Proverbs contains sound advice for parents. Just as bending young branches influences their growth, training children inclines them toward serving Jehovah when they grow up.

22:6

• Training children properly takes much time and effort

• Parents must set a good example, and they must carefully instruct, admonish, encourage, and discipline their children

22:15

• Discipline is loving training that corrects the mind and heart

• Children require different types of discipline