Wattle
Wattle -Old English: a fabrication of poles interwoven with small branches or reeds. Used in gardens for wind protection, screen, or to provide support for young vines.
Of course, in just reading the definition of this term, it comes to mind that the parents and family of a child should provide such a place for youngsters. I am not naive enough to know that this is not always the case, but generally speaking, the family should be the place of support and protection for a child.
Young vines are tender and can be trained to grow along a certain path. I like to think the same is true about young kids as well. They can be trained to follow a certain path. I think training is the key. Teaching, leading, love and support will provide a wattle for a child throughout his life. Each step he takes may not be the one his parents would take or even like for him to take, but it will be more likely that he will follow a certain lifestyle or path if he has been trained to do so.
Protection and support are important keys to a child's development. I like to refer to the Biblical passage "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it." (Proverbs 22:6) The support s/he gains from his/her family will provide a screen or protection from the winds that the storms of life will surely bring.
Of course, in just reading the definition of this term, it comes to mind that the parents and family of a child should provide such a place for youngsters. I am not naive enough to know that this is not always the case, but generally speaking, the family should be the place of support and protection for a child.
Young vines are tender and can be trained to grow along a certain path. I like to think the same is true about young kids as well. They can be trained to follow a certain path. I think training is the key. Teaching, leading, love and support will provide a wattle for a child throughout his life. Each step he takes may not be the one his parents would take or even like for him to take, but it will be more likely that he will follow a certain lifestyle or path if he has been trained to do so.
Protection and support are important keys to a child's development. I like to refer to the Biblical passage "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it." (Proverbs 22:6) The support s/he gains from his/her family will provide a screen or protection from the winds that the storms of life will surely bring.
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