CHILD TRAINING
(See also Become Jehovah’s Friend [Video Series]; Children; Education; Family Worship; Learn From Jehovah’s Friends [Video Series and Activities]; My Bible Lessons [Article Series and Brochure for Young Children]; Parents; Schools; Teach Your Children [Series for Parents])
(Note centered heading below: Quotations)
advice from “experts”: w06 11/1 3, 5
Africa: g96 5/8 30; g95 9/22 24-27
alcoholic beverages: ijwhf article 4; w19.08 32; w04 12/1 22
answering child’s questions: w24.12 14-15
death: g 2/15 10-11
appreciation for: yb12 158-159; w87 7/1 26-27
appreciation for Bible: lr 16-20
association for children: w19.12 25-26; w07 9/15 10; w05 1/1 23-24; g05 4/22 29; w94 10/1 29-30
adult association: g19.2 12-13; g 10/11 19
protecting from bad influence: g 8/09 4-5
spiritually mature Christians: w19.12 26; w10 1/15 20; w09 7/15 10-11; w07 9/1 30
attitude toward: mwb25.01 2; scl 44; w99 2/1 32
“authoritative” parents found best: w08 4/1 15-16; g90 1/22 28
avoiding—
abuse: g93 2/8 11
accidents at home: g89 5/8 28
belittling other parent: g00 2/8 9-10
criticism: g97 8/8 3-4
“exasperating your children” (Col 3:21): w05 6/15 22; w97 8/1 12; g96 10/22 6; kl 148; g90 4/22 25-26
“irritating your children” (Eph 6:4): w21.07 21; g05 2/8 12-13; w91 10/1 29-31
unfavorable comparisons: w21.07 21-22; w88 5/1 5-6
unreasonable expectations: w21.07 21-22; g02 12/8 13-15
avoiding AIDS: g04 11/22 10-11
babies: hf 21
balanced use of communications technology: g 11/09 6-7
before school years: g 10/11 5-6
preparing to face religious issues: w88 8/1 13-14
benefits from use of Index: w94 11/1 31; km 5/91 2
benefits from use of jw.org and JW Library: w23.09 32
benefits of creative play: ijwhf article 19
benefits of training children in Jehovah’s ways: scl 87
Bible examples:
Jesus: w11 8/1 9; w05 4/1 9-11
Jesus’ parents: scl 87-88; w20.10 28-29; w19.12 25; it-2 347; mwb18.06 8; w92 10/1 27-28; w87 2/15 3-7
Moses’ parents: w97 5/1 31
parents of Daniel and three friends: w88 12/1 16-17
Samson’s parents: mwb21.11 14
Timothy’s mother and grandmother: w22.04 16-21; w06 4/1 10-11; w98 5/15 7-9
Bible’s practicality: w06 11/1 4-7; w04 8/15 5-6; la 5; w98 4/1 17-18
Bible times: it-1 434-435, 683-684; it-2 1070
blood transfusion: km 12/05 6; w91 6/15 15-18
chart “Possible rewards for good behavior”: g94 11/22 9
children removed from the congregation: lv 208; w07 1/15 20; km 8/02 4; w01 10/1 16-17; w88 11/15 20
chores at home: ijwhf article 36; g19.2 10-11; g18.2 10; g17.3 8-9; g00 6/8 28; w98 4/1 8; g98 1/22 5
cleanness:
video Be Neat and Clean: g 3/15 2
communication: w22.05 28-29; w10 1/15 18-19; w07 9/1 25; w07 9/15 8; w04 6/15 5; w01 10/1 10-11; fy 56-58; w92 10/15 15-16; w86 8/1 28-30
drawing children out: w23.03 24-25; w07 6/15 18-19; g97 8/8 8-9; w93 5/15 18-19; w88 5/1 5; w86 11/1 23-24
mealtime conversation: w93 10/1 4
computer literacy: g89 7/22 25-27
conventions: km 4/14 3; km 5/93 4; km 5/91 3-5; km 5/89 1, 7
motels: km 5/93 5
coping with adversity: g 1/13 10
coping with bullies: ijwhf article 5; w19.10 32; g03 8/22 9-11; g94 8/8 6-7
coping with feeling left out: w11 6/1 26-27
coping with peer pressure: w05 1/1 24-25; g94 8/8 5
counsel in Proverbs: si 111
creating peaceful environment: w07 9/1 29-30
day care for children: ijwhf article 14
deaf children: g98 9/8 19-23
development phases: g87 5/22 8-9
difficult children: g05 8/8 28; g94 11/22 3-12
appreciation for Awake! articles on: g95 7/8 30
Tourette syndrome: g95 12/22 20-23
disabled children:
cerebral palsy: w90 5/1 13
Down syndrome: g 6/11 19-22; g89 8/8 17-19; g86 2/8 10-13; g86 6/22 28
mentally disabled: g 4/06 25-28
discipline: cl 100-101; lff lesson 50; w18.03 23-24, 27, 30-31; g18.2 9; w16.10 20; bhs 223; g 4/15 3-7; g 10/11 11-12, 14; w08 10/1 20-21; w06 4/1 9-10; w06 11/1 5; jd 131-134; w05 6/15 23; w04 6/15 5-6; w04 8/15 5-6; g04 10/22 10; g04 11/8 26-27; w03 10/1 21-23; g03 3/22 20; w01 10/1 8-9; w01 12/15 28; g01 11/8 32; w00 8/1 5; w98 4/1 17-18; w97 10/15 32; ba 24; g97 8/8 10-11; w96 9/1 20-21; w96 12/1 14-15; fy 59-61; w95 10/1 16-17; kl 136-137, 148; w94 7/15 18-19; g93 2/8 11; w92 10/1 27-29; g91 9/22 6-8, 11-12; pe 245
appreciation for: w96 12/1 14-15; w88 8/1 19
at meetings: w88 3/1 24-25
child’s love not diminished by: w87 10/1 16
consistency: w14 7/1 12; g 5/13 5; g 10/11 11; fy 84
decline: g 4/15 3-5
encouragement to appreciate: w07 2/15 27
fallacy of permissiveness: mwb25.07 5; it-2 276; g 4/15 7; w08 4/1 13-16; w07 9/1 22; w04 7/15 31; w04 8/15 5-6; g03 6/22 29; g02 7/8 28; w96 1/15 11; fy 72, 80-81; w95 10/1 16-17; g95 12/22 7; w88 12/15 7; g87 5/22 11
fathers: g 3/13 6
goal: g 5/13 5; w96 9/1 20-21
helping to want to change: lr 132-136
how to administer: g18.2 9; w14 7/1 10-12; w13 4/15 16; w07 9/1 24-25; w01 10/1 11-12; fy 60-61; g90 1/22 17; w89 1/15 27; w88 1/15 26-27; w87 10/1 17; w86 11/1 22-23; tp 172-173
kindness: w07 9/1 22-25
long-range view: w16.10 20
needed: g18.2 9; g 4/15 6; w88 11/1 19; w87 10/1 16-17
not holding back: g 4/15 6-7; w08 4/1 14; w07 9/1 22-23; w06 7/1 14; w04 7/15 31; w96 12/1 14-15
parental differences: w09 2/1 10-12
parental unity: hf 24; w09 2/1 11-12; w00 8/1 5
respecting dignity of children: g 10/11 12; w00 6/15 20-21; w98 4/1 29
rod of discipline: cl 100-101; it-1 272; it-2 818; w04 7/15 31; la 5; ba 24; g92 9/8 26-27; w88 12/15 7; w87 10/1 16-17; g87 5/22 11
single parents: g 11/12 8; w00 8/1 5-6; fy 107-110
stepchildren: g 4/12 6; w99 3/1 5-6
Tourette syndrome: g95 12/22 21
use of Bible Stories book: w87 10/15 32
use of Great Teacher and Youth books: w86 8/15 32
value of rules and guidelines: w19.01 17; g 11/12 8; g 10/11 11; w07 9/1 23-24; g00 2/22 29; g00 7/22 32; w88 8/1 18-19
very young children: g 10/11 7-8; w88 11/1 18-19
when to start: w00 8/1 5
with love: scl 89; g18.2 9; w15 11/15 5; w14 7/1 11; w07 9/1 22-25; w04 7/15 31
youths: g 5/13 4-5; g 9/09 9; g05 4/8 7; g98 1/22 6-7; fy 71-72
discussion: ijwhf article 9; mwb25.07 4-5; g21.1 4; g19.2 2-15; g18.2 8-11; hf 22-25; g 10/11 2, 4-25; w08 4/1 13-16; w07 5/15 14-16; w07 9/1 21-25; g 8/07 3-9; w06 4/1 8-11; w06 11/1 3-7; w05 1/1 23-27; w05 4/1 9-19; w04 6/15 3-10; w03 2/15 23-27; w01 10/1 8-18; g97 8/8 8-11; w96 12/1 10-15; fy 51-63; kl 145-148; w94 5/15 10-15; w94 7/15 15-20; w91 10/1 30-31; w89 10/1 27-29; w88 11/1 18-19; w86 8/1 27-31
divided households: w17.10 14-15; ed 24-25; w02 8/15 30-31; g02 10/8 7-8; w98 5/15 7-9; w96 10/15 22; fy 133-134
during vacation: g87 11/22 29
early: g 10/11 4-6; g05 8/8 30; g04 10/22 3-10; w94 10/1 27-28; g92 9/22 3-10; g87 5/22 3-11
eating new foods: g99 4/22 30
empathy in: g90 1/22 16-17
empathy learned by children: g95 12/8 28
entertainment: w19.01 16-17
ethical values: g18.2 10
examples: hl section 5; yb08 111, 114-115, 118-120; w03 2/15 24-25; w02 6/1 27-28; w97 7/15 20-23
arguments between children: hl section 5
children not lost to world: w93 10/1 3-4
deaf son: g97 8/22 30; g96 11/8 10-13
doctor and wife: g00 8/22 14-15
elder and wife: w13 8/15 16-17
ex-Bethelites: lfs article 13
ex-missionaries: w16.10 5-6; w02 11/1 24-25
family association and hospitality: w87 7/1 26-27
family Bible study and other spiritual pursuits: w16.10 6; w11 2/15 11; w11 8/15 6; w09 10/15 32; w05 1/1 25-26; w02 5/1 27; km 11/02 5-6; yb01 184; km 2/99 4; g92 8/22 22-23
father leaves distant work to live with family: yb07 93-94
fathers now in branch office: w92 10/1 28-29
father teaches son from infancy: w88 8/1 14-15
father teaches spiritual values: g93 10/8 21-22
finances limited: hl section 5
five sons: g99 3/22 20-23
former traveling overseer: w96 10/1 27-28
gifts for children: w92 12/1 24
helps children though not having custody: yb02 218
letters from appreciative offspring: g 11/08 8; g99 3/8 25
mother consistent in discussing daily text: km 1/00 3
mother’s firmness for meetings: w97 9/1 25
not allowed to do what others do: w92 12/1 24
offspring remain strong in truth: w17.08 15-16; w06 8/1 12-14; w04 10/15 26; w02 5/1 25-29; w00 8/1 27-28; w97 12/1 6-7
parents respect dignity of children: w98 4/1 29
poor widower: w97 9/15 5
putting true worship first: g97 12/8 26-27
single mothers: g 10/11 15; w06 4/1 10-11; w04 6/1 17; g02 10/8 11-12
son who faced father’s death, then his own: w08 10/1 28-31
traveling overseers: g04 10/22 14-15
video Taught by Jehovah to Raise Our Family: lff lesson 50
wartime: hl section 5
widow with two children: w91 2/1 28
experiences: g 10/11 7-8, 13-14, 21-22; g 8/07 28; w94 10/1 26-30; g91 9/22 9-13
11-year-old shows balanced view of national flag: yb90 57-58
appreciation for being raised a Witness: w01 11/1 24
Bible Stories book helps schoolteacher with daughters: w89 12/1 32
Bible Stories book supplants TV: yb93 178-179
conversation with doctor at school: w03 10/1 8
four-year-old recognizes Babylon the Great: yb93 179
Holocaust survivor impressed by conduct of children: w05 1/15 32
missionary persuades child to give up toy gun: w06 5/1 32
parents prepare girl for problems at school: w98 1/1 23
parents use nature to teach about Jehovah: w23.03 22-23
school-bus monitor uses Bible Stories book: w89 2/1 32
sex education: w98 2/15 10-11
son buys ham on credit without permission: w90 8/1 29
expressing confidence in children: w92 4/15 25
father’s role: ijwhf article 28; g 3/13 4-7; w11 8/1 6-7; w08 10/1 18-21; g05 2/8 12; g04 8/22 3-11; g01 8/22 31; w96 10/15 21-23; fy 51-52; w93 5/15 18-19; w92 10/15 11; w91 9/1 30-31; w89 1/15 27; w88 3/1 24-25; g87 5/22 8; km 10/87 1; tp 172-173
field ministry: ijwfq article 60; w15 11/15 6-7; km 1/11 7; w07 9/15 10; km 5/07 4; w05 6/15 21-22; km 5/05 4; km 7/05 3; w01 5/15 24-25; km 1/01 4; km 6/97 3; w96 12/1 13; km 10/92 1; w88 8/1 15; km 10/87 1; km 12/87 1; km 5/86 1, 8; km 9/86 4
before child qualifies as publisher: km 10/92 7; w89 12/1 31; om 99-100
preparing together: km 11/02 6; w99 7/1 21-22
when children play sick: w90 8/1 29
for leaving home: g 10/15 13; yp1 305-306; g 10/11 25; g 7/10 13; g98 1/22 4-8
friends: w22.05 29-30; g 3/07 8-9; w04 6/15 6-7; g04 12/8 11; lr 227-231; fy 95-97
from infancy: g99 12/8 28; g87 5/22 7-11
full-time ministry: km 4/02 4; km 6/01 6; km 3/93 3
giving to others: lr 92-96; g93 11/22 6
grandparents: g99 3/22 8-11; g90 2/22 6-7, 9
help from Jehovah: w05 4/1 13-15
helping to—
achieve goals: w11 11/1 20
achieve spiritual goals: w10 6/15 11-12; w01 5/15 23; km 5/92 1
achieve spiritual maturity: w17.12 21; km 5/14 3
acquire useful habits: km 1/01 4
avoid bad language: g94 8/8 5-6
avoid boastfulness: lr 112-116
avoid drugs: g94 8/8 6
avoid fights: lr 102-106
avoid jealousy: w95 9/15 17
avoid materialism: g 1/13 11; lr 87-91
avoid prejudice: g 8/09 4-5; lr 82-86
avoid racial prejudice: ijwhf article 27
become truly educated: w07 5/15 14-16
be convinced of the truth: w20.07 11-12
build faith: w24.12 14-19; w19.08 26; w16.09 28-32; w87 1/15 13
choose suitable work: w98 7/15 4-5
control anger: w07 12/1 18-19
deal with failure: ijwhf article 7; w20.06 32
defend belief in creation: w24.12 18-19; w13 5/15 5-6; w13 10/15 10-11
develop belief in creation: w24.12 16
develop perceptive powers: g 10/11 17-19
do good despite opposition: lr 137-141
enjoy learning: g04 8/8 4-10; g88 9/8 7-10, 12
grow in godly wisdom: w87 2/15 4-7
know Jehovah’s organization: mwb24.05 10; w11 3/15 17-20; w10 10/15 25-28
overcome fears: lr 157-166
set worthwhile goals: w17.09 30-31; yb04 5; km 9/95 7; w94 10/1 28; w86 8/1 29; w86 8/15 30
how to be successful: g18.2 8-11; w15 6/1 16; g 8/07 3-9; g97 8/8 8-11; w93 10/1 3-4; w89 10/1 27-29; w88 5/1 3-6
four important aspects: w93 10/1 3-4
survey of successful parents: ed 27-28
illness in family: fy 123-124
importance of—
companionship: fy 56
consistency: g18.2 11; g 10/11 8
family traditions: w93 10/1 4
imparting understanding: g91 10/8 31
parental attention: g05 2/8 12-13; g00 8/22 28
parental long-suffering: w07 9/1 21-22
parental love: w15 11/15 4-5; w08 10/1 19; g04 8/8 4-6; g04 10/22 8
personal attention: w94 5/15 10-15; w89 7/1 13-14
physical affection: g 10/09 30; w06 11/1 5; g87 5/22 7
treating children as individuals: w88 5/1 5-6
in foreign land: w20.08 31; w17.05 8-12; w17.12 13; w02 10/15 22-26
Internet use: g21.2 9; g 10/08 3-9; g 10/07 10
in the kitchen: g97 1/8 16-20; g97 10/22 30
Israel (ancient): it-1 434-435, 683; it-2 1070; ed 8-9; w92 11/1 11-12; w88 5/1 6
knowing one’s children: w16.09 29
language skills: fy 54-55; sg 7-8; g87 5/22 9; g87 11/22 27
avoiding baby talk: g97 4/8 28
helping to be multilingual: g 10/09 30; g05 5/8 29
large families: w99 2/15 9-12
letters and reply on Awake! articles: g93 5/8 30
life stories:
A Rare Christian Heritage: w93 10/1 5-9
Bringing Up Eight Children in Jehovah’s Ways Was a Challenge and a Joy: w06 1/1 8-12
Coping With My Weaknesses: w90 5/1 10-13
Implanting Love for Jehovah in Our Children’s Hearts: w02 5/1 25-29
Taught From Childhood to Love God: g04 10/22 11-15
The Challenges and Blessings of Raising Seven Sons: g99 1/8 18-22; g99 9/8 30; g99 10/8 30
We Brought Up Eight Children in the Discipline of Jehovah: w90 8/1 26-31
manners: g 5/15 2; w11 2/15 3-5; w09 11/15 28-29; w89 6/15 19-20
online manners: ijwhf article 26
meetings: mwb23.09 15; w15 7/15 29; km 1/10 2; w06 11/1 30; w04 9/15 27; w01 5/15 23-24; km 8/01 4; km 12/94 1; sg 27; km 7/89 1, 4; km 5/88 1-2
commenting: w23.04 24-25; w06 11/15 31; w96 12/1 13; w95 8/1 17-18
discipline: w88 3/1 24-25
having own publications: km 7/89 1
interest in others: w89 6/15 17
manners: w89 6/15 17
not giving toys to: km 5/88 1-2
preparing for: km 11/02 6; w00 3/15 19; w99 7/1 18-20; w99 8/15 29; km 7/89 1
restlessness or misbehavior during: km 12/89 7; w88 3/1 24-25; w88 11/1 19; km 2/88 7; km 5/88 1-2
teaching to listen: be 16; w00 3/15 17-18; w00 4/15 30; km 5/88 1-2
when mate opposes: w88 4/1 29-30; w88 11/1 25
memorizing scriptures: yb10 47-48; w88 8/1 15; g88 3/22 28; g87 7/22 26-27; g87 12/22 28
morals: w24.12 17-18; mwb21.01 3; g19.2 14-15; g18.2 10; ed 24; g 10/12 24-25; g 11/12 9; w11 2/1 18-20; g 10/11 6; g 3/07 5-7, 9; w05 4/1 14-16; lr 6; w97 10/15 32; g97 6/8 8-10; g97 11/8 29; g96 7/8 29; g93 11/22 5-6; g92 6/22 3-9; pe 248-249; g89 4/22 5-6
mother’s role: mwb25.09 4; w22.04 17-21; w11 8/1 7; w08 2/1 29-30; g05 2/22 3-11; g05 12/8 30; fy 51-52; w92 10/15 12
movie evaluation: g05 5/8 12-14
music evaluation: g 8/11 6-9; g93 6/8 10
music lessons: g04 4/22 28; g98 7/8 28-29
neatness:
video Be Neat and Clean: g 3/15 2
neutrality: w15 7/15 25-26
not neglecting: w99 2/1 32; w95 10/1 16
obedience: w18.01 29; g 5/15 8-9; w12 6/1 30-31; w03 2/15 24-25; lr 42-46, 48-51, 147-151; w94 5/15 13; w92 10/1 27-29; w89 3/15 7
to governments: lr 150-151
older children help: w89 10/1 28-29
only child: w89 10/1 29
parental consultation: w89 10/1 28
parental cooperation: w19.12 24
parental example: mwb25.01 3; w22.05 28; w19.12 25; g18.2 11; w16.06 15; w12 6/15 31; jr 141; w08 10/1 19, 21; w07 5/15 15-16; w07 9/1 26-27; w07 9/15 8-9; g 8/07 9; w04 6/15 4-5; be 61; w99 7/1 8-12; km 9/99 1; w96 12/1 13; fy 56, 67-69; w95 2/1 27; kl 146; w94 10/1 30; g91 9/22 8-9; pe 248; g87 5/22 11
admitting mistakes: w07 9/1 29-30; w90 8/1 31
apologizing: g18.2 11; w08 10/1 19; w07 12/1 18; g 8/07 9; w02 5/1 27-28
Bible study: w07 9/1 27-28
honesty: lvs 190-191; lv 163
humility: w15 11/15 5-6, 10-11
meetings: km 5/88 2
parental insight: w15 11/15 6-7, 11-12
parental rules: w19.01 17; w13 6/15 16; g 3/13 12-13; g 5/13 4-5; g 11/12 8; yp1 297-302; g 10/11 11; w07 9/1 23-24; la 5; g00 7/22 32; w96 9/1 20-21
patience needed: mwb25.07 5; w17.12 19-20; w16.09 32; w05 4/1 9-10
video ‘With Patience, Put Up With One Another in Love’—Your Children: mwb25.07 5
patriarchal society: it-1 682-683
perseverance: w05 1/1 26-27; w01 10/1 18; w99 2/15 12; w86 8/1 30-31
pets:
dogs: g97 7/8 20-21
praise: g 3/13 6; w10 1/15 20; w08 10/1 19; w04 10/1 18-19; w02 11/1 32; g97 8/8 8; g92 9/22 10; g92 10/22 31; g88 9/8 7-8
for accomplishments, not personality: g90 1/22 17
for efforts: g 11/15 12-13; g98 1/22 5-6
not overpraising: g 1/13 9
prayer for help: w19.12 24-25; w86 8/1 30
preparing children for future: w08 4/1 14-15; jd 161; w05 10/1 26-31; w98 7/15 4-6
to support themselves: w25.03 31
prescription by psychiatry professor: w90 8/1 31
reaching the heart: w16.09 29-30; w06 5/1 32; jd 132-133; w05 4/1 14-16; w88 8/1 10-15
reading: ijwhf articles 23-24; g96 1/22 23; g94 2/22 9; g94 6/8 29; sg 23
children write own books: g01 10/22 28
dyslexic children: g96 8/8 12-13
mixed results from new teaching method: g86 1/8 30
“see and say” method: g86 10/8 28
to babies: g05 1/22 28; g04 10/22 31; w03 2/15 24; w96 7/15 31; fy 54-55; g87 5/22 9-10
to children: g 5/10 30; g05 1/8 28; g04 8/8 6, 8; g04 10/22 9-10, 31; g01 11/22 12-14; g01 12/22 28; w99 5/1 25; fy 54-55; g96 1/22 23; w88 8/1 14-15; g88 9/8 8-9; g87 6/22 25
value of frequent: g03 8/8 29
realistic expectations: g93 2/8 11
reasonableness in: w14 7/1 12; w06 11/1 6-7
recreation: w05 1/1 25; w04 6/15 6; fy 97-101
teaching balanced attitude: w86 8/1 29
relationship with Jehovah: scl 87; w22.03 22; w20.10 26-31; w17.12 18-22; w16.09 28-32; w15 11/15 3-7; w13 8/15 6-7; w11 8/1 3-9; g 10/11 18-19; w07 5/15 14-16; jd 132; w04 6/15 8-10; w03 2/15 24; lr 142-146; w01 5/15 21-26; w99 2/1 12-13; w97 7/15 20-23; w96 12/1 11-13; fy 55-59; w92 10/15 15-17; w90 5/15 28-29; w88 1/15 26-27; w88 3/1 27; w88 11/1 18-19; w86 8/1 27-31
adolescents: w15 11/15 8-12; w12 2/1 18-21; yp1 315-318
appreciation for creation: g 10/15 2; mb lessons 1, 4, 6; w11 8/1 8-9
assistance from others: w18.03 11-12; w17.05 11-12; w17.06 8; km 11/03 3; w98 6/1 22
baptism: ijwfq article 47; w18.03 6-12; mwb18.05 3; w17.12 21-22; yb09 4; w06 4/1 27-28; lr 236-237
being Christ’s disciples: lr 72-76
building Christian personality: w98 11/1 12-13; w91 7/1 24-27
children born to Witnesses: w91 8/1 19
children who leave the truth: scl 88; jd 133-134; w01 10/1 13-18
children who lose interest: yp1 317-318
choosing Jehovah: w94 10/1 26-30
dedication: w89 1/15 18-19
dispelling doubts: w18.08 29-30; w17.12 22; w14 9/15 20-21; g 10/11 18; w00 6/1 18-19
faithfulness to Jehovah: w99 7/1 11; w96 5/15 14
faith in Jehovah and the Bible: w24.12 14-19; w87 1/15 13
father’s responsibility: g 3/13 7; w11 8/1 6-7; w91 9/1 30-31
fear of Jehovah: w07 3/1 27; w07 5/15 14-15; w97 7/15 22; w87 12/1 13-15
from infancy: scl 88; w18.03 9; w17.12 19; w13 8/15 15-17; g 8/12 32; w10 4/15 18-19; w06 4/1 9; w03 2/15 23-24; w98 3/15 14; w98 4/15 32; w96 7/15 31; w96 12/1 12-13; fy 53; w94 5/15 11-12; w88 5/1 6; w88 8/1 10-15; w88 11/1 18-19
‘inculcate these words’ (De 6:6, 7): w19.12 26-27; w08 4/1 14; w07 5/15 16; w07 9/1 22; w06 4/1 8-9; w05 4/1 12-13; w05 4/15 6-7; w05 6/15 20-21; w96 12/1 11
in foreign-language congregation: w16.10 14, 16-17
Israel (ancient): it-1 435
Jehovah’s deliverance: w13 12/15 20
Jehovah’s existence: mwb17.02 8; lr 21-25
Jehovah’s love: lr 162-166
Jehovah’s name: lr 26-31
Jehovah’s protection: w13 12/15 20; lr 167-170
large families: w99 2/15 10-12
link with greatest commandment: w95 10/1 13
love for Jehovah: w22.05 26-31; mwb21.05 12; w19.12 22-27; w14 12/1 16; w07 9/1 26-30; w07 9/15 8-10; km 10/06 1; w99 7/1 14; w97 7/15 21-22; g93 11/22 7
making Jehovah happy: mwb23.11 9; lr 207-216
‘making known’ what Jehovah has done (De 4:9): w06 6/1 29-30
“mental-regulating of Jehovah” (Eph 6:4): w12 7/15 30-31; w06 7/1 27-28; w06 11/1 6; w05 1/1 25-26; w05 4/1 15-16; g04 11/8 27; w96 12/1 11; w92 10/15 15-16; g87 7/22 27
obedience to Jehovah: lr 48-51, 147-148, 151
parental joy from: w01 7/1 13
parental responsibility: w16.11 17; w14 4/15 18-19; w10 1/15 17-18; w10 2/15 29; w08 4/15 19; w06 4/1 8-9; jd 131-132; w05 6/15 20-22; km 1/02 8; w00 6/1 18-19; w98 7/15 6; g97 8/8 11; w96 12/15 17-18; w95 2/1 27; km 11/93 5
persuading children: w17.12 19-20
praising Jehovah: w95 3/15 30
prayer: w15 6/15 21; w10 1/15 17-18; lr 67-71; w02 5/1 26-27
principal publications to study: w15 11/15 4; km 5/14 3
reaching heart of child: w16.09 29-30; jd 132-133; w05 2/1 28-30; w05 4/1 14-16
recounting Jehovah’s acts: w90 9/15 12
serving from the heart: km 10/92 1
spiritual goals: km 5/92 1; km 6/92 3
‘train up a boy; when old will not turn aside’ (Pr 22:6): ijwbv article 47; w08 4/1 16; w07 6/1 31
use of creation: w23.03 20-25
use of illustrations: w16.09 30-31
when mate opposes: w88 4/1 29-30; w88 11/1 25
when parent stops serving Jehovah: w17.06 7; w12 12/1 30-31
“wise for salvation” (2Ti 3:15): w17.12 20-22
religion: ed 24-25; g97 3/8 26-27
children’s feelings about: g98 12/8 29
misguided zeal: w95 10/15 31
rights of unbelieving mate: ed 24-25; g02 10/8 7-8
value: g93 11/22 6
resisting temptation: lr 52-56
saying no to a child: g 8/14 8-9
school: od 137-138; ed 2-31; w03 3/15 10-14; w92 11/1 17-20; g88 9/8 3-5, 11-12
advanced education: w18.03 10-11; w08 4/15 4; w05 10/1 26-31; km 3/93 4
boarding schools: w97 3/15 25-28
distant schooling: w96 10/1 30-31
helping improve grades: ijwhf article 2; w19.06 32
home schooling: g93 4/8 9-12; g91 3/22 29
moral education: g89 4/22 5-6
parents’ role: ed 27-30; g 10/12 8-9; yp1 304-305; g 11/10 29; g 4/09 9; g 5/09 14; w96 8/1 20; fy 94-95; g95 12/22 7-11; g94 8/8 8-10; g88 9/8 3-12
spiritual preparation for: km 7/11 2; km 8/90 7-8; w88 8/1 13-14; km 8/87 1-2
when school is not available: w03 3/15 12-13
worldwide primary education: g99 7/8 29; g99 8/8 28
self-protection: g98 10/8 6
setting boundaries: g 5/13 5; g 11/12 8; g00 7/22 32; fy 82, 99-100
sex education: scl 89; lff lesson 50; g16.5 8-9; yp1 307-308; w10 11/1 12-14; g 10/07 6-8; w05 4/1 17-18; fy 90-94; g92 2/22 3-11; g92 7/8 30; w88 4/15 4-7; w86 7/15 7
about immorality: g 3/07 29; w05 4/1 15-16; lr 57-60; g92 6/22 4-6
about sexual abuse: ijwbq article 65; lff lesson 50; w19.05 12-13; g 2/11 32; w10 11/1 13; w08 10/1 21; g 10/07 7-8; lr 170-171; g97 4/8 14; w96 12/1 13-14; fy 61-62; g93 10/8 5-13
parental responsibility: ijwbq article 65; mwb21.01 3; g16.5 9; g 5/15 3; w11 11/1 29; g03 7/22 29; w98 2/15 8-11; w97 7/15 22-23; g94 8/8 6
preschoolers: w10 11/1 13
preteens: w10 11/1 13
protecting children from pornography: ijwhf article 33; w15 11/15 7; w86 3/15 13
school programs: g89 10/8 28-29
video Safeguard Your Children From Evil: lff lesson 50
youths: g16.2 8-9; w11 2/1 18-20; w10 11/1 13-14
single parents: g 11/12 8; w06 4/1 10-11; w04 6/1 17; w03 7/1 5; g02 10/8 7-12; w00 8/1 5-6; w94 7/15 19
smoking:
importance of early training against: g86 12/8 31
teachers’ bad example: g87 2/22 30
specialized attention: w19.12 27; w94 5/15 10-15
spiritual qualities: yp1 315-317; w08 10/1 20; g04 8/8 6; km 12/87 1
stepchildren: w02 3/15 11; w99 3/1 4-7
teaching—
appreciation: w19.02 17-18
appreciation for true worship: w24.07 24-25
Bible principles: w24.12 17-18; w16.09 31-32; fy 58-59
considerateness: w18.09 29; g 1/13 8-11
cooking: g97 1/8 16-20
forgiveness: g 4/15 2; g 10/11 10-11; g 10/09 8; w07 12/1 19-20; lr 77-81
gratitude: ijwhf article 22
honesty: lff lesson 36; lvs 190-191; lv 162-163
how to stay awake: w11 10/1 24-25
humility: g19.2 6-7; g17.6 8-9; w15 11/15 5-6, 10-11; w96 5/15 13
Jehovah’s ways: scl 87-88
kindness: mb lesson 3; lr 82-86; g99 7/22 29
loyalty: w96 5/15 13-14
not to be jealous: w08 10/1 16-17
not to bully: g03 8/22 8-9, 11
not to lie: g 11/14 10-11; lr 117-121
not to steal: g16.3 5; g 7/15 2; lr 127-131
orderliness: w11 2/15 4
peaceableness: w07 12/1 17-20
perseverance: ijwhf article 36
resilience: g19.2 8-9
respect for authority: g00 2/22 29
respect for others: w12 7/15 30-31; w11 2/15 3-5
responsibility: g19.2 10-11; w15 6/1 16; g 10/11 19-20; w10 5/1 18-20; g98 1/22 4-5; w86 8/1 29-30
self-control: g19.2 4-5; w17.09 7; g 8/15 8-9; w03 10/15 21-22
social media safety: ijwhf article 26; mrt article 83
tactfulness: w03 8/1 29-30
thankfulness: w13 1/1 2; mb lesson 5; g 10/11 11; w08 8/1 13-14; lr 97-101
to help: km 12/04 1
to love: w03 7/1 4-5; lr 222-226; w99 7/1 11
to love Christian brothers and sisters: w07 9/1 30
to love Jesus: lr 197-201
to make decisions: w11 4/15 17
to serve others: w04 8/1 18; lr 37-41
to study: w19.05 28; w10 7/15 25-28; w10 8/15 20
to work: w07 2/15 24; w03 2/1 5-6; lr 217-221; w99 7/1 11; g88 1/8 20
unselfishness: lr 107-111
time needed: w19.12 26-27; g 10/11 13; w07 5/15 16; w94 10/1 28-29; g93 5/22 16-17; g92 9/22 7-10; pe 245
twins: g88 4/22 27
use of Awake! articles on nature: g99 5/22 30
use of Bible principles: mwb23.01 15
use of electronic devices: mwb25.09 5
use of illustrations: w16.09 30-32
use of jw.org to teach: g 1/14 4; km 5/14 3; km 10/13 2
use of kings of Israel: w24.07 24-25
values: w06 11/1 5; g04 8/22 11
viewing, through child’s eyes: g90 1/22 16-17; g90 8/8 30
with love: w07 9/1 21-25; w01 10/1 9-10
youths: yp1 289-318; g 10/11 16-23; g 3/07 8-9; w03 2/15 25-26; fy 64-75
balance of work and play: fy 72-74
discipline: g 5/13 4-5; g 9/09 9
for life away from home: g 10/15 13; yp1 305-306; g 10/11 25; g 7/10 13; w09 5/1 10-12; w03 10/15 25
progressive independence: g 10/11 22; g 6/08 7-9; fy 73, 82-83
Quotations
crucial years are the years from birth to three: w88 8/1 13; g87 5/22 5
period of infancy is undoubtedly the richest. It should be utilized by education in every possible and conceivable way: g87 5/22 7
two minutes with joy five times a day: g87 5/22 6
world could be full of intellectual giants if we taught babies instead of children: w88 8/1 13; g87 5/22 5