563
Bible studies: km 11/84 3; km 10/83 1-2; tr 174, 176-177; g81 4/8 11-12; km 12/81 3; g80 1/22 19; w78 2/1 6-7; km 2/78 2; w76 598-599; g76 9/22 7-8; g76 10/8 12-13; w75 436-437; g74 2/8 8-10; km 7/74 4; w73 532; w73 555-556, 559-563; w72 114-117; km 1/72 7-8; te 5-6; yb71 265; km 5/71 3-4; w70 293-294; g70 4/8 6-7; g69 6/8 6-7; w68 110-113, 166; yb68 139; g68 3/8 3-8; w67 360; w66 187, 572-573; g65 1/22 3-4; w64 139, 274, 644; w63 77, 529; ln 46; g63 6/22 7; g63 8/22 15; w62 73-74, 205-206, 458-460; g62 3/8 5-8; w61 88, 174, 324; w60 48-50, 529-530; w58 428, 533-535; g57 5/22 6-7; w56 208; w52 40-41, 46, 382-383; w46 280-281; w45 346-347; g45 11/7 22-23; w39 367; w38 122, 133-137; g37 12/15 17-18
family Bible studies: km 7/82 1, 3; w74 85-87; w71 104-107
how to report family Bible studies: km 6/83 4
with children in divided homes: km 1/80 3; w77 563
with nonbaptized minor children of dedicated Christians: km 6/83 4
building with fire-resistant materials when teaching: w84 8/1 8-17
comments by Professor Wynne, University of Illinois: w85 2/1 24
communication: w81 11/1 14-17; g80 1/22 18-19; w79 4/1 3-4; w78 2/1 7; fl 106, 140-143, 146-160; w74 268-269; g74 11/22 21-22
need of listening to children: fl 147-148; w77 51
concern for others: w85 6/15 19
counsel: fl 155-157; w74 89-90, 92-93
daily routine: w74 84-85
discipline: w85 8/15 25; w82 4/15 28-29; tr 174-176; km 9/81 1, 4; w79 4/1 4; g79 12/22 6-7; w78 5/1 32; fl 107-108, 110, 131-145, 155-157; w77 572; g77 11/8 5; g76 7/22 9-10; w75 14-15; w75 156-157; w74 82, 92-93; w74 267-268; g74 2/8 8; g74 4/22 14-15; w73 556-558; w72 739-740; w71 555-556; w71 588-589, 592; w69 560; g69 6/8 6; g69 8/8 11; g69 9/22 18; g69 11/22 12; w68 165-166; w67 743; g67 8/8 27-28; g66 7/8 4; g66 11/8 9-10; w65 206, 644; g65 1/8 8; g65 1/22 4; w64 142, 350, 356, 429, 643-644; g64 2/22 3-4; g64 10/8 22; g64 11/22 10-11; w63 300-301, 491-500, 662; g63 3/8 10; g63 4/8 16; g63 6/22 6-7; g63 9/8 6; g63 10/22 20; w62 211-212, 249, 460, 490, 583-584; g62 7/8 20, 30; g62 8/22 29; w61 76, 175-177, 324; g61 1/8 27; g61 4/8 6; g61 7/22 5-8; g61 12/8 26; w60 80, 406; g60 4/22 19; g60 8/8 21-22; g60 12/8 12-15; w59 551-552; g59 12/22 19; g57 8/8 8-12; w56 305, 309-313, 637; g55 10/8 24; w54 54-62; w52 38-40, 735; el 253-254; w49 28-29; g47 9/22 12; w46 279; g32 8/17 721-722
“12 rules for raising delinquent children”: w85 3/15 27
developing self-discipline: fl 136
importance: w85 2/15 26; w85 3/15 26-27; g85 12/8 30
meaning of term: fl 133
parental firmness: g85 12/8 30; w79 6/1 15
questions to ask when a child misbehaves: g81 4/8 10
rebellious children: w78 10/15 9-12; w60 80, 287-288, 516; w58 218
results of a lack of: w85 2/15 26
rod of: g83 7/8 12-13; w78 5/1 32; fl 132-134
spanking: w79 5/1 30; g79 5/8 27-28; g79 12/8 29; w78 5/1 32
spanking banned in Germany, Federal Republic of (West): g80 4/8 29
spanking banned in Sweden: g79 6/22 29
spanking controversy: g85 10/8 31
ways to discipline: w82 10/15 27; g79 5/8 28; fl 142-144
discussion: w85 3/15 25-27; km 11/84 3; km 10/83 1-2; w82 1/15 12-17; w82 10/15 25-30; g81 4/8 3-15; w79 4/1 3-8; w78 10/15 9-12; w73 552-564; w64 137-143; g63 6/22 5-7; w61 172-186; g61 7/22 5-8; g57 5/22 6-8; w55 421; w54 48-62; w52 36-48; w49 27-30; g49 11/22 26; g49 12/8 26; g47 9/22 8-12; w46 275-283; w38 115-122, 131-140
divided households: fl 111; w77 562-563; w75 437-438; w68 183; w64 644; g64 3/22 28; w63 573; w62 210-212, 465-466; w60 735-736; w59 552-554; w55 217-222; w53 409; w52 511; w38 121-122
when husband is an unbeliever: w82 10/15 28-29; w80 12/15 10-11
drawing close to God: w84 8/1 5-7
driving: g74 3/22 9-11
drugs: g74 5/8 3-8; w73 182-187; w71 249-250; te 54; g70 5/8 6-8; g67 10/22 10-12
early: g80 1/8 29; fl 90-92, 102-103, 105-106, 114-116, 118-130; w76 616-617; w75 435-436; w74 267-268; g74 2/8 7-8; g73 2/22 17-18; w72 111-117; g72 5/8 5-6; w71 104-105; w70 294; g70 4/8 6-7; g68 12/22 10-11; w67 391-392; g67 7/22 6; w66 453-455; g66 5/8 4; g66 9/22 17-18; g66 11/8 9-10; g65 1/22 3-4; g65 5/8 9-11; w64 138-139; w63 491-493; g63 9/22 12; w62 458-459, 479; g62 3/8 6-7; g62 12/8 30; w61 172-176, 179-180, 323-324; g61 12/8 25; w60 49-50; g60 10/22 28; w59 551-552; w58 428; w57 676; g57 5/22 6-7; w56 305-306, 310; g55 12/8 14-15; w54 54-57; w52 46-48, 382-383, 414-415; el 247-256; w49 29; w46 279-284; g45 11/7 22-23; w41 52-53; ci 265; gt41 7-10; s 337
effects of—
home environment: fl 90-91, 111-113, 125-126
proper training: g79 11/22 15; fl 91; g76 9/22 7-9; g75 1/22 30; g74 7/22 23; w72 403; w71 106-107; w71 191; w71 368; yb71 181, 240, 246-247; g71 2/22 11; g71 9/22 8; g71 10/22 16; w70 551; yb70 93-94, 161-162; g70 4/8 7; g70 9/8 7; yb69 126-127, 219-220, 239-240; g69 2/8 26; w68 414-415, 669; yb68 97-98, 139, 157-158; g66 9/22 18; g66 11/8 10-11; w62 479
encouragement to better accomplishments: fl 121-122
entertainment: w79 6/1 15; fl 138-140; w62 460-461; g62 10/22 17-20; g61 12/8 25-26; g60 5/22 23; g60 12/8 28; g57 7/22 13-16; g57 9/22 12-15; g57 12/22 12-15; g54 10/8 15; w52 42; g51 3/8 11; g47 9/22 10
examples among animals: g62 7/22 26; w61 172-173, 341; w54 58-59; g54 2/22 9-12; g52 11/8 19-20
experiences: w75 763; g75 2/22 4; w74 272; g74 2/8 10; w71 368; yb71 244; yb70 93-94, 161-162; yb69 126-127; w68 414-415; yb68 97-98, 107-108, 177-178; g67 7/22 6-7; km 11/67 4; yb66 240-241; w65 374; yb65 62-63, 86-87, 90, 129-130, 210-211, 223; g65 1/22 3-4; yb64 158, 164, 216; yb63 280; w62 459, 464; yb62 253, 262, 269; yb61 140-141, 189, 261
Bible Stories (cassettes): w85 5/1 32
Bible Stories book: w81 4/1 28
blind child: g78 8/8 5-9
Burma: w77 436
children want rules and discipline: yb82 15-16
dealing with children’s problems: w85 4/1 23-24
discipline for wrongdoing: w85 4/1 24
faithful until death: w79 10/15 24-26; g79 11/22 15
handicapped youth: w78 8/15 27-29
importance of training children: yb80 246-247
life story “My Family’s Love for God Despite Prison and Death”: w85 9/1 10-15
life story “Rearing My Sons Without a Husband”: w79 4/1 27-31
life story “Serving God as a Family”: w85 4/1 22-27
parents try to help a spastic baby appreciate spiritual things: g82 8/8 26-27
placing priority on spiritual activities: w85 4/1 25
providing recreation: w85 4/1 25
providing sense of order and scheduling: w85 4/1 24
rearing three French boys: w77 681-684
teaching from infancy: w85 4/1 23-25
teaching obedience: w85 4/1 24
teaching to work: w85 4/1 24-25
failure of worldly guidance: g75 10/8 6
fallacies to avoid: w76 616-617; w75 71; w74 263-264, 267-272; w73 553-554, 557-558, 560; g73 10/22 24; w72 111, 113-115, 270-271; g71 5/22 30; w70 433, 437-438; w68 80-81, 112, 286
family discussions based on Youth book: km 8/77 1, 4
field ministry: km 4/85 2; km 7/84 1; km 6/82 4; km 7/81 1, 3; km 11/78 8; qm 256-259; yl 109-110; w62 460, 464, 493-494; yb62 262; w61 176, 178; yb61 140-141; w59 551; qm55 256-259; w54 50-51; w53 291-292; w52 47, 83, 382-383; el 254-255; w46 282-283; g43 3/31 18-21
firmness: w78 8/15 3; fl 137-138
from infancy (2Ti 3:15): w84 8/1 6
giving reasons for commands: w76 617
establishing goals in life: w79 4/1 8-11; w75 437, 443
holidays: w68 572-573
household chores: w80 1/15 29; w80 7/1 19; w78 2/1 4-5; g74 2/8 9; g72 5/8 6-7; w71 312; g71 9/8 8-11; w70 442; g70 4/8 6; w68 90; w67 743; g67 6/8 12-13; g66 9/22 17-20; g65 1/8 8; g65 1/22 4; g65 12/22 10; g64 9/22 6; w63 433-434; w62 583; w61 305; g61 12/8 25; g56 8/22 16; w52 41
Israel (ancient): w75 759; w71 357-360; w63 496, 607; w61 76; w60 49; w54 50; w52 38-42, 48, 414-415; w45 341-342; w38 119
Japan: g85 5/8 4-6
learning disability: g83 5/8 3-13
love: w80 9/15 20; fl 126; g74 4/22 15-16; w72 739-740; g69 2/22 11-12; g66 1/22 19; g66 7/8 4; w65 205-206; g64 11/22 8-11; g63 6/22 5-6; w62 457, 583-584; g62 11/8 17-18; w61 177, 189; g61 7/22 7-8; g60 4/22 19; w59 551-552; w57 181-182; g56 9/8 6; w55 214-215, 291; g55 12/8 14-15; w54 57; g54 8/22 3-4; w52 36-37; el 254; w49 28-29; g49 2/8 25-28; g46 1/2 27-28; g31 4/15 469-471
manners: w74 440
reason for today’s appalling: g85 7/22 28
meetings: w75 61-62; w75 319-320; te 155-158; w69 336-337; w67 278; w64 142-143; w62 498; w60 49-50; w56 310; w54 50; w52 41, 47-48, 414-415, 735; w38 134
conduct: km 9/81 1, 4
mentally retarded children: w63 383-384
“mental-regulating” (Eph 6:4): w79 4/1 4; w79 6/1 15; w75 157; g74 2/8 8-9
music lessons: g80 2/22 25-28
obedience: w77 572; te 39-42, 136-138; w70 437-442
parents:
ambition: g56 5/8 7
communication: w85 8/15 22-23; fl 147-148; g71 3/22 7-8
companionship: g79 12/22 5-8; w78 2/1 5-6; w78 11/1 24; fl 139; g76 2/22 4-5; w75 156-157; w74 270-271; g74 2/8 10; g74 4/22 15-16; g74 7/22 22-23; w69 547-548; w67 100; w66 453-454; g65 5/8 8-11; g65 7/8 19; g65 10/8 11; w64 141-142, 286; w62 461; g62 10/22 17-20; w61 178, 326-327
developing godly devotion: w85 8/15 22-27
example: km 10/83 2; w82 1/15 14; w82 10/15 30; g81 4/8 6; fl 110, 124-128, 148-149; w77 557; w76 329; w76 518-519; w74 263-264; g74 4/22 15; w73 451; g73 12/8 7; w72 113-114; w71 370-372; w71 583, 589; yb71 109-110; g69 8/8 30; g69 8/22 30-31; g67 8/8 28; w66 67, 548; g66 11/8 9-10; w64 139, 142, 273, 430; g64 3/22 10-12; g64 11/22 9-10; w63 496; g63 5/22 19-20; w62 459, 465; w61 176-179; g61 4/8 6, 8; g60 10/22 4; g60 11/22 4; g60 12/8 12, 15; g59 7/8 6-7; w56 309-312; w54 50-52, 57; el 255-256; w49 29-30; g48 12/22 12; g47 9/22 11-12; w46 281-283; w38 137-138; g31 3/18 396-397
example in turning off television: w78 1/1 29
father’s role: w78 2/1 6-7; fl 102-106; w76 703-704; g76 2/22 3-4; w75 14-15; w75 156-157; w75 433-434; w73 561; ad 312; w70 315; w68 110-114; w67 392; g67 2/22 12; w66 455, 572-573; g64 11/22 8-9; g64 12/8 30; g63 5/22 18; g63 6/22 5; g63 7/22 4; w62 205-206, 210-212, 457-462; g62 4/8 17-19; w61 88, 173-174; w59 550-552; g59 4/22 12; w58 534; w52 40
humility: fl 127-128
interest in schoolwork: g85 9/22 10; g82 5/8 19-20; g78 1/8 14-15
mother’s role: w78 2/1 7; fl 98-99, 101; w76 703-704; g76 2/22 4; w75 434, 436; w74 85; w71 104-105; ad 312; g69 3/8 3-7; w68 84; w67 391-392; qm 254; g67 8/22 28; w66 573; g66 9/22 17-20; w64 139, 178-179, 202-203; yb64 136; g64 3/22 28; g64 11/22 9; g63 5/22 18; w62 201, 211, 463, 465-466; w61 324; w60 279; w59 551; g59 4/22 12; qm55 254; w52 41
oversight of associations and activities: g80 5/22 4; fl 138-140, 153-155; g78 4/22 18-20; w76 520-522; w74 93-94; g74 3/8 31; g74 3/22 9-11; w68 165-166; w66 67, 703; w65 31; g65 3/22 18; g65 8/8 3; w64 139-141; yb64 127, 154; g64 2/22 11; g64 11/22 11; w63 475; g63 5/22 18; g63 10/22 20; w62 205-207, 460-461, 464, 584; g62 10/22 17-20; g62 12/22 30; w61 181-184, 285, 326-327, 484; g61 8/22 23; g61 9/8 29; w60 406; g60 12/8 28; g59 5/8 23; g58 12/8 21-23; g57 7/22 16; g57 12/22 15; w56 306-307; w52 42, 45-46
promises: g80 1/22 19
rearing children despite influence of world: w85 3/15 25-27
respect for parents: g80 1/22 20; w74 90-91; w72 163-164; w64 142; w53 408-409
responsibility: w82 10/15 25-30; w81 10/15 17-18, 21-23; tr 173-178; g81 4/8 9-12; km 9/81 1, 4; km 12/81 1, 3-4; g80 1/22 17-20; w78 2/1 5-7; w78 10/15 9-12; w78 11/1 24; fl 90-160; w77 555-557; w76 703-704; w75 155-157; w75 314; w75 433-437; w75 451-453; w74 81-94; g74 2/8 7-11; g74 8/22 4-6; w73 553-564; w72 51-52, 109-111, 163-164, 360-361, 363-364, 452; w71 361-362, 367-372; ad 488; km 11/70 3-4; g69 6/8 5-7; g69 9/8 29-30; w68 80-86; w67 100, 146; g67 2/22 11-12; g67 7/22 5-7; g67 10/22 10; w66 572-574; w65 676; ms 72; g65 5/8 9-11; w64 137-143; g64 8/22 16; w63 433-434, 511; g63 6/22 5-7; w62 73-74, 249, 286, 457-465; g62 3/8 6-7; w61 40, 88, 172-184, 285, 307, 323-324; g61 7/22 5-8; w60 287-288, 740; g60 11/22 4; g60 12/8 13; w59 551-552; w56 304-317; w52 343-344; w45 346; w41 52-53; g39 1/11 6-7, 14-16; w38 118-122, 132, 138
results of parental neglect: yb80 246-247; w75 14; g75 3/8 29; g75 4/22 9; w74 267, 270-271; g74 8/22 4-5; w72 259-260; yb71 173-174; g64 3/22 8-12
role in education: w82 1/15 16-17; fl 158-159; g75 5/8 21
single-parent families: w82 10/15 29; g81 2/22 16-19; w80 9/15 19-20; g80 10/22 25-28
teaching children through play: g80 12/22 24-26
teaching course of self-sacrifice: w78 8/1 25; w69 429
unity: fl 107-108, 110; w72 270-271; g70 4/8 5-6
personality development: fl 129-130, 157-159
persuasion: g75 1/8 9, 12
prayer: w84 8/1 16-17; w80 6/1 16-17; te 47-50
proper view of having children live with worldly relatives for material advantage: w82 8/15 30-31; w70 732-735
psychology: g83 7/8 12; g62 12/22 16; g57 11/8 3; g50 10/22 13-16; g47 9/22 10
reaching a child’s heart: w81 12/15 30
reading: fl 116, 118; g75 12/22 30; g74 7/22 21
family Bible reading: w77 648-651
parental supervision of: g84 10/22 12-14
selection of reading matter: g78 3/22 16-21
teaching babies how to read: g84 5/8 30
value of reading to children: g79 11/22 27-28; w77 77; g77 9/8 29
respect for others: w78 9/15 19; w68 183; qm 256; w64 142, 164, 260; w63 365; ns 167-168; g61 12/8 24-25; w58 534; g58 10/8 24; w56 310-311; w55 214-215; qm55 256; w54 358-360; w53 409
safe degree of independence: fl 151-155
school: g65 2/22 30-31; g65 12/8 12-15; g64 2/22 8-11
preschool education: g82 12/22 29; g79 12/22 29; w77 488; g76 1/22 29
self-sacrifice: w78 8/1 25; w69 429
sex education: w85 1/15 21; w83 3/15 27; sj 27-28; fl 122-124; g75 1/8 30; g74 2/8 6, 9; g74 4/22 13-14; g72 1/22 8-9; g72 7/22 29-30; w71 589; g70 5/22 6-9; g69 6/22 29; g69 7/22 31; g68 12/8 16-19; g65 6/8 16-19; g65 7/8 16-19; w64 140-141, 430; g64 5/22 31; w61 179-181, 285; g61 5/22 12; w60 678-679; w57 676; w56 316-317; g51 2/22 5-9; g48 12/8 9-10
for teenagers: w81 11/1 14-20; fl 150-151
slow learners: w67 420
speech: w78 10/15 10; w64 142
spiritual assistance to children of another Witness family: km 8/80 1, 3
teaching:
about advertising: g80 6/8 12
another language: g84 6/22 18-21
a useful trade: g80 12/8 13-14
babies how to read: g84 5/8 30; g82 9/22 23-27
from infancy (2Ti 3:15): g82 4/8 15
generosity: g77 8/8 16-20; te 143-146
good habits: w72 452; g71 7/22 26; w68 279; g66 11/8 9-11; g65 1/22 3; w61 174-175; g61 6/8 4; w56 309-310; w54 52-53
handling of finances: g63 2/22 10
moral values: g85 11/22 17-19; fl 159-160; g74 4/22 13-14; w73 561-562; g71 3/22 8
politeness: w78 9/15 19; fl 148-149
to pray: te 47-50; g65 1/22 3; w63 319
to read: g85 6/22 23; g85 9/8 4-5
to share the good news: w81 10/15 22-23; km 7/81 1, 3
unselfishness: g77 8/8 16-20; g75 6/8 14-16; te 103-106
wise use of money: g80 6/8 11-14
teenagers:
needs of: w79 4/1 5-9
sex education: w81 11/1 14-20; fl 150-151
television’s effect: w83 6/15 6; g83 2/22 26-27; g82 1/8 30; g82 10/22 8; g81 4/8 5; g80 1/8 31; g80 4/8 9; g79 7/22 29; g78 4/22 4, 6, 12, 14-17; w77 710
commercials: g82 4/8 29-30; g81 1/22 23; g79 1/8 30
kindergarten classes: g80 12/22 30
Russian roulette “games”: w80 10/1 18
violence: w84 10/1 4-5; w84 11/1 5; g84 4/8 13-14; g82 7/22 29; g78 4/22 15-17
television viewing:
controlling: g80 1/22 19-20; fl 139-140
toys: g71 1/8 9-12
effect of war toys: w76 743
selectivity in purchasing: w84 4/15 7
value: w78 10/15 9-12
when an elder’s child is guilty of serious wrongdoing: w84 5/15 30-31; w78 2/1 31-32
why some turn out bad: w75 14; w70 68
witnessing with one’s children: km 12/77 1, 4
work: w80 7/1 19; g80 10/22 6, 28; fl 158-159; te 95-98
Quotations
crisis in, cause of terrorism: w78 1/15 11
give me a child of six, I shall make it Catholic: w60 49; ch 289; tt 46
key to development of intelligence within the child’s experience of the first three years: g80 2/22 25