Would it not make eminent sense to
Encourage believers to follow the example
Of Mary and Joseph and regard their Children as the Children of God ( which in a sense they are ) rather than treating them as their own personal property ?
The image of God entertained by children
Who  have received LOVE Is a mirror of their first experiences. Their God...WILL
Understand, encourage, explain pass on knowledge, and be tolerant of mistakes. He
Will never punish them for their curiosity,
Suffocate their creativity, ****** them ,
Give them incomprehensible commands, or strike fear into their hearts. Jesus, who in Joseph had just such a father, preached
Precisely those virtues.

By: Alice Miller.