AN APPRAISAL OF BIBLICAL ETHICS AND CHILD TRAINING IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This paper examined the perspective of Biblical Ethics on Child training in Nigeria. The
issue of negligence of child training according to the teachings of the Bible has caused a
lot of ills in our society today, making children grow up to become corrupt and immoral in
all ways of life. These children often get involved in activities that are neither acceptable to
the Christian way of life nor approved by the society. Thus, this work employed both the
primary and secondary sources of data collection. The study which is expository,
descriptive and analytic in nature attempts to proffer a lasting solution to this problem by
re-enacting and instructing parents and relations on how to discipline their children as
taught in the Bible. These solutions are given from biblical teachings and from personal
contributions of parents. The paper shows that the Bible instructs parents not to abandon
their children, but to discipline them in the fear of the Lord even if it involves spanking
them from time to time. Therefore, it is important that parents and guidance should adopt
this form of child training so as to teach their children and free them from the bondage of
immorality and irreligiousity. This study is a mirror to parents, relations and to the entire
society as it exposed parents to right and proper way of child training as they will also
benefit from the blessings that will come their way as a reward for proper child training,
discipline and good out bringing.