Parents do a variety of things to protect their children: childproof the home (inside and out), use car seats, monitor food and small toys for potential choking hazards, hold hands with the child when crossing the street, check references for childcare providers, teach “stranger danger,” learn first aid and CPR, etc. But one of the most important things we need to be doing as parents comes from the book of Proverbs, chapter 4, verse 23: “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Just as our children are dependent on us for their natural needs,
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